Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Viktoriya Skorikova / Getty Images Although it's true that dogs get heartworms more often than cats, heartworms in cats can be ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Many pet owners don't realize that protection from heartworms is as important for cats as it is for dogs. "For a long time, veterinarians didn't know cats were getting ...

While heartworms prefer to infect dogs instead of cats, this mosquito-transmitted parasite is still a major health risk to ...

This Research in Action article was provided to LiveScience in partnership with the National Science Foundation. Heartworm disease is a growing epidemic for pets in the United States, and while dogs ...

Heartworm disease is transmitted to an animal through the bite of a mosquito carrying heartworm larvae, which eventually settle into the blood vessels of the lungs or within the heart itself. Although ...

A: Most cat owners remain unaware that this potentially fatal parasite can be a danger to their beloved pets. While the incidence is lower than canine heartworm disease, feline infections often go ...