Spunky the cat came in today with the owner’s son and a history of coughing twice each day for about two weeks. He was otherwise acting and feeling fine and eating well, he just had this nagging, gagging cough. He even came in with a differential diagnosis list: “He’s coughing like he has a hairball. [...]
Heartworm disease in cats is deadly but preventible. For cats there is no heartworm treatment to rid the infected feline of the parasite, as there is in dogs. Feline heartworm prevention is easy and affordable. Just as with dogs, cats get heartworms from mosquitoes, which act as an intermediate host of the parasite. Many people [...]
Heartworm University (HU) is a function of the American Heartworm Society, based in Wilmington, Delaware. It is a new feature of the Society and its program was presented six times in calendar 2009. As a member and director of the Louisiana Academy of Veterinary Practice I was fortunate to be able to attend HU this [...]
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