[gemy]

Originally Posted by kjc

I believe the issue of 'length of hospitalization' and crate time directly correlates to the amount, size and number of adult heartworms in the heart and if also in the lungs, and movement of the dog increases heartrate and can push out too many dead adult heartworms at one time creating major blockages. When the dog is kept quiet, the adult HWs are more gently and gradually moved through the dog's system.

Thanks that was my logical understanding as well, and thanks for the link to the other thread. I will go there and review the information

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