A majority of pet owners associate heartworm disease with our canine companions, however cats are at risk for this deadly parasite as well. Feline heartworm can be difficult to detect and like the canine parasite is completely preventable with medication. Heartworm infection occurs in cats the same way that it does in dogs, through a [...]
Increasing in population and expanding their territory, mosquitoes are the primary vector for the transmission of the heartworm parasite. Diagnosed as a global problem and affecting all 50 states in the US, heartworm is considered to be a regionally epidemic problem which is growing in intensity and frequency. Preventative medication for heartworm can be administered [...]
Heartworm testing is especially important when starting, changing or resuming heartworm medications in order to provide earlier detection and treatment of the heartworm parasites. Heartworm disease in Colorado can be particularly devastating because of the complication of pulmonary hypertension due in part to our altitude. Administration of heartworm medications to an animal currently infected with [...]