Do you own a cat like the British Shorthair? If so, then may already know about heartworm disease and how serious and potentially fatal it can be. Heartworms are capable of invading the heart, lungs and blood vessels of British Shorthair cats. The disease can cause permanent damage to the lungs and other main organs if it is not caught in the early stages. Heartworms are transmitted through mosquitoes. Adult female heartworms produce baby worms that circulate in the bloodstream. The mosquito picks up these baby worms when it sucks the blood from the infected cat. It takes 10 to 14 days for the baby worms to enter the infective stage. Once the mosquito bites another cat, it deposits the larvae into the cat. It can take 6 months for the babies to mature and they can live two to three years. Learn more here or call your veterinarian Orange Park, FL.
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