Keeping your pet cat strictly indoors will not completely stop heartworms from infecting her. A study of heartworm infected cats showed 27 percent of them were exclusively indoors. The AHS (American Heartworm Society) estimates that the average heartworm incidence in cats nationwide is around 12 percent.
Fortunately, it is easy to safeguard your pet cat against heartworm infections and possible misdiagnosis. Among the best things to do would be to keep your pet on a monthly preventative against heartworms. This reduces the possibility of your pet getting infected with heartworms. So if your pet cat develops any respiratory symptoms, the treatment could be focused more effectively on the real problem. To make it simple for you, purchase 12 months’ worth of the preventative. You will also want to have your pet tested yearly. It becomes easier when the preventative is an aspect of a total paradise prevention regimen that also takes care of gastrointestinal parasites, ticks, and fleas. The next time you talk to your veterinarian, talk to them about this. Prevention is relatively easy, but having no prevention could cost a lot more in so many ways.
Your veterinarian Webster, NY can enlighten you about important health issues that can affect your pet.
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