Last night, Twiggy finally arrived into our care after surviving as a stray in a remote Cape York community. Thanks to your incredible generosity, we were able to cover his flights and initial vet work. 🧡 At Twiggy’s vet appointment today, we received some heartbreaking news: he has tested positive for heartworm. 🪱😭 The video we’ve shared shows live microfilaria found in Twiggy’s jugular blood. What are microfilaria? Microfilaria are the tiny, larval stage of heartworms that circulate in a do

Microfilariae, the infective larvae stage of the heartworm, are visible under the microscope in a sample of Lillian’s blood. Microfilariae are transmitted from infected dog to mosquito upon feeding then from mosquito to uninfected dog. Once microfilariae enter a dog, they move towards the heart and its surrounding blood vessels. Six months later, the fully mature heartworms mate and reproduce more microfilariae, continuing the cycle of infection and transmission. This life-threatening infection