Have you noticed that your normally happy, healthy dog has started coughing constantly? A lot of things could be the cause of your dog's distress—some of them pretty harmless, others more ...

Coughing: A persistent, dry cough is one of dogs’ most common signs of heartworm disease. Exercise can worsen this cough and make it appear to have kennel cough or other respiratory problems.

But why is your pet coughing now? “Heartworm disease is often forgotten when we evaluate pets for a cough, but certainly has become more prevalent in our state in recent years in all ages of pets.

Such a cough can also mean a heartworm infestation, a danger that can be easily avoided by periodic checks for the parasite as well as the regular administration of a heartworm preventive.

The deadly and invasive parasite kills hundreds of pets per year. Here’s how to protect your dog from heartworm.

The chances of dogs catching heartworm disease in Orange County are going up thanks to the Aedes aegypti mosquito, officials say.

No, heartworm disease is not a death sentence for your dog. Since at least 1970, there has been effective heartworm treatment to remove heartworms from dogs.

If you notice your dog coughing a lot, there's a chance it has fox lungworm. Almost 30 per cent of dogs on P.E.I. that are treated for chronic cough end up with the diagnosis, says Gary Conboy ...

Heartworm Treatment for Dogs (Shutterstock/Javier Brosch) The best way to deal with heartworms is never to let your dog get them in the first place. The FDA and others therefore recommend giving your ...