04/03/2024
Heartworm Prevention Month
April is Heartworm Awareness Month, it's important to fully understand the disease to be able to protect your pets. All it takes it routine testing and monthly prevention to keep your pet SAFE!
Heartworm affects an animal’s health and quality of life long after the heartworms are gone.
Spring is here, and mosquitoes have already started their emergence. Besides being terribly annoying, mosquitoes can carry the nematode parasite known as Dirofilaria immitis, which causes heartworm. Mosquitoes acquire the parasite while feeding on an infected host. Once ingested by the mosquito, the parasite develops into mature infective larvae. These larvae then migrate to the “mouthpart” of the mosquito so that when it bites, they move into the wound created and deposit themselves into the bloodstream where they will then begin the harmful portion of their life cycle.
Heartworm is only conveyed through the bite of an infected mosquito, therefore an infected dog cannot transmit the disease to either people or other pets.
Contact us if you'd like to get your dog tested for heartworms and we can get you started on heartworm prevention right away!!
641-522-7396
Protect your pets!! 🐾🐶
