Once your pet goes home after a
heartworm treatment, you will need to strictly confine it for another month to prevent fragments of the
dead adult
heartworms from obstructing blood vessels
in the lungs.
The increased respiratory rate may be due to the
heartworms if the body isn't receiving enough oxygen, if this persists you may need to take Chase to your Veterinarian's Office for oxygen therapy; complications may occur during treatment where blood vessels can be occluded by
dead heartworms floating
in the blood.
In dogs, adult worms can live in the heart and lungs for more than 5 years, but in cats, the typical lifespan is less than 2 years.2 The release of new heartworm debris into the bloodstream initiates a second inflammatory response, also primarily localized in the lungs.4 Lesions in the second phase of infection are associated with dead worm fragments as the immune system removes them from the bod
In dogs, adult worms can live
in the heart and lungs for more than 5 years, but in cats, the typical lifespan is less than 2 years.2 The release of new heartworm debris into the bloodstream initiates a second inflammatory response, also primarily localized in the lungs.4 Lesions in the second phase of infection are associated with dead worm fragments as the immune system removes them from the bod
in the heart and lungs for more than 5 years, but
in cats, the typical lifespan is less than 2 years.2 The release of new heartworm debris into the bloodstream initiates a second inflammatory response, also primarily localized in the lungs.4 Lesions in the second phase of infection are associated with dead worm fragments as the immune system removes them from the bod
in cats, the typical lifespan is less than 2 years.2 The release of new
heartworm debris into the bloodstream initiates a second inflammatory response, also primarily localized
in the lungs.4 Lesions in the second phase of infection are associated with dead worm fragments as the immune system removes them from the bod
in the lungs.4 Lesions
in the second phase of infection are associated with dead worm fragments as the immune system removes them from the bod
in the second phase of infection are associated with
dead worm fragments as the immune system removes them from the body.