Tag: indoor dog heartworm
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Complete Guide to Canine Heartworm Disease: Causes of Coughing from Stages 1 to 4 and Mosquito-Borne Infection Prevention Cycles
1. Heartworms are transmitted by mosquitoes, and because mosquitoes easily enter the home, it is highly dangerous even for indoor dogs to skip preventive medication. 2. Stage 1 is nearly asymptomatic, but as it progresses to Stage 4, the parasites physically block the right ventricle, inducing hematuria, dyspnea, and sudden death. 3. Preventives can only…