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Heartworms are round and creamy white and can grow up to 13" long.

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Why your min pin is wheezing constantly?

It could be allergy, but could be something worse, like heartworm. Heartworm symptom is a cough, not wheezing.


When was Heartworm Press created?

Heartworm Press was created in 2003.


How do you give heartworm vaccination?

There is no heartworm vaccination. Dogs and cats can take monthly oral preventatives to keep them from developing a heartworm infection.


If a male dog is heartworm pos he get a female dog with pregnant will the puppies be heartworm pos?

No, the puppies will not be heartworm positive just because their mother or father was. However, having a heartworm positive dog around makes it much more likely that the other dogswill contract a heartworm infection if they are not kept on heartworm preventative regularly (and in the case of puppies started on it early) due to the fact that the heartworm dog serves as a reservoir from which mosquitos pick up infective heartworm larva and then they bite another dog and infect it.


In which states can canine heartworm is found?

Heartworm disease is present in all 50 states of the US.


Can heartworm medication make dogs sick?

No, that is highly improbable because heartworms reside in the heart rather than in the GI tract.


What is the genus of heartworm?

Dirofilaria


How long does a heartworm live?

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Why did your dog throw up warms?

Take him to the vet as they get different types-some can be very serious like heartworm.


Should you ever stop giving your dog heartworm?

NEVER stop giving your dog his or her heartworm preventative medication. Mosquitoes are the carriers of the heartworm and they survive all year around, such as in an old barn, in the nooks & crannies of your house, ponds, rivers, etc. Heartworm is found all year around in all states.


Is a heartworm a parasite?

A heart worm parasite is spread by infected mosquitos. The mosquitos are infected in warm months by the eggs of the worm, and the mosquitos bite the dogs/cats/animals to infect them with the heartworm.


Is Harts Rid Worm chewable tablets just as good or the same as Heart Guard Heartworm chewable tablets?

No , Harts Rid worm is for intestinal worms (like tapeworms etc.) , and Heart Guard heartworm chewable tabs are to prevent heartworms.