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How can puppies get heartworms?
Can you tell me how puppies can get heartworms?
Sure! Puppies can get heartworms through mosquito bites. When a mosquito bites an infected dog, it can pick up microfilariae (larval heartworms) from the dog's bloodstream. The mosquito then carries the microfilariae to other dogs it bites, infecting them with heartworms.