It is important to follow these cat care tips to help prevent heartworm disease from troubling your little pet. Although this disease is more prevalent in dogs than cats, your pet cat is still at risk with 10% to 15% of worldwide heartworm cases striking cats. Your little pet can become a host for parasites spread by mosquito bites that carry heartworm disease from one animal to the next.
Heartworm parasites find their way through the bloodstream into the animal’s heart, lungs and other organs and inflict serious damage. In spite of the name “heartworm,” most cats experience more lung damage and breathing problems than heart damage. A cat’s immune system may eventually destroy the parasites or keep them in check, at least, but it’s hard to be sure of that.
Since there is no vaccination available and the treatment for advanced stages of heartworm disease is uncertain, it is best to take preventative measures to keep your pet cat free of all parasite infestations.
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