That sounds more reasonable. Had never heard of 7 days hospitalization before. I mean, it would be a good idea, but if they were hospitalized as long as they needed to be crated, that would be several weeks...
No talk of doxy?
Wouldn't worry too much about the MP3 there. It's possible, but that really is a major problem in the southern US. My vets here in MI hadn't even heard about it. They are just now learning about it because it's something that the AHS is still processing and I don't think there have been any reoorts on it done by the AAHA or AVMA.
Immiticide is a hard drug to get. I believe here the orderer has to show need to be able to get it.
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Originally Posted by kjc  A member's dog in the Philappines is going through the slow kill treatment and giving Doxy too. I was understanding that the Doxy kills the W. Bacteria in the adult HW, which in turn renders the HW incapable of reproducing.
One question: How often do you test your dogs for Heartworm? Every 6 months, yearly or every 2 years?
Glad the xrays came out good! Keeping your precious ones (esp the biggies) in my prayers...
And really, Canadian and Alaskan dogs would be the last ones on my list of most likely to come down with HW....
(And go easy on your vet... I don't think vets in Florida are too familiar with treating frostbite!)
PS: Big Hugs for you! |
I bet they do use it for slow kill. They also use it before Immiticide though. There is enough positive info on it that I'd probably insist.
We test yearly. That will be increased if Ellie's vet office sees an increasing number of cases in patients whose owners are compliant about giving preventatives every month.