Veterinary cardiologist Dr. Marisa Ames, Associate Professor at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and President of ...

Pet wellness plans often cover heartworm prevention, but pet insurance policies exclude treatment ...

Q: I started taking my dog, Stetson, to a new vet, who recommended I give him his monthly heartworm medicine throughout the year instead of only during the warm months as I’d been doing. Let’s look ...

It is the time of year when some pet parents put their dogs and cats back on flea, tick and heartworm preventatives, but an expert said pets should stay on preventatives year-round. "There ...

To “split hairs” means to make fine distinctions or to argue about minor details. Some might say I am splitting hairs when I talk about these subjects today, but I would argue that they are very ...

Heartworm is spreading into new parts of the U.S., and vets say many dog owners are still unprepared.

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WASHINGTON — ProHeart 6, a twice-a-year time-released heartworm medication used to treat millions of dogs, was recalled Friday at the request of the Food and Drug Administration after thousands of ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Jean Rutkowski has been a veterinarian technician for over 40 years. She works at Pawmetto Lifeline, an animal rescue organization. Heartworm prevention is extremely important, ...

Although heartworm season is in the summer for most parts of the country, South Texas has a near year-round heartworm season coinciding with mosquito season. According to the American Heartworm ...

Not long ago, a cat or dog catching heartworm disease in the Inland Northwest was so unlikely I once thought I could go my entire career without ever diagnosing one. It used to be that unless you were ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA — Our pets are part of the family. We want them to be healthy and happy and to live long lives. One disease that can plague dogs, cats, and ferrets is heartworms. Jen Lewis recently ...