

Dr. Monfort Says “Heartworms are getting into our pockets (and our dog’s heart…literally)!”
Mother Nature is encouraging heartworms to make a big push into more and more areas of the United States. This is caused by warmer, wetter and longer mosquito seasons, the migration of displaced pets, who may be heartworm positive, caused by disasters in the south-eastern regions, and the beginning of heartworm resistance to the medications that are currently in use. Warmer weather and infected pets from the southeastern United States are increasing heartworm exposure due to