As soon as the weather is hot, the mosquito army is on the move! Sometimes mosquito bites not only transmit diseases to people, but even hairy children can be infected with diseases such as "heartworms".
After cats and dogs are infected with "heartworms", they may have blood vessel blockage, cardiopulmonary and liver failure, etc., which will lead to death.
3 ways to prevent heartworms, so that the hair baby away from diseases and insect pests
A severe heartworm infection can cause severe ascites in dogs
Both cats and dogs are at risk of contracting heartworms, and they are transmitted through mosquitoes, and the initial symptoms are very mild, and the owners may not be easy to detect. The Animal Protection Department pointed out that dogs may have asthma, exercise intolerance, ascites, cardiopulmonary and liver failure in the later stages of infection, which may cause death in severe cases; while cats have a high tolerance to heartworms, but due to the small size of cats, only minor infections may cause blood vessel blockage in cats, which in turn leads to sudden death without warning.
In this regard, the animal protection department teaches the owner to prevent heart worms in 3 ways, so that the hair baby is away from the claws of heart worms:
1. Under the advice of veterinarians, preventive drugs are used regularly, and most of the heartworm preventive drugs on the market can effectively kill heartworm larvae.
2. Regularly conduct health checks for the hairy baby at home, especially before the dog is first drugged, it is necessary to confirm whether there are heartworms in the body, so as to ensure that no insects remain after the drug is administered.
3. Carry out environmental cleaning and disinfection, and remove the water container near the home to reduce the vector mosquitoes in the environment from the source.
Mosquito-borne heartworms are the health killers of hairy babies
In addition to regular cleaning and disinfection to reduce vectors, the Animal Protection Office said that if you want the long-term companionship of Mao Baby, you must always pay attention to their health. In particular, "heartworm" infections are not easy to detect in the early stage, and heartworm prevention drugs are given regularly to make the prevention of heartworms easier!