Heartworms are round and creamy white and can grow up to 13" long.
It could be allergy, but could be something worse, like heartworm. Heartworm symptom is a cough, not wheezing.
Heartworm Press was created in 2003.
There is no heartworm vaccination. Dogs and cats can take monthly oral preventatives to keep them from developing a heartworm infection.
Dogs get heartworms through mosquito bites that carry the larvae of the heartworm parasite. Symptoms to look out for include coughing, fatigue, weight loss, and difficulty breathing. Regular testing and preventative medication can help protect your dog from heartworm disease.
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.
Heartworm disease is present in all 50 states of the US.
No, that is highly improbable because heartworms reside in the heart rather than in the GI tract.
Dirofilaria
Dirofilaria immitis is the scientific name for heart worm
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.
Heartgard chewables for dogs are effective in preventing heartworm disease by killing heartworm larvae before they can mature into adult worms. This helps protect dogs from serious health issues associated with heartworm infection, such as heart failure and organ damage. Regular use of Heartgard chewables can also save pet owners money on costly heartworm treatment.
Heartworm infections can't be detected with current testing methods until about 6 months of age.