The phrase
"asymptomatic dogs" means that dogs do not show any signs or symptoms of a certain disease or illness, even though they may be infected with it. In other words, they do not look or act sick, but they can still carry and spread the disease to other animals or humans.
Full definition
The heart - specific diets that are moderately restricted in salt (or any diet that is moderately restricted in salt, such as most senior diets) can be used
in asymptomatic dogs with CVD.
Regrettably, for
asymptomatic dogs there simply is no way for us to check whether they have an infection or not simply because there are no symptoms to base our assumptions on.
Diagnosis: The antigen detection test is the preferred diagnostic method
for asymptomatic dogs or when seeking verification of a suspected HW infection.
Her autopsy studies support the existence of many dogs that are affected, but show no clinical signs of suffering from CT (Professor Herrtage's
asymptomatic dogs).
Significantly, however, the condition in
some asymptomatic dogs may progress to present as overtly clinical disease.
The work involved the assessment of the CT status of 62
asymptomatic dogs, i.e. dogs that were apparently healthy and showing no clinical signs of copper toxicosis.
Immiticide was off the market to
asymptomatic dogs, which meant that Babe had a prime opportunity to act as an ambassador for natural support and remedies for heartworm.
The EPIC Study looked at dogs in stage B2 —
asymptomatic dogs with a heart murmur as well as cardiac enlargement
For
an asymptomatic dog - we will basically proceed as recommended above.
An asymptomatic dog getting injections of heartworm treatments might get AromaBoost RTU applications once a week, with alternating applications of Boost in a Bottle and LiverBoost daily in between.
It is important that owners also understand that there is no known benefit to medicating
the asymptomatic dog for Ehrlichia exposure.
It is important that owners understand that there is no known benefit to medicating
the asymptomatic dog for Anaplasma exposure.
The Merck Veterinary Manual says: «The antigen detection test is the preferred diagnostic method for
asymptomatic dogs or when seeking verification of a suspected HW infection.»
Asymptomatic dogs (those that do not show symptoms) can still be ill (about 20 % of call cases).
The asymptomatic dogs were variously composed of those attending budget screening services, voluntary participants in funded studies, and dogs having investigation for other neurological disease.
American Heartworm Society guidelines recommend «doxycycline and a macrocyclic lactone prior to the three - dose regimen of melarsomine... for treatment of heartworm disease in both symptomatic and
asymptomatic dogs.
Asymptomatic dogs with short, fine distichia may require no treatment at all.
Use a three - dose regimen of melarsomine (2.5 mg / kg body weight) for either symptomatic or
asymptomatic dogs.
Use of the alternate three - treatment protocol for symptomatic and
asymptomatic dogs; a departure from the recommended two - treatment protocol used previously