Make sure that they're being treated and try to decrease their risk for coming in contact with mosquitoes....
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There are a couple of different methods for preventing heartworm in cats. We have an oral chewable, and there's also a topical medication.
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It's not nearly as common. Again, cats are not the normal host, so it's not beneficial for a cat to get heartworms.
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Unfortunately, prevention cannot be used to clear a heartworm infection in cats.
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It can. It just takes a much longer period of time than the fast kill method that we recommend....
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No, it's not that heartworm disease is painful per se....
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Unfortunately, there's no treatment available for cat heartworm.
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We usually start puppies at 8 to 12 weeks of age, depending on the type of prevention....
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Heartworm prevention is very effective. As long as the heartworms aren't resistant to the medications, then it will kill all of them.
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Yes, I still recommend testing them every year because there are some heartworms that are resistant to these medications.
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Heartworm disease is prevented by using different oral, topical, or injectable medications.
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Heartworms are transmitted through mosquitoes....
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The more time dogs spend outside, the higher their risk of contracting heartworm disease....
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Canine heartworm disease is caused by heartworms, which are parasites that live in the bloodstream.
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