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05-25-2009, 09:20 AM | #1 |
Piper & Sebastian Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: florida
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| Heart worms How old does a pup have to be to have it checked for heartworm? We just got a new pup, and I want to have him checked, and get on heartworm preventative. Thanks.
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05-25-2009, 09:25 AM | #2 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| Mine had their first heartworm check at their one yr checkup but My vet put them on heartworm meds before that
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05-25-2009, 10:07 AM | #3 |
Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member | the first check is at their 1 year check up. Before that, the test won't be accurate. It takes a few months for the heartworms to cycle through the body and in the first few stages its not detectable with the snap test vets use. If the pup is only a few months old its probably safe to say that they do not have heartworms, or if they do its probably in the first stage and a heartworm pill will cure it.
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