Recently the Sun Herald carried a column by a California veterinarian who wrote on the topic of heartworm disease and heartworm prevention. In his piece, he mentioned that heartworm prevention may be ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (WJLA) - As autumn sets in and temperatures cool around the D.C. area, veterinarians are cautioning pet owners to keep their animals treated for heartworm year round. Heartworm, a ...

(WNDU) - We are due for wet and warmer weather this week, and it’s prime season for the dreaded mosquito, and that means our pets need to be protected from the deadly disease, heartworm. Our Pet Vet, ...

The Nebraska Humane Society is advising cat owners to be more concerned about mosquitoes and heartworm. Most pet owners know that it's important to offer heartworm preventative to dogs who go outside, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A $10 monthly pill could have saved a shelter dog’s life. Dog rescue volunteers brought Kramer, a friendly Labrador retriever mixed breed, from Morrow County to Cleveland to increase ...

My veterinarian recommended that my indoor-only cat Sydney be treated with a heartworm preventive. If heartworms are transmitted by mosquitoes, which live outside, why would an indoor cat like Syd ...

A slight uptick in heartworm disease in Sioux Falls pets raised a red flag last month with a national nonprofit that tracks parasites in pets and people. The city’s heartworm rate itself is small – ...

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A mosquito population explosion caused by recent flooding in parts of Indiana is a good reason for dogs and cats to be on heartworm medications this summer. Steve Thompson of ...