Late-summer mosquito conversation for a cat who's never even seen a mosquito up close
Bruno's fully indoor, tailless trivia aside he's about as low-maintenance as cats get, and I genuinely thought heartworm prevention was overkill for him until the vet brought up screened porch exposure at his last visit, which we don't even have, just occasional open windows on nice days. Apparently that's still enough. Kept him on schedule after that talk, better to not find out the hard way this late in the season.
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Good on you for not brushing it off just because he's about as indoor as indoor gets. Bruno's better protected for it.
Late summer's honestly when a lot of us seem to be having this exact conversation with our vets. If anyone's curious about the breed, listing page here: https://allinpets.com/pets/cats/manx/
Open windows carry the exact same risk as a gappy screen, glad the vet flagged it before assuming otherwise. There's a solid piece explaining exactly why this matters regardless of setup: https://allinpets.com/blog/dogs/heartworm-prevention-for-dogs-doses-testing-and-treatment-63/