Learn the Proper Heartworm Disease in Pets

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Learn The Proper Heartworm Disease in Pets
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• Heartworms are parasites that are carried by
  mosquitoes. Pets become infected when the
  mosquito bites and sucks blood.
• These worms start living inside the arteries of
  the lungs and chambers of a pets heart and feed
  on surrounding blood.
• Mature heartworms can grow up to 30cm long and 2
  cm thick in population of over 180.  In the adult
  stage the heartworms are able to breed with other
  heartworms and produce microfilaria.
• When the mosquitoes suck the blood from this
  infected pet they pick these tiny microfilaria
  and carry to other pets, where the process begins
  again.

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Heartworm Disease Symptoms

• When pets get heartworm disease they often
  cough and feel difficult in breathing. In advance
  cases there may be a heart failure, distended
  abdomen, internal damage to the organs,
  distressed breathing and sometime collapse from
  sudden destruction of a pets red blood cells.
• Cats with heartworms disease develop asthma-
  like symptoms and their hearts enlarge.
• This heartworm disease in pets often fatal
  once signs of the disease occurs. As you notice
  any of the following signs, take your pet to the
  vet to diagnose and prevent.

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• Dogs
• Dry and persistent cough
• Lack of stamina
• Weight loss
• Dry coat
• Weakness

• Cats
• Coughing/gagging
• Difficulty breathing
• Vomiting
• Weight loss
• Lethargy

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Diagnose And Prevent Heartworm

• To diagnose heartworm disease in your pet,
• it is better to go for a blood test, as it is
  the best way to tell if your pet has heartworms.

• To prevent heartworms the vet will advice you the
  treatments. Now a days, there are many products
  available in the market for heartworm prevention.

Some of the products names are Heartgard Plus,
Advocate, Interceptor Spectrum, Sentinel,
Nuheart, Valuheart, Panoramis, Revolution etc.
These all monthly heartworm preventatives and
treatments includes spot on treatments and
chewables. Some of the preventatives also protect
from other parasites like fleas, ticks and even
worms too. Make sure before starting any
treatment take the advice from the vet.
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