Unfortunately, diagnosis of heartworm disease is usually detected only after much damage to lungs and heart have already taken place. Advanced symptoms include listlessness, chronic cough, laboured ...

Heartworms (Dirofilaria immitis) are parasitic roundworms that infest the heart and lungs of dogs. The disease caused by ...

Although fatalities are uncommon, treating dogs for heartworm carries considerable risk. In the past, the medication used to ...

Heartworm disease is a serious and potentially fatal condition that affects not only dogs, but also cats and ferrets, in the ...

It used to be that unless you were vacationing with your pets in warmer areas where the parasite can thrive, heartworm medication wasn't recommended by most veterinarians in the Pacific Northwest.

A Thai doctor issued a warning after a patient discovered a dog heartworm in her body, believed to have been transmitted via mosquito bites.