Protecting Your Dog or Cat Against Heartworms

These are some of the potentially dangerous symptoms of heartworm disease that can occur in pets:

Mild to severe coughing
Loss of appetite
Weight loss despite regular eating habits
Fatigue
Loss of breath (gasping for air)

If your pet has any of these symptoms, you should visit your veterinarian. Your veterinarian can perform a simple blood test to determine if your pet has heartworm disease.

Help prevent your pet from developing heartworm disease by following these 3 easy steps:


	Provide year-round prevention against heartworms. You cannot predict when or where your pet will be exposed to heartworm-carrying mosquitoes, so do not skip a month. The American Heartworm Society reports that pets are diagnosed with heartworms in all 50 states throughout the year (even in winter).
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Fatigue is one of the symptoms a pet can have when heartworms are present


	Kill mosquitoes. Infected mosquitoes inject heartworm larvae when they bite your dog's skin. By killing mosquitoes before they can bite, you may help decrease your dog's chance of contracting the disease.	K9 Advantix (Dogs only)


	Schedule heartworm exams. Regularly scheduled heartworm exams are necessary to make sure your pet has not contracted heartworm disease, even with prevention.

Max's Tip: Regardless of your pet's age, breed, or sex, all pets are susceptible to heartworms.

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Protecting Your Dog or Cat Against Heartworms

Provide year-round prevention against heartworms.

Kill mosquitoes.

Schedule heartworm exams.