5 Facts About Heartworms.pdf

5 FACTS EVERY PET OWNER SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HEARTWORM DISEASE

#1: Blame the mosquito!

Pets don’t infect each other with heartworms; pesky mosquitoes spread the disease.

In fact, just ONE BITE from an infected mosquito is all it takes to infect your pet with heartworms.

That’s why all pets—big or small, indoor or outdoor, old or young—need heartworm protection.

#3: Cats as well as dogs get heartworm disease.

And unlike dogs, cats have no approved medications to treat heartworm infection.

#4: There’s no season for heartworm disease.

That’s why the American Heartworm Society recommends year-round prevention.

#5: Heartworms are deadly ...

… but heartworm prevention is affordable, highly effective and easy to give.

AMERICAN HEARTWORM SOCIET Y RECOMMENDATIONS

Test pets for heartworm infection every 12 months

Give pets heartworm preventives 12 months a year