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Originally Posted by megan5987  We rescued a Yorkie about a week ago and when we took him to the vet they told us he had beginning stages of heartworms and now he has to have treatments. Its being broken up into two rounds. He had his first round yesterday. The vet told us that Cruz needed to be kept calm and CANNOT get excited, but cruz is always very hyper and gets excited easily and I am not sure how I am going to keep him calm for two months. Has anyone had this problem and had to keep their dog calm? I am very afraid he is going to get excited and die and I will be devestated. Any advice would be appreciated. |
I had to go through the same thing. Even something as short as about a 10 foot span, for example from the living room to the kitchen, caused my Doxie to gag heavily. I ended up keeping him confined to a crate or confined to the bedroom and carried him outside when he needed out, and carried him back. This lasted 8 weeks. Absolutely no running or brisk walking whatsoever. It may seem like a lifetime, but you will get through it. I only had one scare that caused me to rush him to the ER, however, I was overly paranoid during his aftercare.
