Sentences with phrase «from dead heartworms»
After any heartworm treatment, the antigen heartworm tests have a greater incidence of false positive results since the test is for antigens that are released from dead heartworms as well as live heartworms.
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Fewer numbers of dead heartworms mean less chance of adverse effects from the treatment.
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.
This is extremely important in order to keep the dead heartworms from circulating throughout the bloodstream and blocking your dog's arteries.
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 body.