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Heartworm medicine and medication

May 10, 2009 | Permalink

What are heartworm medicine and medication

Heartworm medicine, are successful at 99%. The medication will kill adult worms with the help of an adulticide and larvae (microfilariae) with the help of a microfilaricide.  At your dog next visit to the vetenerian, don’t forget to ask about heartworms.

Heartworm medicationhave to be effective in killing heatworms (adults and larvae) with minimal side effects to the dog.  Treatments against the parasite tend to be more successful in dogs showing low to moderate symptoms. This is why the use of heartworm medicine such as ivermectin or selamectin is usually recommended.

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Show you dog love, treat your dog with heartworm medicine.

What is a Heartworm

April 8, 2009 | Permalink

Heartworms are large parasites that can measure up to 14 inches long! In their adult lives, heartworms live in the heart and pulmonary arteries of the unfortunate infected dogs. Heartworms spread through mosquito bites.

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The cycle starts when a mosquito bites an infected dog. Heartworm larvae are then picked up by the mosquito. As the mosquito bites other dogs, it infects those dogs with the heartworm.

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Heartworms are more common in certain areas than others. This is because:

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1.Heartworms need specific types of mosquitoes to carry to their larvae

2.Heartworms larvae need weather warm enough to develop in the mosquito that carries them

3.Dogs (or other animals such as coyotes) have to be infected in the region

4.Potential host dogs have to be present in the area.

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Don’t let your dog suffer, treat him with heartworm medicine.

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