Blood test and also they will show in an x-ray.
While it is not the most accurate way to detect Heartworms within an animal, it sometimes can be used to do so. When listening to the heart/lungs abnormal sounds will alert the physician to run further tests - which generally confirm or deny the presence of Heartworms.
No
heartworms are transmitted by the dog eating fleas (dead or alive) that has eggs in it and the hatch in the dog
If a dog has heartworms, a vet is the ONLY thing you should be considering. Aspirin will not deal with this serious condition.
Because if the dog has heartworms and you give a preventive, it can harm or kill the dog. Preventives are not safe for a dog that already has heartworms, except in some circumstances where it was caught very early.
NO
Heartgard only kills the microfillare, the immature stage of heartworms (or baby heartworms). It will not kill the adult heartworms that live in the heart. That is why it is very important to have your dog tested first by a Veterinarian for heartworms.
no that's stupid
Usually death...
No. Heartworms come from adult mosquitoes through the BITE. Baby heartworms are injected with the mosquito bite and migrate to the heart through the blood system. So, while ingesting water with mosquito larvae in it will not give your dog heartworms, if they are allowed to grow up into adult mosquitoes, the adults may bite your dog and give it heartworms.
One example of endoparasite is when dogs have heartworms. The heartworms are the endoparasite because they are living inside the dogs body. The heartworms are benifited, they are called the parasites, and the dog is harmed, it is called the host.
unfortunately for us dog owners, it is. the disease is transmitted by mosquitos, so have your dog take anti heartworm medication before the mosquito season. better take the dog to the vet for a thorough evaluation. a dog can have heartworms but show no symptoms.