Heartworms (Dirofilaria immitis)  have been known to cause disease in cats for over 15 years.

What is heartworm disease?
How common is it?
How do we diagnose it?
How do we treat it?
Do we need to prevent it?

These are the questions I will try and answer today.Through out the article I will provide links to the research I am drawing from.

Tradescantia sp, commonly known as the Spiderworts, and even more frequently called "Wandering Jew".  Is an extremely common cause of contact allergies in our doggy friends.  This plant is extremely common in the queensland backyard, often accepted as a ground cover plant in some gardens.  Here are a range of pictures of various subspecies and thier flowers.    As you can see the species can have many forms.