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Specials| Heart Blood Pressure Urinary Tract and Kidneys Why is
heartworm prevention so important? Like many good pet owners,
you probably diligently give your dogs and cats heartworm
preventative pet drugs every month. You know these medications
are important, and all vets urge owners to stay up to date on
them, but do you know why? In honor of April as National
Heartworm Prevention Month, here is what you need to know.
Heartworm medications prevent your pet from getting heartworm
disease, an illness caused by a worm that mosquitoes can carry.
When a mosquito bites your pet and sucks its blood, a tiny worm
called microfilaria can be transmitted into the bloodstream. As
the worm travels through the pet's body, it matures and can grow
to be several inches long. It can then breed with other
heartworms and produce more microfilaria, then are passed on
through more mosquitoes. If you live in a pla