HEARTWORM – IS YOUR PET PROTECTED?

Heartworms are parasitic worms that can live inside the arteries of the lung and in the chambers of your dog’s heart to feed off their blood. As the disease progresses, your dog’s ability to adequately pump blood around their body to vital organs and tissues is greatly reduced, resulting in heart failure and eventually death.
We are seeing an increasing number of heart worm cases throughout the Central West region. Heartworm infection has now been diagnosed in foxes as well, increasing the number of animals your pet can get a heartworm infection from.

With over 1485 heartworm cases diagnosed in Australia in recent years, 96 in NSW and 9 cases locally the numbers are on the increase. The risk is increased even further when you travel your unprotected dog.

It is an awful disease for your dog to endure, will drastically reduce their life expectancy and is completely preventable.

Heart worm kills...don’t let your dog be its next victim.