If so, can you please tell me what to expect. My dog went for his regular 1 year check up yesterday and the results came back today that he's heart worm positive. I have to bring him in tomorrow morning for more blood tests.
Serious answers only please.
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Don't get worried yet. If your dog wasn't positive last year, he hasn't progressed very far in the disease. There are four stages of heartworm disease, one and two being the easiest to treat. There are a few different ways to treat this, but your vet will take an xray to determine what stage he is. Once he determines that, he will give you a suggested course of treatment. If by chance he advises you to do the arsenic injections, you will have to keep your dog extremely quiet with no activity at all for about four weeks. The reason for this is that the arsenic will kill the worms in the heart and activity may cause pieces of worms to break off into the blood stream. That would not be a good thing. Lots of dogs have done just fine with this. Just make sure you follow all your vets instructions meticulously. In future, he may also suggest that your dog take heartworm medication every month to prevent further infection.
my dog had 1 treatment after I found out and she lived for about 7 more years. Everything went fine for her. She ended up being 14 when she died.
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A friend was given a beautiful Doberman. The owners didn't tell him she had tested positive for hearworm. (We found out from checking with their vet. They didn't want the expense of treatment!) We found out during her exam and had her treated. Everything turned out great. She's a beautiful happy dog today.
Has your dog been on a montly heartworm preventative?
If you cannot afford $10 mo for heartworm prevention then you do not need the dog. Heartworms are very serious and with a VERY expensive treatment began immediately, there is still a very small chance of recovery and it is very hard on the dog. The best thing to do is to discuss your options with your vet once it has been determined the severity of his case. Good luck to you.
it is hard but with recent advancements it can be manageable. A lot depends on how early they caught it. It can be fairly expensive $500 - $2000 depending on how bad and the treatment. It will be hard on your dog and he will have to stay at the vet for a few days for treatments. You have to keep them calm and dont stress them out.
I know several dogs personally that came through with flying colors. One of my employee's dogs is currently being treated. My heart goes out to you and your puppy.
Good Luck
i have never had a dog with heart worms but i did work at an animal hospital for a few years and i saw a lot of cases of it. your dog will most likely be just fine as long as you follow your veterinarians advice. the treatment can be quite expensive though but definitely worth it. once your veterinarian does chest x-rays and lab work to determine if your dog is healthy enough to undergo the treatment then he or she will have you drop him off for the day and your dog will get an injection of ivermectin. he will be pretty sore at the injection site and might feel crummy for a day or two but after that, he'll be back to his normal self. once he comes home from the veterinarian's, you have to keep him as calm as possible. talk him out on a leash to use the restroom (don't just let him out in the yard to run around) and don't play fetch with him or anything. keep him as relaxed as possible. the dangerous part of the treatment is when the heart worms start dying, that is when he is most susceptible to having a heart attack, that's why it is so important to keep him calm. then you have to give him heart worm preventative every single month so he doesn't get infected with them again. good luck, i can imagine you are pretty worried.
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Good luck to you and ur pooch!
Heartworm is very serious. Please get your dog treated at the vet. Once treated you will have a healthy pet. But be sure to get preventative and give it once a month. Vets recommend year round. Do not forget to do this or you will be having a sick dog and it could die if your dog gets Heartworm again.
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