| Summertime is the best time of the year for | | | | dog if you fail to recognize the early symptoms. |
| everyone. It is the season where you and your dog | | | | Heartworms are a rather difficult condition to treat. |
| can spend most of the days outdoors and do various | | | | The common drug used to get rid of the worms |
| types of summer activities. But while you and your | | | | contain a chemical that causes serious illness and a |
| dog are enjoying the barbecue and the warm | | | | negative reaction to the dog more than the disease |
| weather that the season brings, so too are the | | | | itself. |
| mosquitoes and the dog parasites that they carry | | | | If this dog parasite is detected at its early stages, |
| with them. | | | | then your dog will have a better likelihood of a |
| Getting bit by a mosquito is annoying enough for | | | | successful treatment. It will be a lot harder to treat |
| humans. But for dogs, a mosquito bite can be more | | | | this dog parasite once it has reached its advanced |
| than just an itch and an annoyance. Parasite | | | | stages of infestation. For this reason, it is very |
| contaminated mosquitoes live in nearly all parts of the | | | | important to visit your vet at the first sign of |
| country. This dog parasite carrier is mostly abundant | | | | symptoms. These symptoms include fatigue, |
| in the Atlantic coasts and the Gulf. The dog parasites | | | | coughing, and rapid breathing. |
| that these mosquitoes carry are called heartworms. | | | | Many dog owners prefer a more natural and non |
| And unless your dog is already taking some sort of | | | | chemical treatment to this type of dog parasite. |
| preventive care from this dog parasite, one bite from | | | | Below are some suggestions to help prevent the |
| an infected mosquito, and your dog can be seriously | | | | infestation of heartworms. |
| infected from this dangerous dog parasite. | | | | 1. If possible, give your dog an all natural raw food |
| Just as the name suggests, heartworms are dog | | | | diet that is rich with raw garlic and a generous |
| parasites that literally live in your dog’s heart. | | | | amount of yeast. These foods are helpful in repelling |
| Once the dog heartworm settles in your dog’s | | | | mosquitoes from the dog’s skin. |
| heart, he will most likely experience coughing, weight | | | | 2. To further minimize exposure to mosquitoes, |
| loss, and rapid breathing. Death sometimes occurs on | | | | minimize the likelihood of getting infested with this |
| an extreme case of this dog parasite. Although some | | | | dog parasite, you should keep your dog indoors |
| cats can also be infected with heartworms, dogs are | | | | during the night. You may use a natural insect |
| usually the helpless victim of this parasite. | | | | repellent when she has to go outside. |
| This dog parasite can pose a serious threat to your | | | | |