WASHINGTON — ProHeart 6, a twice-a-year time-released heartworm medication used to treat millions of dogs, was recalled Friday at the request of the Food and Drug Administration after thousands of ...
Ivermectin is primarily used in dogs for the prevention and treatment of heartworm disease. The parasitic worm Dirofilaria immitis, living in the heart and pulmonary arteries of dogs, causes this ...
GREENSBORO, N.C. — “Heartworms are real, they are prevalent, they are everywhere. Heartworms are very different than other worms they live just like it sounds, in the heart. They live in the heart and ...
Climate change could be contributing to the spread of heartworm in the U.S., creating conditions ripe for the transmitters of the parasite, mosquitoes, to breed. A 2019 USA TODAY article cited data ...
Although heartworm season is in the summer for most parts of the country, South Texas has a near year-round heartworm season coinciding with mosquito season. According to the American Heartworm ...
Quick Take Common parasites affect cats and dogs, including roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, tapeworms, Giardia, coccidia, fleas, ticks, and heartworms. Transmission varies by parasite. Intestinal ...
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — Mutty Paws Rescue is warning dog owners after they say they've seen a surge in dogs with heartworm from infected mosquitoes. "You can have a seemingly healthy dog and not ...
ABILENE, Texas — Heartworm disease is a serious issue for many pets, and for a lot shelters, it's too expensive to treat. However, at All Kind Animal Initiative in Abilene, dogs with this diagnosis ...