It’s the strangest thing: While most dog owners seem to understand that heartworm disease kills dogs, according to the American Heartworm Society, only 59 percent of owners give their dogs a ...

While heartworms prefer to infect dogs instead of cats, this mosquito-transmitted parasite is still a major health risk to cats. Although the exact prevalence of heartworms in cats differs by ...

Recently the Sun Herald carried a column by a California veterinarian who wrote on the topic of heartworm disease and heartworm prevention. In his piece, he mentioned that heartworm prevention may be ...

Quick Take Common parasites affect cats and dogs, including roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, tapeworms, Giardia, coccidia, fleas, ticks, and heartworms. Transmission varies by parasite. Intestinal ...