Can Ivermectin be safely given to a heartworm positive dog (2 and 1/2 years old) than has no symptoms of heartworms?
2006-06-19 09:19:25 · 7 answers · asked by cardinalfanusa 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Heartgard can be given to a heartworm postive dog. Ivermectin is what is in heartgard. The Heartgard will prevent anymore larvae from becoming adult heartworm, but will not kill the heartworms.
2006-06-19 09:50:40 · answer #1 · answered by A Great Dane Lady 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No ivermectin kills worms and if the dog is heartworm positive it first must be treated for the heartworms and then put on the preventative for the rest of it's life.
They first must treat the heartworms. The treatment is not ivermectin. It is injectible and must be given by a vet then the dog must be crated and kept quiet.
2006-06-19 10:16:07 · answer #2 · answered by tlctreecare 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO! If you give the dog Ivermectin or any other heartworm preventative, the adult worms will die in a big mass in the heart. You can kill the dog!
If you can't afford the proper treatment, put the poor dog to sleep.
2006-06-19 09:39:37 · answer #3 · answered by Danger, Will Robinson! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heart worms never have "symptoms" that are visible until in the very worst of stages. Ivermectin is what is used to kill the microfiliria - or baby worms. Additional treatment with other drugs are needed to kill off the adult worms. This is actually an arsenic derivative, and must be administered by a vet. If you think your dog has heart worms, go have have it tested, and then consult with the vet as to the proper treatment.
2006-06-19 09:33:04 · answer #4 · answered by buggsnme2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It just matters what Ivermectin is for exactly.Is it to prevent or stop? My dog at the age of three died if heartworms I didn't even know!
2006-06-19 09:33:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, No, and Nope....
Medication must be given VERY carefully to treat a heartworm positive dog. It is much as chemotherapy. You gotta poison the dog, but just enough to kill a few worms at a time.
The dog must be crated or kept very quiet and still.
Not something for the layman to fool around with.
2006-06-19 09:53:14 · answer #6 · answered by Chetco 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes it can it is very possibe. Doctors really don't see them until they have stated to speard around the heart
2006-06-19 09:30:14 · answer #7 · answered by Jessica D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋