We have made it to April, my dear Dallas Voice readers! We are finally enjoying better weather, which means many good things.
But it also means we will be seeing some dog and cat parasites out there more often. Some of you may know that April is Heartworm Awareness Month.
My goal with this specific column is to do that: raise awareness of this important and common parasite. Heartworm is a parasite that affects dogs and cats, and it is transmitted through the bite of a mosquito that is carrying the microscopic worm.
Heartworm disease is not transmitted from dog to dog or cat to cat. This parasite is only found in the animal’s blood, not in the stools.