| Have you considered natural heartworm prevention | | | | potent doses of arsenic, which is very damaging to |
| for your dog or cat? It is really the only beneficial | | | | the organs of the animal. Then the arsenic is followed |
| way of dealing with this insidious illness. Unfortunately, | | | | up by another drug which can produce coma or even |
| this disease kills many of our pets, and often it is not | | | | death. |
| even detected until it has severely damaged their | | | | It is absolutely necessary to prevent heartworm with |
| vital organs. | | | | natural heartworm prevention. The conventional way |
| Heartworm is contracted when a mosquito that | | | | of heartworm prevention also uses insecticides and |
| carries this infected larvae bites a dog or cat, | | | | synthetic chemicals which adversely affect the |
| injecting this larvae into the bloodstream of the | | | | internal organs of the animals. Over time, this |
| animal. It's a little different in dogs than in cats, as the | | | | treatment causes extensive damage to the liver and |
| dog is a little more prone to the disease. Also the | | | | kidneys, and the immune systems of our pets suffer |
| parasites tend to reproduce in much larger numbers | | | | extensively. |
| in dogs than in cats. However, only a couple of | | | | The statistics are scary: According to esSortment, |
| worms can cause the death of a cat. | | | | the American Veterinary Medical Association has |
| The first symptoms of heartworm usually appear | | | | found that 48% of all reported deaths in pets are |
| after the worms have reached the heart of the | | | | caused by heartworm preventives. We are not told |
| animal, which takes about 3 months. When the | | | | these statistics. Just like heartworm, many of the |
| parasites start traveling from the heart to the lungs, | | | | other medications prescribed by the animal health |
| they cause irritation to the surrounding veins, and this | | | | care industry are full of toxins which shorten the lives |
| usually produces a dry cough in the animal. However, | | | | of our animals. |
| even this is not necessarily an indication of | | | | So, as you can see, there is absolutely no other way |
| heartworm, as it is not rare for an animal to have a | | | | than to take care of our animals with natural |
| cough. It could be confused for a respiratory problem | | | | heartworm prevention and other natural home |
| or even a cold. There may be other symptoms such | | | | remedies. You can take charge of your animal's |
| as fatigue and inactivity. | | | | health care. There are hundreds of natural pet home |
| If the disease is finally diagnosed, it is very hard to | | | | remedies that are used to prevent illnesses and also |
| treat. About 50 percent of the cats which undergo | | | | heal your pet. You probably have many of these |
| treatment die anyway. Dogs respond a little better | | | | remedies at home already. Learn how you can take |
| to treatment, but the treatment is very serious and | | | | the best care of your pet with proper diet and |
| life threatening. | | | | building his immune system, and save thousands of |
| What is important to know is this. Even if the animal | | | | dollars in veterinary bills. |
| survives the treatment, this treatment is done with | | | | |