"Heartworm treatment" refers to the medical process of eliminating the parasitic worms called heartworms that can infect and harm the hearts of dogs and other animals.
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The cost
for heartworm treatment is thousands of dollars with an unsure result, the cost of heartworm prevention is under $ 10 per month.
In a previous post, I noted that a dog's problem
with heartworm treatment is pretty directly related to how many adult worms he has to deal with.
Some foster families may assist with special needs dogs; for example those recovering
from heartworm treatment, hip dysplasia surgery, or other extensive medical conditions.
He is current on vaccinations, and just
finished heartworm treatment, so he should test negative in the next few months - though he is no longer on activity restriction.
She will begin
heartworm treatment soon and hopefully will weigh in a little heavier since she was on the thin side when coming into foster care.
She is spayed, up to date on all vaccinations but tests show that she is heartworm positive and will have to go
thru heartworm treatment.
After we get her skin problems under control, she will be spayed and then because she tested positive for heartworms, she will
begin heartworm treatment.
The alternative:
heartworm treatment which may cost up to $ 600, and frequently leads to pets being surrendered because of financial hardship.
Then, the pet has to undergo
adult heartworm treatment, which is more expensive and dangerous, which involves deep muscle injections of an arsenic - based drug that kills the adult heartworms.
She is still on treatment for ear infections and will
need heartworm treatment once she is strong enough, but she is doing better overall.
Although there are
heartworm treatments available for dogs, there can be serious risks involved depending on your dog's health at the time of diagnosis.
His exercise will need to be limited, he may undergo therapy treatment to stabilize his condition, and then he will be
given heartworm treatment.
Some people believe that the serious risk to a dog's health due to the side effects of conventional
canine heartworm treatment calls for a focus on holistic treatments as an alternative.
Actual heartworm treatment is something you will not want to deal with, since that means your dog has already contracted this dangerous disease.
While heartworm treatment is uncomfortable for dogs, and is expensive; in cats there's a larger problem — there is no treatment for heartworm (short of prevention).
With
extensive heartworm treatment, recovery becomes a lengthy process in order for your dog to completely overcome the infestation and become healthy again.
Your dog will never get adult heartworms if you do this and you can avoid the dangerous and
costly heartworm treatment your vet warns you about.
The other real issue with treatment is the cost of medications, with the
average heartworm treatment usually costing over 1,000 dollars when it is all said and done.
Those were the days when an emergency bill was catastrophic to our small rescue and extensive care
like heartworm treatments were something that determined if we could save a dog or not.
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