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Heartworms are transmitted through mosquitoes....
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Indoor cats typically have less likelihood of coming in contact with mosquitoes....
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The risk is not very significant. Heartworms aren't typically found in cats. Cats are not the normal host for heartworms, but they can get them....
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We will probably send off another test to the lab just to make sure that there are no false positives.
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Heartworm is very uncommon in cats. Cats are not the natural host for heartworms.
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We draw a couple of drops of blood and that's all it takes. It takes about 10 to 15 minutes or we send it out to the lab.
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There's not really a treatment for heartworms in cats.
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Heartworm disease can be fatal to cats so the earlier we can detect it, the more likelihood that we can decrease inflammation and keep them healthi...
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The main complications of heartworm disease in cats are heart disease, exercise intolerance which results in them wanting to lay around more, cough...
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They should be tested at about a year of age or if you've adopted from a shelter we need to test them in there.
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Feline heartworms are caused by a heartworm parasite.
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I still recommend it because there are some signs of resistance in certain cases so we want to make sure that we take care of that immediately....
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Unfortunately, there's not really a treatment for heartworms in cats....
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I usually recommend testing once a year.
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An internal parasite is a parasite that resides inside the body.
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Do I need to take my cat to a specialist for testing, or treatment? - Loch Haven Veterinary Hospital
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Not for testing, but we may recommend going to a cardiologist if they are tested positive.
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Most cats do just fine with the medication used to prevent heartworm disease....
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