Almost a year ago, my daughter gave us her great pyrenees dog that she adopted (her 3rd floor apartment was too small).
A month after that, we took our dog to the vet, and it turned out to be the only vet visit since he was a puppy. Anyways, we were shocked that we found our poor dog had a severe case of heartworms and had to do the extreme 'fast' treatment for them immediately (otherwise he was not expected to last a year). So we got our dog his treatments and the poor dog had to contend with the 2 very painful shots, and to be kept sedated and quiet for 2 months...no physical activities, no moving around until his system absorbs the remains of the dead heartworms.
Thankfully, today he is doing very well; acting more like the pyrenees breed and is very loving, playful, and is a great dog. It looks like he will live another 10 to 12+ years (he is 4 years old now) The next vet visit is next week, and will be the first time that they can confirm that his heartworm infestation is gone. I'm expecting to hear that. Anyhow, I'll let everyone know how it came back. I'm very proud of our dog.
A month after that, we took our dog to the vet, and it turned out to be the only vet visit since he was a puppy. Anyways, we were shocked that we found our poor dog had a severe case of heartworms and had to do the extreme 'fast' treatment for them immediately (otherwise he was not expected to last a year). So we got our dog his treatments and the poor dog had to contend with the 2 very painful shots, and to be kept sedated and quiet for 2 months...no physical activities, no moving around until his system absorbs the remains of the dead heartworms.
Thankfully, today he is doing very well; acting more like the pyrenees breed and is very loving, playful, and is a great dog. It looks like he will live another 10 to 12+ years (he is 4 years old now) The next vet visit is next week, and will be the first time that they can confirm that his heartworm infestation is gone. I'm expecting to hear that. Anyhow, I'll let everyone know how it came back. I'm very proud of our dog.
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