worms reside in the mosquito for a short period of time in order to become infective. When a mosquito bites a dog, it picks up larval heartworms which eventually circulate in the bloodstream of the infected dog.

1. Heartwormsdiseaseindogsisaseriousdisease
that results in severe lung disease, heart failure,
other organ damage, and death in pets. It is
caused by a parasitic worm called Dirofilaria
immitis.
The worms are spread through the bite of a
mosquito. When a mosquito bites a dog, it picks
uplarvalheartwormswhicheventuallycirculatein
thebloodstreamoftheinfecteddog.
Coughing
WeightLoss
Lethargyorinactivity
Rapidordifficultybreathing
Allergicreactions
Collapse
BulgingChest
If your dog is determined to have such developed heartworms, at that point they require actual
heartworm treatment and not simply the preventives. It takes 60 days to finish a heartworm
treatment.Generally,thevetwillrecommendfinishingthecourseof heartwormpreventives andanti-
infectionagentsincludingdoxycyclineandprednisone.
Fortunately, protecting your pet is simple. All you need to do is keep up with his preventive care
products. NexgardSpectra, HeartgardPlus, Revolution and Nuheartfordogs aretheabsolutebest
anddemonstrateddewormersthatpreventheartworminfection.
Heartworms in Dogs
and about Treatments
SymptomsofHeartwormsinDogs
WhatAreHeartworms ?
Thenthe larvaemigrates
to the right side of the
heart and develops into
adultworms
Whenthemosqutio feed
onnewhosttheinfection
larvaealsoentersinthem
the microfilariae beigns
developing into infective
larvaewithinmosquito.
It all begins when the mosquito
ingests blood with mmicrofilariae
fromaninfecteddog.
WhatAreHeartworms ?
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