Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 9:34 am
pntailhntr wrote:My dog has Heartworms, she going in for treatment after the season. The vet says she's barely positive and could live a productive long life with the few she has but I don't trust that there will only be a few forever, I'm treating her FEB 1!!
Do not start heartworm preventative on a positive dog with out your vets ok!!
It can cause some major health problems.
If he/she says it is ok, then do it. I know we told some owners to start simply because the positive was so light, that the preventative would kill off the micro filaria (baby worms) and they would be fine.