Diagnosis of lyme disease can be done with a blood test. But, if your dog has had illness for a long time even confirming that it is, in fact lyme disease can be hard to prove. In many cases, antibodies that are present when a dog has lyme disease may have already disappeared or have not been created yet.

So, of course, best way to go to ensure that your dog does not contract lyme disease is in prevention. Always groom your dog after they have been outdoors in and around where ticks live, high grass, thick brush, or even in woods.

The treatment for heartworms in cats may be no treatment. Cats are very hard to treat for heartworms. The side effects of dying worms cause at least one third of cats treated life threatening problems. Cats can not also take some of medications available for eliminating heartworms. Your veterinarian will have to do many tests to determine if your cat should undergo treatment.

As with all disease prevention is better than treatment. Before your pet can get heartworm disease talk with your veterinarian and find medications that can prevent heartworms in your pet from ever happening.