Test your heartworm knowledge!

Heartworm disease threatens pets nationwide.

Heartworms reproduce inside infected dogs.

Once dogs have been treated for heartworm infections, they're immune to future infection.

Heartworm treatment costs about the same as prevention.

My dog can get heartworms from playing with another dog that has them.

The American Heartworm Society recommends year-round prevention against heartworms for dogs, cats and ferrets.

Getting heartworm disease isn't a concern for my cat.

Heartworms live up to 6 months in dogs.