06-15-2009, 04:03 AM
Devany,
There is heart worm here, especially on this side of the island where it rains a lot. Because it is spread by mosquitoes it can be easily transmitted from an infected dog to yours via a single bite. We just went through the agony of thinking that the rescue dog we adopted might have heart worm and you do not want to go through that! Turns out she has a floppy ring in her trachea from spending the first 18 months of her life on a 6 ft. chain that makes her cough when she runs, but until we could get her tested we were really concerned. I hate dosing my pets with chemicals too, but in this case the alternative is really terrible for the dog.
Carol
There is heart worm here, especially on this side of the island where it rains a lot. Because it is spread by mosquitoes it can be easily transmitted from an infected dog to yours via a single bite. We just went through the agony of thinking that the rescue dog we adopted might have heart worm and you do not want to go through that! Turns out she has a floppy ring in her trachea from spending the first 18 months of her life on a 6 ft. chain that makes her cough when she runs, but until we could get her tested we were really concerned. I hate dosing my pets with chemicals too, but in this case the alternative is really terrible for the dog.
Carol
Carol
Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
Polish Proverb
Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
Polish Proverb