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Microfilariae are heartworm larvae. Dogs (and cats) become infected for heartworms by a mosquito bite containing microfilariae, that grow into adult heartworms. When an animal tests positive for heartworms with a snap test, a vet will take a blood sample to confirm they see microfilariae under the microscope. That squiggly moving hair like thing is the microfilariae they are looking for to confirm the positive test result. The snap test itself is actually testing for the presence of heartworm an
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Microfilariae are heartworm larvae. Dogs (and cats) become infected for heartworms by a mosquito bite containing microfilariae, that grow into adult heartworms. When an animal tests positive for heartworms with a snap test, a vet will take a blood sample to confirm they see microfilariae under the microscope. That squiggly moving hair like thing is the microfilariae they are looking for to confirm the positive test result. The snap test itself is actually testing for the presence of heartworm an
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Something’s wriggling in this dog’s blood sample! 🔬🩸 Meet “microfilariae,” the larvae of the dreaded female heartworm. After roughly 6-7 months, these larvae will mature into adult heartworms, grow up to 14 inches long (😳), and reproduce more offspring. Left untreated, this dog could end up with hundreds of them in his body causing long-term damage to the lungs, heart, and arteries and even sudden death. Since it was caught, he will undergo treatment which involves several months of medicatio
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Something’s wriggling in this dog’s blood sample! 🔬🩸 Meet “microfilariae,” the larvae of the dreaded female heartworm. After roughly 6-7 months, these larvae will mature into adult heartworms, grow up to 14 inches long (😳), and reproduce more offspring. Left untreated, this dog could end up with hundreds of them in his body causing long-term damage to the lungs, heart, and arteries and even sudden death. Since it was caught, he will undergo treatment which involves several months of medicatio
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