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Does your dog have allergies?
So I work at a clinic and have been noticing MANY allergy cases coming
in. Does your dog have allergy problems? If he/she does, we have been resorting to a different method of treating allergies rather than giving steroid injections and oral steroids. I talk about this at my blog that you can check out at the address below: http://www.180-pets.com/index.html I just started this blog because I wanted to discuss topics that can help people learn, and sharing the knowledge that I have learned while working at the veterinary clinic. -Dan |
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"Dan" wrote in message oups.com... http://www.180-pets.com/index.html I just started this blog because I wanted to discuss topics that can help people learn, and sharing the knowledge that I have learned while working at the veterinary clinic. .........OK, went and looked. You need to make corrections on your information. With regard to your post on heartworm: "Mosquitos are the transmitters of this worm and microfilaria are transmitted into the bloodstream. Microfilaria remain active in the bloodstream for 1-3 years. Immature stages develop and grow in the IM (intramuscular) fascia or SQ (subcutaneous) tissue for about 2 months and then begin migration to the right ventricle," First heartworms are actually nematodes, like roundworms. Microfilaria are live born offspring of adult heartworms that are already IN the heart of a dog. When a mosquito bites a dog with microfilaria, they are taken up by the mosquito, develop further and are introduced back into a dog through another mosquito bite as larvae. Microfilariae that are already in a dog will never develop into full grown heartworms unless they're cycled through the mosquito. The whole piece above is confusing. Please check your facts. "If you live in places where there is a large mosquito population, then you should consider starting your animal on heartworm medication so that you can prevent the disease." No, no, no. You should have your pet tested for heartworms before embarking on heartworm preventatives. Heartworm preventatives can be used for treatment, but still the pet should be tested first. "If your animal gets heartworm, the treatment is Arsenamide, which is a poison." The only drug approved in the US as an adulticide for heartworm is Melarsomine dihydrochloride (Immiticide). Caparsolate is no longer available. They both contain arsenic, though Immiticide doesn't have to be given intravenously. The microfilaria still need to be killed afterwards as Immiticide does not kill them. The last PuMed article I found with the term Arsenamide was from 1954. I suggest you either rewrite this section or direct people to this website for accurate information: http://www.heartwormsociety.org/heart.htm Better yet, stick to posting about your day in the clinic. buglady take out the dog before replying |
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"buglady" wrote in message
hlink.net... snipped No, no, no. You should have your pet tested for heartworms before embarking on heartworm preventatives. Heartworm preventatives can be used for treatment, but still the pet should be tested first. My vet places dogs 4 months old on HW preventative without testing. There is still a widely believed myth that dogs *must* be HW neg. before being given preventative, or else they will have a bad, possibly fatal reaction. That was true with the old daily med from 35 years ago, but not with ivermectin. flick 100785 |
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"flick" wrote in message ... "buglady" wrote in message hlink.net... My vet places dogs 4 months old on HW preventative without testing. There is still a widely believed myth that dogs *must* be HW neg. before being given preventative, or else they will have a bad, possibly fatal reaction. That was true with the old daily med from 35 years ago, but not with ivermectin. ........He didn't say 4 month old dogs. Since it takes 5 months to get mature heartworms not testing a 4 month old dog makes sense.. As a blanket statement, though, it sucks, especially from someone who works in a vet clinic. If a dog has heartworms and has a huge microfilarial load, you can still have problems. buglady take out the dog before replying |
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"buglady" wrote in message
link.net... .......He didn't say 4 month old dogs. Since it takes 5 months to get mature heartworms not testing a 4 month old dog makes sense.. As a blanket statement, though, it sucks, especially from someone who works in a vet clinic. If a dog has heartworms and has a huge microfilarial load, you can still have problems. Nothing to do with heartworm should happen without discussion with a vet. flick 100785 |
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