Most of the medication is relatively safe....
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Unfortunately, yes, depending on where you live. Let me answer it this way—if you have mosquitoes where you live, then yes....
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Heartworm disease can be painful if the heart is very enlarged or if the migration of the worm suddenly happens and causes some issues in the vesse...
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Yes, heartworm can be very common in dogs. We see it throughout the whole United States.
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The cycle of heartworm starts when the microfilaria, which is found in the parasite, the mosquito, is injected into one dog, and microfilaria then ...
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If dog heartworm is left untreated, the heart will become enlarged due to the number of parasites in the heart....
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Once a year.
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In this area, heartworm disease is very significant. One mosquito bite can transmit heartworm disease.
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Yes. If your dog tests positive, we will usually send out a confirmation on a test at the lab, which is a little different test....
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It's a very simple blood test. We just take a small sample of blood....
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Yes, they should get one once a year for a couple of reasons. One is to make sure that prevention is working....
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Your dog should be tested anywhere between six months and a year, depending on the hospital's preference, and then every year after that.
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It's usually very quick. Some of it's done in-house in our laboratory, and we can have it done in minutes....
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Catching it early, having a great attitude, working together with your team, and trying to do everything you possibly can.
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Definitely....
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Yes. A lot of times, we can anesthetize them and remove the entire mass....
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Dog heartworm is caused by a parasite that lives in their blood and migrates to their heart.
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You saw us, and I think he forgives us for that. I know they're a little bit nervous, but I don't think that was a great deal of pain....
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Possibly. That was just blood work. That was a CBC and chemistry, maybe a thyroid, but dogs often need fecal checks....
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Chemotherapy is designed to put the dog in remission without causing any severe side effects....