{"id":1667,"date":"2019-04-27T12:09:14","date_gmt":"2019-04-27T06:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/?p=1667"},"modified":"2020-03-16T10:07:15","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T04:37:15","slug":"the-ugly-truth-about-heartworm-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/vetsupply.thepethost.com\/the-ugly-truth-about-heartworm-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"THE UGLY TRUTH ABOUT HEARTWORM DISEASE"},"content":{"rendered":"

Heartworms, parasites that many dog parents dread from, infest your dog and feed on blood and nutrients to mature and multiply in numbers, simultaneously reach the heart and block the blood flow resulting in severe heartworm disease.<\/p>\n

Heartworm disease and heartworm infection seem to be similar but are different because the later one prologues the body to the heartworm disease.<\/p>\n

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When a mosquito bites a heartworm-infected dog, along with the blood it also sucks the offspring larvae of heartworm present in the blood. These larvae reside in mosquito for 14 days and develop into infectious larvae called microfilariae. And then when the same mosquito bites another healthy dog, the infectious larvae are then transferred into the body. Once the microfilariae are transmitted, they thrive in the blood vessels and heart, develop into adults (10-12 inches long), and proliferate enough to cause health issues.<\/p>\n

This entire process is for about 6 months and it also can be diagnosed only after 5-6 months. The number of worms in the heart is called a worm burden.<\/p>\n

Now until the initial months, it is only an infection when the worms are multiplying. There will be very minimal or no symptoms during this period. Things get ugly when the numbers of worms in the heart become more start chocking the blood supply.<\/p>\n

Then your pooch starts getting the Heartworm disease. <\/strong>Heartworm disease makes your dog sick and has life-threatening repercussions.<\/p>\n

What Happens When Your Pooch Is Infected From Heartworm Disease?<\/strong><\/p>\n