Mosquitoes, Heartworms and Pets,

Oh My!Why YOUR pet needs year-round protection

What’s the deadliest animal on earth? The mosquito.

What’s the deadliest animal on

earth?

The mosquito.

Not only do mosquitoes carry human diseases like

malaria and Zika, they also transmit one of the

deadliest diseases in pets:

heartworm disease.

This is what heartworms look like. Scary, right? And they can kill your dog, cat or

ferret.

Unfortunately, your pets can’t hide from mosquitoes carrying heartworm disease, because they never know exactly where mosquitoes are.

It’s estimated that 22 different species of mosquitoes in the

U.S. – and many more worldwide – can carry heartworm disease.

There’s no “safe” time to take that walk, because different mosquito species feed at different times of day.

Meanwhile, indoor pets aren’t safe, either, because

mosquitoes love to come inside.

And when it’s cool,

mosquitoes can

survive in warm

places, like crawl

spaces and

sunny decks.

Using mosquito repellents and keeping pets indoors overnight is helpful, but your pets are NO match against the deadly mosquito. So…

a reminder from the

See your veterinarian at least once per year,

andProtect your

pets from heartworms ALL YEAR LONG.