FAQ

Vetmedin is used to treat congestive heart failure in dogs, especially due to myxomatous mitral valve disease or dilated cardiomyopathy. It improves heart function and can delay the progression of heart disease.

No, harvest mites do not lay eggs on humans; only their larvae feed on the skin surface causing irritation.

Harvest mite larvae stay on dogs for about two to three days while feeding before falling off to continue their life cycle.

No, harvest mites do not lay eggs on humans; their larvae feed on the skin surface and then fall off to continue their life cycle.

Harvest mite larvae stay on dogs for about two to three days before falling off to continue their life cycle.

No, harvest mites do not lay eggs on humans; their larvae temporarily feed on the skin but do not reproduce there.

Harvest mite larvae remain on dogs for two to three days, during which they feed on skin cells before dropping off to continue their life cycle.

Harvest mite symptoms include intense localized itching, small orange or red dots on the skin, redness, hair loss, sores, and restlessness.

Harvest mites do not typically infest homes as adults live in the environment and larvae feed on animals outdoors before dropping off after 2–3 days.

Your dog likely got harvest mites by coming into contact with infested vegetation such as tall grass, weeds, or mulch during late summer or autumn, when larvae are most active.