These parasites are more common than many owners realize, but luckily, nearly all are preventable.

The organization said the community can help in several ways, after the dogs all came flea-infested from a single property.

Heartworms are parasites transmitted to dogs by mosquitoes carrying infective larvae. Once inside a canine host, the worm larvae travels to the heart and lungs, where it can grow up to a foot long and ...