Dr. David McGee and our team are committed to bringing you and your pets better health by practicing the science of Veterinary Medicine.
Bullhead City based Colorado River Animal Medical Center was founded in 1999
Colorado River Animal Medical Center offers the Bullhead City animal community preventative care, standard medical, surgical, and dental veterinary care. Along with a variety of ROYAL CANIN pet foods, Hill's pet foods, HEARTGARD PLUS, FRONTLINE PLUS, and other over the counter products to meet your pets needs. Because we have an in-house pharmacy, lab, radiology facilities, and Intensive Care Unit, our facility enables you to make one stop for your pet's medical care and needs.
We accept appointments Monday-Friday from 7:30am - 4:30pm.
Appointments are strongly encouraged.
Heartworm Prevention
Awareness!
What is Heartworm disease?
Heartworm disease is a potentially fatacal disease casued by parasitic worms that reside in the arteries of the lungs and sometime sin the right side of the heart in cats, dogs and other species of mammals. Heartworm disease can infect dogs and cats of any age and breed. Heartworm is transmitted by infected mosquitos.
What are the signs of heartworm disease?
Recently infected dogs may show no signed of infection while dogs heavily infected may show signs of mild coughing, decrease in activity, tiring after minimal exercise, decrease in appetite and weight.
Cats can show very non-specific symptoms (meaning they can mimick other feline diseases). Chronic signs include gagging, vomitting, lethargy, weight loss, difficult breathing.
How is Heartworm detected?
Heartworm disease can be detected with a blood test for a substance of heartworm called an antigen.
Is there a heartworm preventative?
YES! For both dogs and cats there are is a montly chewable such as Heartgard Plus. Heartworm prevention is safe and easy. Treatment for heartworm is complicated and expensive and can take weeks for an infected animal to recover. There is currently no products approved for the treatment of heartworm infection in cats.
Call today to have your pet tested and protected!
Colorado River Animal Medical Center
(928) 763-7387
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