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Originally Posted by MyFairLacy  I'd much rather prevent heartworms than chance getting them. I've opened a dog's (dead) heart infested with heart worms before and I don't know how any blood was able to fill that heart. The worms were spilling out into the lungs. They were packed in there so thick..it was just a wad of them. If your dog actually gets heart worms, your going to have to put much stronger chemicals into its body to kill the worms, and even then there can be complications. A dog being treated for heartworms must be kept in a kennel for at least 2 months because to much activity can cause the dying worms to travel into the lungs. This can kill the dog. Many dogs have died during heartworm treatment. I just want you to know there are major risks with contracting heartworms. |
i had a beagle/mix who got heartworms she was the best dog! The vet gave us the option of having a treatment done but he said dogs her size usually dont make it. she was small. He said they usually go into shock during the treatment and die. He said it was our choice tho. So we let her continue to live her life normal.
Then my mom and stepdad got a divorce and we moved down here to Texas and we had to stay with my Grandma for a while she wouldnt let us keep pets so we had my great aunt take care of them till we could get on our feet. She one day took them to the pound and didnt call us they put Misty to sleep because she had heartworms and they wont adopt out a dog like that. My great Aunt called us after she did it. right after that we moved here to my moms BFs house and could have certainly had her here! its soo sad!