Heart worms

[yorkiesincommon]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

The injections that they get are in the lower back, deep into the muscle and they hurt terribly. Did your vet put him on prednisone or Doxycycline? I also have given pups pain meds for the first couple of days. You might want to ask your vet about a pain med if he is uncomfortable. My vet gives Bupranex.

Please do keep him quiet! That is ultra important during HW treatment. Crate rest is best....if I get a pup that stresses in a crate, I keep them tethered to me whenever I am sitting for a period of time so that they can be out of the crate. Usually most of them are ok in a crate.

Here are some links with information you might find interesting:

02 Heartworm Treatment - VeterinaryPartner.com - a VIN company!

American Heartworm Society

Bless you for taking such good care of him!! He is a lucky boy to have been adopted by you.

I tip my hat to you as I have so often seen your gentle hand out reached to those in need. Thank you, Mary from sunny FL

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by yorkiesincommon

I tip my hat to you as I have so often seen your gentle hand out reached to those in need. Thank you, Mary from sunny FL

How funny...I was just about to respond to your last post here commending her for taking such good care of her pup!

Everything you said is SO true. The rewards we get from caring for our beloved pups are beyond measurement! It is so wonderful to see people like her and you taking such wonderful care of their pups. My heart breaks for all of the pups out there that are not so fortunate.

[Grendel]

Skip went in on Monday morning, and had an injection. This morning he had a second on the other side. We can pick him up tomorrow. They have given him pain meds and his nurse said he is doing great. It stormed really bad here last night so I didn't sleep worrying about him because he hates storms. All is good though, and we can't wait to go get him. Two days without a dog is too long.

[Roxxies-mom]

I heard there is homeopathic things people do for their dogs look it up on the internet. I know in the past I have done homeopathic rememdies for my dogs and they have worked and didn't get my dog as sick as some of the meds out on the market.

[yorkieusa]

Originally Posted by Grendel

Skip went in on Monday morning, and had an injection. This morning he had a second on the other side. We can pick him up tomorrow. They have given him pain meds and his nurse said he is doing great. It stormed really bad here last night so I didn't sleep worrying about him because he hates storms. All is good though, and we can't wait to go get him. Two days without a dog is too long.

I hope he wasn't too scared last night. Those storms really were awful. We had them Sunday night here. I'm so glad they said he is doing well. Do you get to pick him up Wednesday?

[Grendel]

Originally Posted by yorkieusa

I hope he wasn't too scared last night. Those storms really were awful. We had them Sunday night here. I'm so glad they said he is doing well. Do you get to pick him up Wednesday?

Getting him in the morning, if the nurse will give him back.

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by Roxxies-mom

I heard there is homeopathic things people do for their dogs look it up on the internet. I know in the past I have done homeopathic rememdies for my dogs and they have worked and didn't get my dog as sick as some of the meds out on the market.

There is no homeopathic cure for heartworms.

[Grendel]

Mr. Skip is back. The cat even missed him, but don't tell anyone. He has a bottle of Metacam for pain, and it came with a syringe. Anyone know anything about the pain meds? Can we put it in his food or is it better to use the syringe directly into his mouth?(he hates that)

[ladyjane]

You can put the Metacam in his food. It should help him be more comfortable. Did they say how many days to give it?

[Grendel]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

You can put the Metacam in his food. It should help him be more comfortable. Did they say how many days to give it?

I was thinking about that, but they never said how many days. We picked him up at 9:30 am and he seemed much better than last injection, but he got it on both sides this time, and the wife rubbed one of his injection sites and he yelped, so I guess it has worn off. The bottle is 10ml so I am guessing it won't last too long. As I was typing this, he came down from the bed room to help me eat my supper. He seems to be really hungry, so I take that as a good sign.

[yorkieusa]

Originally Posted by Grendel

I was thinking about that, but they never said how many days. We picked him up at 9:30 am and he seemed much better than last injection, but he got it on both sides this time, and the wife rubbed one of his injection sites and he yelped, so I guess it has worn off. The bottle is 10ml so I am guessing it won't last too long. As I was typing this, he came down from the bed room to help me eat my supper. He seems to be really hungry, so I take that as a good sign.

I'm so glad he is home and is feeling good, even hungry. I know how much you can miss them and worry about them being left in a vet's hospital. Are you still supposed to keep him quiet and for how long?

[Grendel]

Originally Posted by yorkieusa

I'm so glad he is home and is feeling good, even hungry. I know how much you can miss them and worry about them being left in a vet's hospital. Are you still supposed to keep him quiet and for how long?

Yes and for another month. The only cool thing is he has a mohawk on his back where they shaved him for the injections.

[My lil friend]

Gave all 4dogs HartGuardPlus Wednesday. Big Poodle 14lbs,next is Skittles (redpoodle) 7lbs,Chi 8lbs,Pom 5lbs. Everyone was moving slow and it made the red poodle sick enough to whine. Everyone is 10yrs old except the Chi he is 6. It took Skittle more than 24hrs to act right. They have all been taking this all of their lives but now that they are older it really seems to effect them,especially the poodles. The reason that I found YT was because my tiny 5lb poodle passed away. He had a hard time with HartGuard the last 3months of his life but I wasnt able to put it together until lately. All of the poodles are related 2 from same litter and one is a half brother.
Having said ALL of that. Does anyone have a recommendation? Would a spot on type of med be a better idea? I'm thinking that this has been too hard on their livers.

[ladyjane]

I have never had a problem with Heargard. You could also use Sentinel. Is there a reason to use the Plus? I honestly don't see a need for it in my pups. You might want to think about that??

[yorkiesincommon]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

I have never had a problem with Heargard. You could also use Sentinel. Is there a reason to use the Plus? I honestly don't see a need for it in my pups. You might want to think about that??

I have all 9 yorkies on Revolution and it prevents fleas, mites, heartworms all and it prevents the potential cycle that can occur if you only use heartworm prevention of flea issues like tape worms. It does not treat tapeworms but prevents them by controlling the fleas. With coupons you can get 12 for $130. You can get ones that are for under 5 labs and okay for puppies over 3 months of age with VET approval. I buy 9 every month! I am on very limited income and when I consider the potential disaster that could occur if I don't treat for prevention of fleas (tapeworms) or don't treat for prevention of heartworms, I could rival the national debt. It hurts but the alternative is devastating. I am hoping my little rescue puppy with the open frontel will be placed next month with a forever parent who agrees to have his surgery before final adoption. I am looking for someone in central FL that works for a vet and can get the surgery at a significant discount. I have kept him to keep him safe until 6 months of age at which time he can have the surgery. I will be down to 8 then and I probably will keep them. I had 10 until a few weeks back when my 17 yr old Bentley passed away. No more rescues for me. I am just going to have to use duct tape on my mouth when people talk about turning their yorkies into a shelter because I am barely holding on just keeping everyone immunized, prevention treatment and vet visits as needed. I highly recommend Revolution. I have been using it on all my yorkies for over 5 months now and they range in weight from 2.5 lb to 6 lbs. and range in age form 5 months to 9 years of age.