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Experts recommend heartworm
testing for dogs during late spring or early summer. It is during this time of
the year when mosquitoes are very active and are able to transmit the organism
that causes heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis. There are 3 developmental
stages in the lifecycle of heartworms - adults, microfilariae, and larvae. The
adults live in the pulmonary artery and the heart while the microfilariae are
present in the peripheral blood. When a mosquito bites an infected animal, they
can pick up the microfilariae which eventually mature to stage 3 larvae inside
the body of the mosquito. This maturation usually takes about 3 weeks during
warmer weather. When the infected mosquito feeds on a susceptible dog, it
injects the stage 3 larvae. Inside the body of the dog, it will take 6-7 months
for the stage 3 larvae to mature into adult worms. Before a dog is placed on
heartworm preventatives, they should undergo testing for heartworm. Ask your veterinarians
Oconomowoc, WI about the best way to protect your pet against heartworm disease.
Did you know that dogs like
the English Mastiff and other breeds can develop epilepsy over the course of
their lifetime? Like humans, epilepsy can affect dogs by causing sporadic
seizures in the form of sudden fits and convulsions. The seizures are either
caused by a genetic disorder that causes miscommunications in the brain or the
seizures are caused by another underlying medical condition. Seizures with undetermined causes are called idiopathic seizures. Symptomatic
seizures are those that have a cause that can be treated. Your vet will need to
discover the cause in order to best treat the seizures. Common signs or
symptoms of seizures include fits and convulsions sometimes accompanied by howling or whimpering, excessive salivating, chomping, chewing,
involuntary urination and involuntary defecation. Even if you don’t see the
actual seizure, call your veterinarians Oconomowoc, WI when
you see any of the accompanying symptoms.
