CANINE HEARTWORM DISEASE 1

In 2004, more than a quarter of a million pets were affected by a disease that is completely preventable. Heartworm disease, spread by mosquitoes, is often un-noticed by the pet owner because of the lack of apparent symptoms. Untreated, this parasite can cause exercise intolerance, coughing, damage to the main blood vessels of the heart, liver failure and even death. Pet owners can prevent this potentially fatal disease by the use of economical monthly medications. The continued high incidence of this problem has experts looking at many biological factors and even at the shift of our population to different areas of the country.

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[Humberto4790]

@StinkyGreenBud Really,what's the name of the clinic?

[StinkyGreenBud]

@Humberto4790 Shop around...not all vets will charge that much. It only cost me $350 for my dogs treatment.

[rfafsfsdfasdfsffsdfa]

how come humans dont get them

[Humberto4790]

@taneyCo Why?

[WNSHeather]

This is such a great informative video! I cannot stress the importance of heartworm prevention to people.

[999sup999]

both of my labs may have this or this other thing i dunno :(

[reya888]

my lab is sick and one of the vets who's looking after her told me it's heartworm and ruled out poisoning. i'm blaming myself for not seeing to this. what kind of mom am i right? i should have known better..

[longrange10x]

Please treat your dogs for this. My Great Dane is at the vet right now fighting for her life. I wish I had stood up to my husband and told him heartworm prevention IS a must. She started showing signs on Saturday, and now our vet is afraid she'll die. She is coughing up blood, and she is skin and bones. They deteriorate so quickly. Please, prevent this. I wish I had.

[Vyce3]

Yup...... :(

[pananont]

Our dog tested positive this week here in Florida. She's now on Prednisone and Doxycycline, with a drastic cut in exercise, and returns to the vet in 4 weeks.

Thanks for the video.