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Originally Posted by 107barney  Wow scary!
tem_sat, what HW prevention product failed your dog? |
Well...firstly I am in the real estate biz and have been for about 15 years. When I adopted my Doxie, on the last page of the contract, it stated: heartworm negative. Having never adopted a dog before, I believed what I read and what I signed (like any other contract). Long story, short, after a dental was performed about 2 weeks after adopting him, it was discovered that he was HW+. I was very upset and had never experienced a dog having this issue. Therefore, we through the Immiticide treatment and extremely stressful 8-week aftercare. It is not anything I would wish on anyone.
One example of how insanely stressful HW aftercare is: I had a case of him having coughed up a tiny bit of blood that showed up on a pillow case. I immediately took him to the ER and had him checked out, as it was after hours. The vet walked in the door, asked me about his treatment, gave him a shot, then looked at me and said, "you realize he can die at any minute due to blockages from the dead worms and you MUST restrict exercise!". I of course knew that but, that just sent me over the "freak-out" edge...
Anyway, he fully recovered but, as Crystal stated, you do NOT want to go through 8 weeks of this kind of stress when it's very easy to give the preventative, and a whole lot less expensive than the Immiticide treatment.