The weather has been getting hotter and hotter recently. Every night, you have to be careful of mosquito attacks, otherwise you will leave traces of redness and swelling on your body. Although pets have a lot of hair, they will be bitten by mosquitoes. The most terrifying thing is not the harm caused by mosquitoes themselves, but the more difficult heartworm problem that mosquitoes can bring.

What is heartworm?

Heartworm is a parasite that occurs in dogs and cats, and dogs are more likely to occur than cats. The adult is more than twenty centimeters in size, and looks like a white thread under the naked eye, very slender. Because it is parasitized in the pulmonary artery and right ventricle, it is called heartworm. What symptoms will

cause?

Because it is parasitized in the heart, as the heartworm matures, it will affect the heart and lung function and circulation function of the hairy child, leading to a series of lesions, such as heart failure, impaired liver and kidney function, ascites, etc.

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Most of the symptoms of pets in the early stage are mild and difficult for the owner to detect them. When obvious symptoms appear, the condition is often quite serious. Common symptoms are as follows:

▪The endurance of exercise decreases, and it becomes easy to get tired

▪Chronic cough

▪Difficult breathing, and breathing very hard

▪Dermatology and appetite

▪In severe cases, liver and kidney failure, resulting in death

How to know if your pet is infected with heartworms?

Pet owners are asked to take their babies to the animal hospital for health examination every six months to one year. Veterinarians generally draw blood for adult antigen testing and blood smear based on clinical experience. They also refer to the medical history, clinical symptoms, X-rays, ultrasonic examinations, etc. of dogs and cats to determine whether the pet child is infected with heartworms. After being bitten by a mosquito, it takes 6 to 7 months for heartworms to develop, so it is meaningless to take blood tests too early. It is recommended that the puppy starts the examination when it is seven months old!

If your baby has not started to prevent it, it is recommended to take it to the animal hospital and ask the veterinarian to take a blood test. After confirming that there is no infection, start taking medication every month to prevent it immediately!