Like dogs and cats, ferrets are also at risk for heartworm disease. If you own a ferret, talk to your vet about ways to protect your ferret from heartworms. One of the first things to do is ask your vet to test your ferret for heartworms. Heartworm disease is when heartworms invade the ferret via the bloodstream and grow to block the blood flow to organs like the heart. It can take only a single heartworm to do as much damage in a ferret as hundreds of heartworms in a dog. Heartworms are primarily transmitted through mosquitoes. It’s important to make sure your ferret has been heartworm tested and is on a monthly heartworm prevention medication. You should also keep your ferret indoors and make sure other animals in the home are also on a heartworm prevention medication. If you’re not sure if your ferret is on this medication, please call and speak with your vet clinic Glen Ellyn, IL.
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