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Old 03-27-2008, 07:26 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by Ellie May View Post
Although I give heartworm med (hate it but am not comfortable stopping), I'd really like some information on how many dogs still get it even on meds. Any info on that?
I don't really know what those statics would be. I really don't know of any dogs that have actually died from heart worms but I do know of several that were symptom free and then the vets started treatment and the dogs died from the treatment. Dogs can have heart worms with no ill effects and the heart worms will just die of old age eventually. And I do realize there are exceptions. I am not advocating that people should not use heart worm medication, everyone has to do what they think is best. I just don't think it is necessary to give your dog a dose of poison every month. Now days there are simple and safer ways to treat your dog if it does come up positive for heart worms. It just scares me to death to think of the long term effects these poisons have on a dogs liver and other organs. Add to that all the vaccinations vets want to give our dogs and it is no wonder we are seeing so many health problems in these little dogs.
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