Q: We don't use heartworm protection in [our] State & we HAVE mosquitoes! Are w e missing something? A: You re asking a guy who can t find his nose in the middle of a clean mirror? I must be getting old! I have this wonderful straight line and all I come up with is something about a mirror and a nose? I mean, I could say something sharp like, You mean besides the boat? , or something pithy like, Your diploma from Low IQ U? , or even somethin g juvenile like Not many of the branches when you feel out of the ugly tree, but noooOooo! I have to be all polite and nice and all that baloney because I know the person and she is sweet and nice and has photos that could embarrass me if ever released on the internet. Let me tell yo u sonny, back when I was a kid, we couldn t buy this kind of straight line cause we were so poor w e didn t have a dollar in play money in our pocket. No sir, we had to build our own gags out of bad playground jokes and spit and whatever we could tear out of old Playboys that were missing the centerfold. And the jokes were uphill, butt deep in the snow . Seriously, the best person to ask would be your vet who would know far better th an I the heartworm conditions for your location. I would specifically ask for an appointment to di scuss the issue. I will say this; heartworm is nasty, nasty, nasty, and I make sure my ferrets ar e treated for the parasites without fail. It is worth the price, worth the risk, and worth the pi ece of mind. Bob C [log in to unmask] [Posted in FML issue 4649]