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Heartworm symptoms: Most dogs will not show any signs after initial infection, but symptoms include coughing or trouble with prolonged exercise. More severe cases can suffer from sudden collapse, weight loss, difficulty breathing, shock, or even death. How do you treat it? Once a dog is infected with heartworms, treatment is based on the symptoms they are showing at the time they are diagnosed. Treatments include injections of an anti-parasitic drug and additional anti-inflammatory and antibiotics may be sent home. In severe cases, surgery is required to physically remove the adult worms from the heart. This is a major surgery and can be a very risky procedure to undergo.

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Have you heard of Heartworm disease in dogs? Heartworm disease occurs when tiny worms enter the bloodstream of dogs, and as they mature over time they clog the major blood vessels within the heart. How does my pet get it? Worms are spread by the bites of mosquitoes. Mosquitoes spread heartworm disease by biting an infected dog, carrying the microscopic worms off with them, and biting another dog transferring the infective worms in their saliva.