| Nowadays the main diseases transmitted are encephalitis in humans and heartworms in dogs. |
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| I was afraid she might have heartworms and the SPCA said they would put her down if they could not treat her. |
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| The other danger is heartworms from drinking standing water where mosquitoes breed, puddles which are so often found around marinas. |
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| When a mosquito bites a dog or a cat that is infected with heartworms, it can ingest heartworm larvae with its blood meal. |
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| The best defense against heartworms is routine checkups with your vet. |
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| For instance, as few as one or two heartworms can be fatal to cats. |
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| The mid-range plans offer some preventive health care screening services like testing for heartworms, as well as basic accident and illness coverage. |
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| The only way a dog can get heartworms is by being bitten by an infected mosquito. |
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| Cats can get infected too, and while heartworms are easy to prevent, there is no approved treatment if they get infected. |
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| Unfortunately, there is no treatment for heartworms in cats, and the treatment for infected dogs is complicated and costly. |
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| The American Heartworm Society recommends this practice as the best way to prevent heartworms and other parasites like roundworms and hookworms. |
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| Mosquitoes transmit heartworms, a parasite that can destroy pets' hearts. |
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| The Heska product makes testing for canine heartworms more convenient, using drops rather than milliliters or cc's of blood, and producing results quicker than the old tests. |
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