Halloween is around the corner, so why not show the creepy crawlers we call Ear Mites?
KC is celebrating #TongueOutTuesday
The creepy crawlers depicted in this video are called microfilaria. This is the larval stage of Heartworm Disease that are picked up by mosquitos when they take a blood meal and subsequently pass them along to other hosts (dogs and cats) when they bite them next. At this point that dog/cat, if unprotected, is at risk of those microfilaria developing into adult worms that live in the vessels within their heart. This process can take as little as 51 days!! To learn more about Heartworm Disease please visit this link.
https://www.heartwormsociety.org/pet-owner-resources/heartworm-basics
*Please note that this video was taken on a 4 year old dog that had been regularly given heartworm prevention. This shows the importance of testing each year, since it only takes a single missed dose.
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