See those little guys wiggling and swimming on the slide? Those are microfilaria from a dog that tested positive for heartworms in our clinic just earlier THIS WEEK. All of those little guys came from just ONE DROP of the patient’s blood.
Microfilaria are the “baby” heartworms that travel throughout the patient’s body and are spread by mosquito bites. Just one bite can infect your fur baby!
The adult heartworms live INSIDE your dogs heart and cause heart enlargement that can lead to heart murmurs, congestive heart failure, pulmonary embolisms and death.
Are YOUR fur babies protected? Call our clinic to ask about heartworm prevention options for your pet and get them scheduled for their protection! We offer once monthly chewables and ONCE YEARLY heartworm injections (ProHeart 12). 573-324-5216