Heartworm in Dog: Causes, Symptoms, Cure & Prevention

Heartworm in dog, also called dirofilariasis, is a really serious and sometimes deadly sickness. It happens when a parasite, called Dirofilaria immitis, gets into a dog’s bloodstream. These parasites grow up and make their home in a dog’s heart, the big blood vessel close to it (called the pulmonary artery), and other nearby big blood … Read more