ive had my dog with the vet over the years and what theyve prescribed has only made him worse. he has heartworms.i tried a natural treatment which worked wonders, but he is older and suffering with heart failure. he loves to walk but the vets say dont walk him. they say to get him to lose weight hes on a diet but how can he lose the weight just lying around with no excersise. if anyone has experienced this and has any advice let me know. thanks
before my husband and I met his husky/chow mix Loco got heartworms. $800.00 later he healthy (and fat as all get but happy). Im really not sure what all the treatments were but it will get expensive. If your dog is an outside dog; twice a month you need to remove your dog from the backyard for a day and spray for mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are what causes heartworms. Make sure you keep a 3-in-1 collar on him all the time, for fleas, ticks and mosquitoes, or your vet can vaccinate him for them. Even tho he already has the heartworms your vet should give you a heartworm pill once a moth anyway. If he/she hasnt then you need to find a new vet. The treatment shouldnt have been only a one time deal and your vet said sorry. Im not sure why they said to not walk him. As long as you have the collar on (wait a week before you walk after putting the collar on or have gone to the vet for the vaccination to make sure its in your dogs system) it should be ok to get him some excercise as long as you are in your own neighborhood and not some place strange and you dont know. Science Diet dog food is a lil exopensive but works well for maintaining weight. I hope all works out for you and Im sorry your dog is sick. That sucks!
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