Topic of the Month: Heartworm & Your Pet...

Courtesy of American Heartworm Society

https://www.heartwormsociety.org/​

Both dogs and cats can contract heartworm but there is ONLY treatment for dogs.

Treatment for canine heartworm disease is expensive as well as traumatic and risky for the dog. The outcome is unpredictable, and treatment:
• Lasts for 4-6 months.
• Requires multiple injections of an arsenic-based
drug.
• Requires that the owner crate and isolate the
pet for 6-8 weeks.
• Involves significant cost—up to $1,000 or more.

All dogs should be tested annually for heartworm infection to ensure that the protective program is working. A dog can become infected if just one dose is missed, given late, or spit out and can rub or swim off a topical preventive.

Every pet whether indoor or outdoor should 

receive heartworm preventive 12 months a year.

Heartworm Prevention: 

We currently carry the following heartworm prevention at our facility

​Sentinel (chewable tablet given once a month: Heartworm Prevention, Prevents & Controls Flea Population (Does Not Kill Adult Fleas), Treats & Controls Tapeworms, Whipworms, Roundworms, and Hookworms.

Trifexis (tablet given once a month): Heartworm Prevention, Flea Prevention, Treats & Controls Adult Hookworm, Roundworm, and Whipworm. 

Revolution ​(topical applied once a month): Heartworm Prevention, Flea Prevention, Treats & Controls ear mites & sarcoptic mange