| Veterinarians from across the country report that dog owners have trouble remembering to give monthly heartworm preventatives as prescribed. |
| He stayed at my vets for about 3-4 weeks so he could continue to recover and to be treated for the heartworm that he had. |
| In Canada, dogs are susceptible to this disease during heartworm season which occurs during the spring and summer. |
| If these wild dogs don't die of sheer starvation, he said, diseases such as parvovirus, heartworm, or intestinal parasites usually kill them. |
| In many areas veterinarians recommend that dogs be tested annually for heartworm disease and be given a preventative. |
| When a mosquito bites an infected animal, the heartworm microfilariae are ingested along with the blood. |
