Heartworms are exactly what they sound like. They grow up to fourteen inches long and live in the heart and pulmonary arteries of dogs infected by mosquitoes. The good news is that conditions must be ...

Before giving Sentinel products, dogs need to have a negative heartworm test. The heartworm test should then be repeated yearly.

The heartworm test should then be repeated yearly. If there are missed doses of NexGard Plus, a heartworm test should be repeated before restarting the medicine and then again in 6 months.

An overview of heartworm disease from a session by Christopher B Adolph, DVM, MS, DACVM (Parasitology) at the 2025 AVMA ...

It takes six to seven months in the heartworm’s life cycle before they can be detected on a test. Therefore, most veterinarians recommend testing dogs for heartworms around 6 to 7 months of age.

Heartworm, flea and tick products can be purchased from your veterinarian. This is a great place to get them because there are many choices on the market and it can be confusing.

1 / 2 Show Caption + A dog's heart, infected with heartworms, sits in a jar on a counter, June 28, 2024, at the Veterinary Clinic, Fort Moore, Ga. The clinic provides heartworm testing and ...