HeartWorms
Hoss had Heartworms and suffered thru the treatment for them. We keep the dogs here on HW preventative meds during the months that there are mosquitoes out. We believe that giving unnecessary medication is wrong and harmful to everyone.
http://www.thepetcenter.com/gen/hw.html
http://www.thepetprofessor.com/articles/article.aspx?id=199
http://www.heartwormsociety.org/heart.htm