We simply love our pets. Nowhere is this more evident than in the bond between a human and their dog. Man's best friend, a cuddly companion or even a guard dog, our canine friends have become a fundamental part of many of our lives.
As we love our pets as much as we do, illnesses and injuries affecting them can be really difficult to handle and can be financially costly as well. One such illness that can be difficult to detect, given a lack of visible symptoms, is heartworm disease.
Heartworm disease is a disease that is transmitted between animals by mosquitoes. Mosquitoes bite an infected animal and then young heartworms enter into the mosquitoes' system. Within two weeks, these have become infective larvae and when the mosquito next bites an animal, it is likely to infect that animal with the disease.
While there are no early symptoms of heartworm disease, symptoms will eventually become present. They can include a lack of energy, coughing, difficulty breathing, coughing, a reduced appetite potentially resulting in weight loss. These are particularly unpleasant symptoms for your dog to experience. At the later stages of the disease, they can result in serious illness and become potentially life threatening. The treatment for heartworm disease uses a substance containing arsenic as well, which means that during the treatment for this disease, your dog will be unable to be active. All in all, the disease and its treatment can be a very difficult and unpleasant time for your dog.
Given our knowledge of this disease there are now many preventative treatments on the market. These are low cost, great value treatments, in many cases added to treat style products that your dog will eat easily. It makes far more financial sense to prevent than it does to treat this disease and prevention will mean a healthier, happier dog and less upset for the owners!
As we love our pets as much as we do, illnesses and injuries affecting them can be really difficult to handle and can be financially costly as well. One such illness that can be difficult to detect, given a lack of visible symptoms, is heartworm disease.
Heartworm disease is a disease that is transmitted between animals by mosquitoes. Mosquitoes bite an infected animal and then young heartworms enter into the mosquitoes' system. Within two weeks, these have become infective larvae and when the mosquito next bites an animal, it is likely to infect that animal with the disease.
While there are no early symptoms of heartworm disease, symptoms will eventually become present. They can include a lack of energy, coughing, difficulty breathing, coughing, a reduced appetite potentially resulting in weight loss. These are particularly unpleasant symptoms for your dog to experience. At the later stages of the disease, they can result in serious illness and become potentially life threatening. The treatment for heartworm disease uses a substance containing arsenic as well, which means that during the treatment for this disease, your dog will be unable to be active. All in all, the disease and its treatment can be a very difficult and unpleasant time for your dog.
Given our knowledge of this disease there are now many preventative treatments on the market. These are low cost, great value treatments, in many cases added to treat style products that your dog will eat easily. It makes far more financial sense to prevent than it does to treat this disease and prevention will mean a healthier, happier dog and less upset for the owners!
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