Learn why you should protect your pets from deadly heartworm disease, which is spread by mosquitoes.

1. Mosquitoes,
Heartworms
and Pets,
Oh My!
Why YOUR pet needs
year-round protection

2. What’s the
deadliest
animal on
earth?The
mosquito.
What’s the
deadliest animal
on earth?
The mosquito.

3. Not only do mosquitoes
carry human diseases like
malaria and Zika, they
also transmit one of the
deadliest diseases in
pets:
heartworm disease.

4. This is what
heartworms look
like. Scary, right?
And they can kill
your dog, cat or
ferret.

5. Unfortunately, your
pets can’t hide from
mosquitoes carrying
heartworm disease,
because they never
know exactly where
mosquitoes are.

6. It’s estimated that 22 different
species of mosquitoes in the
U.S. – and many more
worldwide – can carry
heartworm disease.

7. There’s no “safe”
time to take that
walk, because
different
mosquito species
feed at different
times of day.

8. Meanwhile, indoor pets
aren’t safe, either,
because mosquitoes love
to come inside.

9. And when
it’s cool,
mosquitoes
can survive in
warm places,
like crawl
spaces and
sunny decks.

10. Using mosquito
repellents and
keeping pets
indoors overnight
is helpful, but your
pets are NO match
against the deadly
mosquito. So…

11. a reminder from the
See your veterinarian
at least once per year,
and
Protect your pets
from heartworms ALL
YEAR LONG.