A Heartworm Story With A Happy Ending
I read a story recently about a lady who had adopted a heartworm-positive Labrador. This dog is around five years of age and has probably had the disease for some time. As I have explained in previous...
View ArticleHeartworm And Your Puppy, Your Questions Answered
Getting a new puppy is a very exciting time for everyone in the family. It is also a time when you will have a lot of questions about the care and wellbeing of your new family member. This article is …...
View ArticleSlow Kill Heartworm Treatment For Dogs
If your dog is infected with heartworms, your veterinarian will help you determine the best method of therapy for your dog. After extensive testing, your veterinarian will be able to recommend whether...
View ArticleTreating Wolbachia With Antibiotics May Help In Heartworm Treatment
Recent research indicates the organism Wolbachia may adversely affect the standard method of heartworm treatment for dogs. Many veterinarians will suggest a course of antibiotics prior to beginning...
View ArticleHookworms In Dogs
Hookworms are a very common parasite found in the intestines of domestic cats and dogs (and in particular, kittens and puppies). Fortunately monthly heartworm treatment medications also deal with these...
View ArticleImmiticide Treatment, Behavioral Changes
Treatment with Immiticide can cause a significant change in your pet’s behavior. Unfortunately, there is no clinical method to determine how a dog will behave immediately after being treated with...
View ArticleThe Dangers of Aspirin and Heartworm Treatment
Many pet owners believe giving their pet aspirin will help to ease the discomfort after treatment for infection with Heartworms. This is a natural response of any owner, to try to help their dog when...
View ArticleTop 5 Myths About Heartworm In Dogs and Cats
Heartworm in dogs and cats continues to be a growing concern in the United States. Unfortunately, many pet owners have misconceptions about the disease. The FDA and the American Heartworm Society (AHS)...
View ArticleAlternative Heart Worm Treatments HeartWorm Free (HWF)
It is a natural reaction of any dog owner when faced with the worrying reality of having to have their beloved pet treated for a heartworm infection, to wonder whether having their dog injected with...
View ArticleNew Heartworm Treatment Initiatives
To date, there continues to be only one effective and FDA approved treatment for treating dogs with a heartworm infection. The current method requires doses of the drug Immiticide. Unfortunately, there...
View ArticleGinger’s Heartworm Tale
This is another in our “Reader’s Heartworm Stories” series and I am very grateful to Doug for sending us this story about his dog Ginger and for the wonderful pictures – thank you Doug! Ginger was...
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