FOUR PAWS VETERINARY HOSPITAL
8401 Ranch Road 12 San Marcos, TX * Phone: (512) 396-7297 * Fax: (512) 392-7297
COMMON QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT:
CANINE HEARTWORM DISEASE
WHAT CAUSES HEARTWORM DISEASE?
HOW DO HEARTWORMS GET INTO THE HEART?
WHERE ARE HEARTWORMS FOUND?
HOW DO DOGS GET INFECTED WITH THEM?
WHAT DO HEARTWORMS DO TO THE DOG?
HOW IS HEARTWORM INFECTION DIAGNOSED?
HOW ARE DOGS TREATED FOR HEARTWORMS?
ARE CHANGES MADE IN THE TREATMENT
PROTOCOL FOR DOGS THAT HAVE SEVERE
HEARTWORM DISEASE?
HOW CAN I PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING
AGAIN?