12/29/2025
🐾 Why Heartworm Prevention Matters 🐾
Heartworm prevention is critically important because heartworms can cause severe and lasting damage to your dog’s heart, lungs, and blood vessels. Since heartworms are transmitted by mosquitoes, even indoor pets are at risk.
Left untreated, heartworm disease can lead to heart failure, lung damage, organ failure, and even death. That’s why prevention is truly the best medicine—it’s safer, easier, and far more cost-effective than treatment.
Monthly preventatives work by eliminating immature heartworms before they mature into adults and cause serious harm. Because heartworm disease often doesn’t show symptoms until it’s advanced, regular testing is essential to keep your pet safe.
If you have questions about heartworm prevention or want to get your pet started on preventatives, call or text us at Dixieland Vet: (850) 547-4160. We’re here to help protect your pet year-round! ❤️🐶
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