HEARTWORM PROTECTION
How Dogs Get Heartworms
- Heartworm is carried by mosquitos. An infected mosquito bites your dog, releasing larvae into the dog's tissue. The larvae develop into immature worms. These immature worms become adults that restrict blood flow to the heart and lungs, which can be fatal.
- One Mosquito bite is all it takes to infect an unprotected dog with heartworms.
- Your dog should be tested for heartworm prior to use.
- Giving your dog Sentinel Flavor Tabs once a month is a smart way to prevent this potentially fatal disease.
Heartworm Life Cycle
Heartworm disease is a potentially life threatening condition. Even though your pet may spend a majority of its time indoors, it only takes one mosquito bite to infect a host. It's important to test yearly because of the seriousness of heartworm infection. Sometimes you may miss a dose without realizing it, or the pet may vomit up the pill in the yard, and the veterinarian's job is to ensure your pet is healthy and tests negative for heartworm every year. By the time a pet shows symptoms of heartworm disease such as coughing and difficultly breathing, the cardiovascular system has already been damaged. Treatment is costly, sometimes unavailable, and also a health risk to the pet. Click here for frequently asked questions about heartworm disease.
Heartworm disease is a potentially life threatening condition. Even though your pet may spend a majority of its time indoors, it only takes one mosquito bite to infect a host. It's important to test yearly because of the seriousness of heartworm infection. Sometimes you may miss a dose without realizing it, or the pet may vomit up the pill in the yard, and the veterinarian's job is to ensure your pet is healthy and tests negative for heartworm every year. By the time a pet shows symptoms of heartworm disease such as coughing and difficultly breathing, the cardiovascular system has already been damaged. Treatment is costly, sometimes unavailable, and also a health risk to the pet. Click here for frequently asked questions about heartworm disease.
We now carry Sentinel Spectrum; the latest in parasite prevention for dogs! Spectrum provides protection from heartworm, roundworm, hookworm, whipworm, and tapeworm (New!). Call or stop by to pick-up your doses today! (Prescription and recent heartworm test required prior to dispensing Sentinel Spectrum)