Cute kitty!
I will add that even if a cat isn't outdoors, it's still good to use preventative treatments! Maya is a life-long indoor-only city cat who tested positive for the heartworm antibody, indicating previous or current infection. Everything you read is just awful, and my vet at the time was pretty harsh in communicating the complications. I was crying for days after speaking with her...until I spoke with who I refer to as, "the nice vet" and calmed me down.
I didn't know heartworm could be a threat in cats. Literally no vet had ever even mentioned it to me, and she's seen quite a few for breathing issues, like symptoms of heartworm, even before being diagnosed with asthma. I was floored when the vet told me she had been exposed. I use Revolution now. If I miss a dose I start to panic.
I would suggest having the test done again in a few months. Maya tested positive in July and negative in December. Likely one of those is a false positive/negative, but it makes me feel better at least. I plan on having the test done again in another few months, and will continue with Revolution.
Moral of the story, preventatives!
Your comments are all right on the mark and I will be getting BJ retested. Revolution has not been available to us but I always use Advantage Multi cat and it’s supposed to prevent them as well. I did read that Revolution may be safer. I happened to have a friend who suggested it as well so I called the vet office today. I have an appointment to go there this week so she will discuss it with me then. I was told we may be able to order some if the vet agrees that it is preferable over Advantage.
The more that know, the better!
