Why Worry about Heartworm Disease or Roundworm and Hookworm Infection in Dogs?
Heartworm disease in dogs is a serious, potentially fatal disease in dogs. • Heartworms are carried by mosquitoes and the bite of an infected mosquito can pass heartworms to your dog. • All dogs are at risk of heartworm infection, whether they live indoors or outdoors, are long haired or short, male or female, young or old. • Once your dog is infected with heartworms, serious damage can be done to your dog’s heart before the infection is diagnosed • Treatment for heartworm disease is expensive to you and can be painful and dangerous for your dog. • Prevention of heartworm infection is simple and easy, is less expensive than treatment for heartworms, is not painful or dangerous for your dog and is very effective. Roundworms and hookworms are two of the most common intestinal parasites diagnosed in dogs. • Roundworms and hookworms can be present in your dog without any outward evidence of disease. • Roundworms and hookworms can also cause diarrhea, vomiting and dehydration for your dog.
