
04/04/2025
April is National Heartworm Awareness month!
The American Heartworm society recommends giving pets preventative heartworm medications YEAR ROUND- regardless of location, weather, or lifestyle of the pet. Additionally, a preventative Heartworm screening is recommended each year at your pets annual exam.
Animal Hospital of Rocky Hill has everything you need to protect your pet from heartworm disease AND treat your pet if he/she does test positive for heartworm infection.
Heartworm is spread through mosquitos, meaning any pet, whether they spend most of their time outside or not, are susceptible to heartworm infection. The incidence of heartworm infection in Connecticut continues to rise year after year, though cases are extremely prevalent in the south. Many rescue dogs come from the south- so it’s pertinent to test new rescues ASAP for heartworm disease.
Heartworm infection is incredibly serious and is fatal if left untreated. The safe administration of heartworm prevention relies on your pets yearly screening (a test which also screens for tick borne diseases like Lyme), so don’t put off these important measures.
If you are unsure of your pets heartworm status or are in need of your pets monthly heartworm preventative, please call our office at (860)563-1027! For more information on heartworm disease please visit heartwormsociety.org