COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., April 01, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Centennial Animal Hospital is pleased to announce two separate raffles to promote heartworm testing and prevention for 2017. One lucky winner will receive an Apple iPad Air 2 and two more lucky winners will receive a Google Home with a Chromecast. The prizes will be raffled off on October 2, 2017. To win, simply purchase a 6- or 12-month supply of Interceptor Plus (for the iPad Air), or a 3-, 6-, or 12-month supply of Frontline Plus or NexGard (for a Google Home).
With spring around the corner, all the insects and parasites that come with warmer weather come too. Mosquitoes carry the heartworm disease, which is serious and potentially fatal in pets. These foot-long worms (heartworms) grow in the heart, lungs, and related blood vessels of infected pets, causing lung disease, heart failure, and damage to other organs. Warmer weather also raises the opportunity for fleas and ticks while exploring some of the fantastic outdoor trails in the area.
Dogs are natural hosts for heartworms, which means that they not only grow, but reproduce and spread to other animals. If untreated, some dogs have been known to harbor several hundred worms. For this reason, prevention is by far the best option.
If you purchase a 6-month supply of Interceptor Plus, you gain a raffle ticket good for the 32GB Apple iPad Air 2 in space gray with a cover. And if you purchase a 12-month supply per pet, you get three tickets. Interceptor Plus also protects against additional parasites such as tapeworms, hookworms, roundworms, and whipworms, in addition to heartworms.
If you purchase a 3-month supply of Frontline Plus or NexGard for flea & tick prevention, you get a raffle ticket good for the drawing of one of two Google Home devices with Chromecast. With a 6-month supply, you get two tickets. And with a 12-month supply, you get five tickets.
Plus, if you purchase a 12-month supply of Interceptor Plus and a 12-month supply of Frontline Plus or NexGard, you get two additional tickets to place in either raffle drawing.
Centennial Animal Hospital recommends annual Heartworm testing for all canine companions over a year old. Puppies under seven months can be started on heartworm prevention without a test until they turn one. Annual testing is necessary, even when dogs are on heartworm prevention year-round. The preventatives are highly effective, but dogs can still become infected.
Drawing for the raffle will take place October 2nd. Winners will be contacted by phone and also posted on their Facebook page.
Call the dedicated staff of Centennial Animal Hospital at (719) 761-9068 to set up an appointment! More information on their veterinary services, hours, and location can be accessed on their website by visiting http://centennialpets.com/.