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Mosquitoes, Heartworms and Pets,
Oh My!Why YOUR pet needs year-round protection
What’s the deadliest animal on earth? The mosquito.
What’s the deadliest animal on
earth?
The mosquito.
Not only do mosquitoes carry human diseases like
malaria and Zika, they also transmit one of the
deadliest diseases in pets:
heartworm disease.
This is what heartworms look like. Scary, right? And they can kill your dog, cat or
ferret.
Unfortunately, your pets can’t hide from mosquitoes carrying heartworm disease, because they never know exactly where mosquitoes are.
It’s estimated that 22 different species of mosquitoes in the
U.S. – and many more worldwide – can carry heartworm disease.
There’s no “safe” time to take that walk, because different mosquito species feed at different times of day.
Meanwhile, indoor pets aren’t safe, either, because
mosquitoes love to come inside.
And when it’s cool,
mosquitoes can
survive in warm
places, like crawl
spaces and
sunny decks.
Using mosquito repellents and keeping pets indoors overnight is helpful, but your pets are NO match against the deadly mosquito. So…
a reminder from the
See your veterinarian at least once per year,
andProtect your
pets from heartworms ALL YEAR LONG.