I should be hearing from the vet today. I pray that he can just be put on meds to clear it all up. What are the odds? I've done so much to prevent them from getting sick. They are strictly indoors though I'm sure Calvin would love to go out. There are tight screens on every opening in the house to prevent my little Houdini from making his great escape. The area where we live has no problems with mosquitos. Vet said he'd only seen one other case in his 20 years in the area and that was five months ago. Now he says he's screening all cats and sending out a newsletter to warn others.
I wonder, does it cost that much to test for heartworm? Even if there is a very rare case, I wish they would have been testing. Is there any other rare, invisible sort of disease that is currently not tested
I'll post as soon as I hear from the Dr. Thanks again for all your support. I'll post more pics of my little one in general tonight (now that I've figured out how!)
Claudia