Cat and Kitten Zone Blog

How can you tell if your cat has feline heartworm ? It is not that easy. In fact, until recently there was not much known about feline heartworm, simply because the symptoms are so vague that they were rarely recognized. But feline heartworm is actually as common as canine heartworm. Feline heartworm is contracted when a mosquito which is infected with heartworm larvae bites a cat, injecting this parasite into the cat’s bloodstream. This larvae travels to the heart where it matures into a

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Feline Heartworm: Some Bad News, Some Good News