DOGS AND HEARTWORMS: THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

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DOGS AND HEARTWORMS THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
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Heartworm

• Heartworm is a disease that is caused by long
  heartworms (Dirofilaria Immitis ). These worms
  are transferred to your pooch by the infected
  mosquitoes while feeding on your dogs blood.
  These small parasites then travel through veins,
  increase in size and reach the heart of your
  furry companion to create some major health
  issues.
• The symptoms of heartworm disease take a while to
  show up and thats the trickiest thing because
  the delayed occurrence of symptoms can be a
  threat to the life of your pooch.
• You should have the proper knowledge about the
  disease, its causes, symptoms, treatments and
  preventive measures.

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Heartworms Infestation

• Heartworm larvae and small heartworms are sucked
  up with blood by the mosquitoes when they feed on
  a heartworm infested dog.
• Once the same mosquito bites the other dog the
  heartworm larvae are injected into the body and
  then they travel through the veins and arteries,
  feed on your dogs blood and grow in size. Once
  these parasites reach the heart, they cause
  severe problems.

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Heartworm symptoms in dogs

• The serious concern with heartworm disease is
  that it takes almost six months for the symptoms
  to be visible after the infestation. Once they
  grow in size and block the blood flow, then
  symptoms can be-
• Fainting
• Heavy breathing
• Coughing, including coughing blood
• Nosebleeds
• Unthriftiness
• Inability to exercise
• A swollen belly

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Treatment And Diagnosis Of Heartworms

• The vet can carry out several blood tests, chest
  x-rays or heart ultra-sound to diagnose heartworm
  disease.
• If the dog has suffered heart-failure then
  firstly they would stabilize the dogs condition.
• Alternatively, the vet will also provide the
  preventives to kill heartworm larvae to prevent
  the emergence of new heartworms.
• The vet will also provide some antibiotics
  because heartworms leave bacteria after dying.
  Those bacteria can cause bacterial infections and
  damage the organs

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Heartworm Prevention in dogs

• There are many heartworm preventives in the
  market like Heartgard, Nuheart, Nexgard spectra,
  and  Revolution.
• It is very much important to understand that
  Heartworm disease symptoms appear later when the
  heartworms have already grown. So, you should
  always closely monitor your poochs health and
  get him checked twice a year for any signs of
  heartworms even if your Fido is on heartworm
  preventives.

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