12/05/2024
❄️ Happy Holiday Season to our CPU Family. We love seeing all of our furry friends in their winter/holiday attire. We wanted to share the importance of your fur babies being on a monthly heartworm and flea/tick prevention all year, even though the weather has change.
Heartworm Prevention Importance:
Heartworm disease is a serious disease that results in severe lung disease, heart failure, other organ damage, and death in pets, mainly dogs, cats, and ferrets. It is caused by a parasitic worm called Dirofilaria immitis. The worms are spread through the bite of a mosquito. Unfortunately, we live in an area where mosquitos are present all year round.
Which is why here at City Paws Uptown, we recommend that your fury friends, both dogs and cats, are on a monthly prevention for their protection. If you would like more information, please do not hesitate to reach out to us.
Flea/Tick Prevention Importance:
Flea and tick prevention consists of a variety of products that control flea and/or tick infestations on your pet and prevent infestations inside your home. Fleas are small, parasitic insects; they feed on blood from animals and/or people. Ticks are a type of arachnid (like spiders, scorpions, and mites) that are also parasitic.
Fleas and ticks cause two problems. First, they can cause discomfort and skin irritation through their bites and, in some cases, cause severe allergic reactions in both pets and people. Second, they can carry diseases and cause illness in pets and people. Some of these diseases can be deadly and others can cause severe, chronic, and lifelong illness. Prevention is key to avoiding these problems.
Prevention is also important because fleas and ticks can infest the home. Which is why here at CityPaws Uptown, we recommend that your fury friends, both dogs and cats, are on a monthly prevention for their protection. If you would like more information, please do not hesitate to reach out to us.
