All kidding aside, mosquitoes are here, pretty much all year round, and are a major health threat to your beloved pet.
Mosquitoes are the carriers of heartworm disease.
Well, mosquitoes carry live microfilaria obtained from a blood meal of an affected animal. The microfilaria circulates through your pet s bloodstream until it reaches the heart and pulmonary vessels. A monthly heartworm preventative pill for your pet can be obtained by your veterinarian or for a low cost from the vets here at the Humane Society. If your pet in not currently on heart-worm preventative, your pet must first be tested for heartworms. The veterinarian will prescribe heartworm preventative formulated specifically for cats.