Generic heartgard for heartworm disease?

The heartworm disease or the parasite of the heart, is a parasitic illness of the dogs, also being able to affect the cats. The responsible parasite of heartworm disease is the “Dirofilaria imitis”. One is determined type of mosquitoes that transmits to the dog larvae of the parasite. These migrate through the skin and of the muscle, they penetrate in the sanguineous vases and finally they are lodged in the right ventricle, the pulmonary artery and the vein digging. Depending on the infestation degree , the parasites will be able to provoke a considerable reduction of the cardiac function, respiratory difficulties and a chronic cough, being HEARTGARD plus for dogs in its prevention, or generic heartgard.

Where heartworm disease occurs?

The prevalence of heartworm, depends on the distribution of the transmitting mosquitoes. In a general way, the Mediterranic Basin considerably is affected, as well as all the places where backwater exists.

How is transmitted the heartworm?

The transmission of the parasite of the heart becomes through the bite of the female mosquitoes of a well defined species (Culex pipiens). The mosquitoes ingest the microfilaria’s (immature larvae form of the parasite) at the same time that they ingest the blood of the dog. The sick dogs are the main reservoir of heartworm and allow the perpetuation of the illness. After about 10 the 15 days of the ingestion of the microfilaria’s for the mosquito, the microfilaria’s are changed into infect larvae, inside of the mosquito. When the mosquitoes prick another dog, the larvae penetrate in the body of the animal. After the transmission of the larvae to the dog, these migrate until the pulmonary arteries and the o heart, where they will be developed until the been o adult, delaying this process until about 6 months.

Which are the more frequent clinical signals?

• The clinical signals of heartworm disease, are consequence of the injuries caused for the parasite to the level of the heart and the adjacent sanguineous vases, after appear some months the dog to have been perforated.
• The adult larvae can measure enter the 15 35 cm and live, mainly, inside of the pulmonary arteries and the heart of the dog. In a precocious phase of the illness, the dog demonstrates few clinical signals.
  
• This they go evolving with the time, being the main ones: chronic cough, the reduction of the tolerance to the exercise and the loss of weight. Later they will appear the breathing problems (difficulty in breathing), the fever, being able to also develop liquid in the abdominal socket. The death of the parasites can lead to the occurrence of thrombosis in some organs. In the treatment absence, heartworm can be fatal.

How if it can diagnosis heartworm disease?

The diagnosis can be made of some forms. One is through a sample of blood, observed to the microscope, to try to detect the presence of microfilaria’s. Another form, is through the retraction of a sample of blood to detect the presence of adult parasites. This test alone must after be effected about 6 the 7 months the infection.

How if it can treat heartworm disease?

Heartworm disease has treatment. The existing methods of treatment currently are drawn out and imply a frequent and regular accompaniment on the part of the doctor-veterinarian. They are generally verbal composites of injections and medications of HEARTGARD, being the annually applied injection and the verbal medication every month.
HEARTGARD plus for dogs is well tolerated. All dogs should be tested for heartworm infection before starting a preventive program. Following the use of HEARTGARD, digestive and neurological side effects have rarely been reported.