Sentences with phrase «tested heartworm positive»

I recently rescued a stray who tested heartworm positive.

Both tested heartworm positive and both were treated with Immiticide about a month ago.

After being out on her own for so long Harlow became feral, as well tested heartworm positive.

She is now up to date on all of her vaccinations but tested heartworm positive so she will have to go thru treatment before she will be available for adoption.

One of the differences that struck me most between working in the small animal hospital at Tufts and doing an externship down south is the number of canine patients that present to the clinic that test heartworm positive.

Scrappy ended up testing heartworm positive in December 2013, despite having a clean bill of health from the rescue and being on heartworm prevention since we adopted him.

Not exact matches

I did test positive for heartworms, so I'm undergoing treatment right now.

Sam is now up to date on all of his vaccinations, neutered, but when tested we found that he is also heartworm positive and will have to go thru the long and miserable treatment.

If your dog tests positive, this means your dog has been infected with heartworm.

Based on what dots turn blue at the end of the test, your veterinarian or veterinary technicial will know whether or not your pet is positive for heartworm infection.

This means that even if your pet has become infected during the time that you missed a heartworm dose, test results would not show as positive until 6 months after the initial infection.

Finally, although Seamus tested positive for heartworms, because of his age (Dr. Levy estimates he still young, probably about a year old), it is unlikely that the heartworm microfilaria (the heartworm larvae spread through the bite of a mosquito) has had an opportunity to develop into advanced heartworm disease.

In Tennessee, 1 in 26 dogs tested positive for heartworms.

If your dog does test positive, you'll have many more treatment options and they'll be much safer than the risky conventional treatment vets use when adult heartworms are present.

If an animal is infected with heartworm in another state then tests positive for it in your state, your state is listed as heartworm positive.

When we tested Wrigley we found that he is heartworm positive so he will be going thru treatment.

That's the beauty of testing every 4 months... you know it takes at least 5 months for the microfilaria to develop into the harmful adult heartworms, so if your dog's test is positive, you can just give him regular heartworm meds for a bit or, if you're holistically minded like me, you can treat him holistically with the help of your holistic or homeopathic vet.

Approximately 20 % of dogs do not test positive even though they have heartworms because of an acquired immunity to this stage of the heartworm.

In our area, 1 in 10 dogs tested positive for heartworms.

These dogs may be asymptomatic (testing positive for heartworms but not sick) or they may actually be suffering from a disease caused by the heartworms.

Unfortunately he was one of the 30 who had tested positive for heartworm and would need to remain in quiet quarantine until his treatment was complete.

If your dog tests positive, there are several natural, holistic options to treat the heartworm.

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.

What does it mean if my dog tests positive for heartworms?

When our vet examined and tested Michelle she found that she is high heartworm positive.

When he began testing, he found a heartworm - positive rate of 80 percent.

The American Heartworm Incidence Survey is conducted every three years to track trends in heartworm incidence, using data from clinic heartworm testing and numbers of heartworm - positive dogs Heartworm Incidence Survey is conducted every three years to track trends in heartworm incidence, using data from clinic heartworm testing and numbers of heartworm - positive dogs heartworm incidence, using data from clinic heartworm testing and numbers of heartworm - positive dogs heartworm testing and numbers of heartworm - positive dogs heartworm - positive dogs and cats.

If they test positive for heartworm within the first couple of months, give them the dosage every two weeks for three months.

But many cats whose immune system has killed off all the heartworms, still have a positive antibody test.

The American Heartworm Society refers to a study in which 25 % of the cats that tested positive for heartworms were considered «indoor cats».

We have had several dogs test positive for heartworm disease when clients have used online prescription preventative products.

I heard the girls talking about Heartworms and having a couple dogs test positive for Heartworm Disease recently.

Once a pet is determined to be Heartworm negative, our veterinarians will recommend options for Heartworm prevention and treatment will be initiated for pets with a positive Heartworm test.

He was abandoned & ended up in a high kill shelter in Georgia; his odds of making it out alive plumetted when he tested positive for heartworm.

(ref) This test is very accurate and a positive result means the cat has been exposed to heartworms.

My daughter has a GSD test positive for heartworm.

If the test is positive, other tests will be ordered to diagnose the stage of the heartworm disease.

In my opinion, it would be wise for any dog that has symptoms compatible with heartworm disease and a negative Snap / Witness test and any dog that has an in - office positive test and no symptoms or indications of heartworm disease to have a blood sample sent off to a sophisticated central veterinary laboratory for confirmation before contemplating the best treatment plan.

False positive heartworm tests occasionally occur as well.

He was found to have an infected abscess on his neck and unfortunately tested positive for heartworm disease.

We are glad that the editors of Today's Veterinary Nurse published this article and the accompanying client handout on a difficult - to - diagnose condition that likely affects more cats than veterinarians have been able to confirm.1 — 3 Veterinary technicians can be positive influences to the veterinarians with whom they work and can feel that they are empowered to encourage their veterinarians to consider heartworm disease and test their feline patients after reading both the article and the client handout.

His heartworm test was positive and his brother's was not.

Accuracy of antibody test results vary widely based on the stage of larval development at the time of sampling.12 For this reason, although a negative antibody test means an infection is less likely, it does not mean a cat is clear from infection.6, 9 Positive antibody test results are even more troublesome to interpret, as a positive antibody test merely indicates that a cat has been exposed to heartworm Positive antibody test results are even more troublesome to interpret, as a positive antibody test merely indicates that a cat has been exposed to heartworm positive antibody test merely indicates that a cat has been exposed to heartworm disease.

If a dog tests positive for heartworm disease, confirmatory testing and staging of the severity of disease is recommended.

It has also been reported that as many as 30 % of cats receiving heartworm preventives may have positive antibody test results due to exposure to the parasite; since they are on preventive, such cats are not at risk for disease progression.13

If a dog tests positive for heartworm disease and is not treated, the disease can be fatal.

The time between the initial mosquito bite and a positive test result for heartworm disease is often more than six months, so unless you are continuously administering a monthly heartworm preventative, your dog could test negative, yet still develop heartworm disease.

If your dog has had a break from heartworm treatment, please get a heartworm test, as a heartworm positive dog can have a fatal reaction to a simple preventative tablet.

Like many dogs who are adopted from an animal shelter, Taffy initially tested negative for heartworm and was given preventative medication, but tested positive for the parasites six months later.

In some cases, your dog may test positive for heartworms even after starting a heartworm preventive routine.