#National Heartworm Awareness Month (2018-04-01)

When:

April 1, 2018 @ 12:00 am – April 30, 2018 @ 11:45 pm

2018-04-01T00:00:00-04:00

2018-04-30T23:45:00-04:00

1. FACTS EVERY PET OWNER SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HEARTWORM DISEASE
2. Pets don’t infect each other with heartworms; pesky mosquitoes spread the disease. #1: Blame the mosquito!
3. In fact, just ONE BITE from an infected mosquito is all it takes to infect your pet with heartworms.
4. #2: Heartworm infection has been diagnosed in all 50 states.
5. That’s why all pets—big or small, indoor or outdoor, old or young—need heartworm protection.
6. #3: Cats as well as dogs get heartworm disease.
7. And unlike dogs, cats have no approved medications to treat heartworm infection.
8. #4: There’s no season for heartworm disease.
9. That’s why the American Heartworm Society recommends year-round prevention.
10. #5: Heartworms are deadly …
11. … but heartworm prevention is affordable, highly effective and easy to give.
12. AMERICAN HEARTWORM SOCIETY RECOMMENDATIONS Test pets for heartworm infection every 12 months Give pets heartworm preventives 12 months a year