"Jim Manson" wrote in message:

We actually considered Goober. He's a
Goober kind of dog.

I've got one of those myself. Dad even calls her that. Great dogs.

Anyway, the bad news is that I took him in for a complete exam and we
found out that he has heart worms.

That sucks!

We are starting treatment for them
early next week when they get the meds in. Based on the x-rays he
shows mild damage, 1A and 2B according to the paperwork.

I know that in some cases of HW, vets just put the dog on HW preventative to
keep the young larvae at bay and let the old ones die out. Don't know if
that's an option with Goober, or if it was discussed, but thought I'd toss
it out there anyway.

Good luck to you and Klondike. It turns out, he's indeed lucky.

Suja