It’s Time to Know Heartworms

In the last VetChat, we learned briefly about heartworms and heartworm disease.  In this column, we’ll spend more time on this parasite that is increasingly coming to the attention of veterinarians and cat guardians.  In fact, concern regarding heartworm disease and the life-threatening diseases that it can cause is becoming so significant that the American Association of Feline Practitioners has joined in a “Know Heartworms” campaign.  Heartworm disease often kills young cats in the prime of their lives.