Keep water moving in your cat's environment. Avoid stagnant water. If there are any bowls left outside, rinse them and keep them as clean as possible. Also, try to control the mosquito population as they play a role in transmitting heartworm disease.

If you miss a dose of your cat's prevention, give them their next dose immediately. We will then need to retest them in six months.

We do not recommend any holistic or over-the-counter heartworm prevention for cats.

Unfortunately, prevention cannot be used to clear a heartworm infection in cats.

I highly recommend a heartworm test even if your cat is on prevention. There have been a few reported cases of resistance to heartworm prevention, so it's best to ensure your cat is safe.

Heartworm prevention is 100% effective in cats.

I recommend starting heartworm prevention as soon as you bring your cat in as a kitten. We have some medication that can be started when they're about 8-12 weeks of age. If you adopt a cat from a shelter, we need to start them on prevention immediately once you bring them in.

There are a couple of different methods for preventing heartworm in cats. We have an oral chewable, and there's also a topical medication.

Yes, in cats, heartworms can actually cause sudden death because they cause a lot of inflammation in the heart which can make the heart stop.