Question by DoggyCrazy: What are the odds that my dogs have heart worms?
What are the odds that my dogs have heartworms? I have 3 dogs a 1 year old male Papillon 8lbs! A one year old female Doxie/Corgi mix 14lbs! And a 1 year old male German Shepard mix 55lbs! I know the testing for heartworms is expensive! I have already purchased heart worm preventatives! But i don’t wanna waste them! I live in northern Ca! Thanks in advance! Oh another question! Can dogs get asmatha (spelling ??)
No! I don’t want to waste it because if they already have heart worms and i give them the pills then it won’t do anything its wasting them! And they are expensive!

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Answer by Kelly C
Using heartworm preventatives to prevent heartworm is not “wasting them” thats what they are for. Treatment for a dog infected with heartworm is costly and life threatening. If you live in an area with mosquitos where the temperature stays above 20C to 30C (60F to 80F) at all times for 14 days on a regular basis then your dogs are at risk to contract heartworm. Where I live dogs are only at risk for a short time each year, areas that have no real winter are at risk year round.

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Question by ? ? ? Pit Bull Lover ? ? ?: Are heart worms the same as roundworms, hookworms and tapeworms in dogs?
i want to know if i can get a worm prevention that prevents roundworms, hookworms and tapeworms and if those are the same as heart worms.

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Answer by .heather.
Heartworms are literally worms that live in your dogs heart. They aren’t the same and you’ll need a specific heartworm prevention and also the dog will need to be tested.

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