Sentences with phrase «slow kill treatment»

The slow kill treatment is less effective than the adulticide treatment recommended by the AHS and may not eliminate all the worms — even after 18 months or more of treatment.

I took him to my wonderful vet who told me the slow kill treatment was no treatment at all and to do the regular injections to kill the worms.

He is on the slow kill treatment plan.

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The so - called «slow kill» method of heartworm treatment involves administering monthly heartworm preventive medications (usually ivermectin - based) and waiting for the adult worms in the heart to die a natural death.

Answer: If he is coughing up blood, he really needs to be under the care of a veterinarian and hospitalized, when you do any type of treatment, even the «slow kill» method that you will hear about using Heartgard.

(ref1, ref2) That means there is even less pressure on heartworms to become resistant to monthly heartworm preventatives or the «Slow Kill» method of treatment.

Some members suggested (without hard evidence) that this slower kill method produced more false - negative snap tests after the treatment ended and that the dogs were probably still infected.

Often, the «slow kill» method of heartworm treatment is used because of financial considerations.

Resistance has emerged because of inappropriate use of preventives (i.e. the «slow kill» treatment of heartworm infection).

Previously, the slow kill method of heartworm treatment was deemed acceptable for dogs in the class I (early) stage of heart disease but this has changed given confirmation of resistant strains.

He is currently undergoing slow kill heartworm treatment in order to not add any additional stress to his body.

Zeus is currently undergoing slow kill heartworm treatment and will need to continue the treatment until heartworm free.

Ivermectin is also used in the so - called «slow - kill» or «soft - kill» method of heartworm treatment — although this is a bit of a misnomer.