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« on: July 28, 2013, 02:39:52 pm »

Can you give a dog ivomec after its been diagnosed with heartworms?? We are getting mixed results from the vets
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« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2013, 02:52:50 pm »

Mine was diagnosed with a mild case of heart worms when he was two and I started all my dogs on durvet pour on I use a spray bottle put a line down his back just like you would frontline he is now 8 years old and doing great but it is a big grey area when to do it and when not to it is pretty much a gamble from what I have been told and like you could never get a solid answer prolly didn't help you much but that is what I did
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« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2013, 03:55:22 pm »

I have heard of folks giving dogs with heartworms ivomec @ 1cc a day for about a week and never having a problem with their dogs heartworms again. I have also heard of somebody loosing their dog doing this, but from what I was told it was a sever case of heartworms. I worm all my dogs with 1cc per dog every other month and have never had heartworm problems.
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« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2013, 04:05:43 pm »

Tony, that's how Doc Merry treats heart worms. It takes a while, but it's a lot easier on the dog... she's treated two for me over the years and they came out clean.
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« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2013, 04:07:01 pm »

   how old a dog you talking about ?. a dog that is not on a preventive will test positive for heartworms because all they test for is the micro filaria .  the ivomect will not kill adult heartworms just the filaria . I have heard of people just starting out with a low dose of ivomect and gradually increasing the dosage up to the regular dose . say on a 50# dog start at a 3rd the dose and increase the next to 1/4 cc then the next month a 1/2 cc which is the full dose .  
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« Reply #5 on: July 28, 2013, 04:48:48 pm »

My vet told me this... For grown dogs. Not sure if they have heart worms?

Give the dog 2/10 cc and watch for labored breathing for a few hours. If nothing, up the dose 1/10cc each month watching each time. When you get to 1/2cc per month that will be good for the remainder of its life. My views are like halfbreed. You can prevent more worms with ivomec. The adult worms will die of age... Will they kill the dog, don't know... Will the medicine kill the dog? Not likely as long as you don't go more than 1/2cc... But you have a choice, don't treat the dog, he dies of heart worms, treat the dog, he will more than likely live unless he is infested, but you will prolong his life by stopping new worms. For mine, I started with 2/10, then went up from there and stayed around 4/10 to 1/2cc. My pup still gets 2/10. Which all are still overdoses. I had a couple dogs I know weren't treated for 1.5-2 years and they are all fine
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« Reply #6 on: July 28, 2013, 06:08:45 pm »

If they hav heart worms, no matter what, it could cause the worms to dislodge n clog the arteries up n kill them dog. It dont matter if its a vet doin it or hm administered, they could still die. I had a plott x cat n he had the worms. The vet told me he could cure him no problem, except for the worms dislodging n killn him.
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« Reply #7 on: July 28, 2013, 06:57:52 pm »

Ivomec only kills the larvae. So in theory after having the dog on Ivomec for few years all of the adult worms will die from old age and the dog will be heart worm free. I really don't think it will hurt the dog to be put on ivomec after being diagnosed with heart worms
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« Reply #8 on: July 28, 2013, 08:00:26 pm »

I agree with Charles. When the vet kills heart worms, they kill em all at once, and hydrate the dog up, hoping the dead worms wont end up somewhere that'll kill the dog, if you just start giving the monthly dose of ivermec, it'll keep any new adults from forming and the adults will die of old age, but not all at once. If i was going to give ivermec myself to a heartworm positive dog, i would try to keep him confined somewhat, so as not to have his heart rate up any more than possible, try to keep him from blowing dead heartworms through the circulatory system with force, if you will. I would think you would need to keep him low key for a good while , and for sure keep a close eye on him. Look for excessive panting, labored breathing, swelling in limbs. Good luck
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« Reply #9 on: July 28, 2013, 09:36:37 pm »

there is a way to kill the heartworms for a reasonable price...and then the dog will need to be rested for 30 days otherwise too many worms will dislodge and possibly cause the dog to die of stroke...I have cured more than a few dogs with this procedure...if interested pm me and I will forward it to you...
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« Reply #10 on: July 28, 2013, 09:38:24 pm »

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« Reply #11 on: July 28, 2013, 09:46:34 pm »

If they hav heart worms, no matter what, it could cause the worms to dislodge n clog the arteries up n kill them dog. It dont matter if its a vet doin it or hm administered, they could still die. I had a plott x cat n he had the worms. The vet told me he could cure him no problem, except for the worms dislodging n killn him.
Exactly right it will kill the dog if it has lots of worms
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