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Heartworms alert - know the
warning signs to save your pets
health!
Has your pet recently been
coughing, eating less, or being
more lethargic than usual? If
so, it is possible that your pet
is infected with heartworms and
may need immediate help and
attention. Heartworms may infect
a host for up to 2 years before
any signs or symptoms are
visible, and often when they are
diagnosed it may be too late for
some pets.
Heartworms are an infectious
parasitic transmitted by
mosquitoes that invades major
organs in dogs and cats like the
lungs, pulmonary arteries and
heart. Heartworms grow and
multiply within the pet body and
can survive for up to 5 years.
Heartworms cause damage and
block smaller arterial vessels
in your pets key organs leading
to organ damage and a multitude
of health complications.
The symptoms of a heartworm
infestation are often difficult
to recognize or may be
overlooked or discounted as
merely flu or cough-like
symptoms. Coughing, weigh loss,
lethargy, rapid heart beat, poor
coat condition, diarrhea and
loss of appetite are common
symptoms. Treatment to rid a pet
of adult heartworms is a costly
vet procedure and involves
exposing your pet to arsenic
poisoning treatments to kill the
adult heartworms - a procedure
that can be fatal for aged pets
or ones in deteriorating
physical condition.
The best approach to dealing
with the risk of heartworms is
through and active prevention
program. Prevention is the key
to controlling and avoiding the
health problems associated with
these highly contagious and
common parasites. A simple oral
medication administered once a
month is all it takes to protect
your pets from the damaging
effects of heartworm
infestation. For more specific
information on treatment and
prevention methods visit:
http://www.pet-medicine-meds.com/heartworms.htm
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