Where do heart worms come from that affect dogs and where online can I buy shots etc. for dogs?

Answer 1

I have my dog on heartguard as a preventative treatment on advice and perscription from the vet.

Answer 2

heartworms come from the bite of the misqueto. the misquteo bites an infected dog, then goes the the next dog who is not on any preventive and injects the dog with the blood from the other dog in that blood is a microscopic bug called microfilaria this grows in the blood of the dog for about 6 months at which time it is now an adult heartworm. the dog must be tested for heartworms before you can purshase any kind of prevantive. if you give the dog the preventive and it has heartworms he could go into antifalactive shock and die. the dog must be treated by a vet to get rid of the worm load. the vet will need to take radiographs to see if the lungs or heart have been damanged and will have to do a blood profile. befor treatment can begain. the dog will be hospitalized for a few days and then will be able to go home. while he is at home you must keep the dod quite as the worms die the will go to the lungs and the body will absorb them from there. if the dog gets to excited and jumps around the irration to the lungs from the worms could cause bleeding in the lungs and the dog WILL die. very nasty business. the whole treatment takes about 2 months you will be back to the vet several times for check-ups and a test called a difil it is looking for the baby heartworms ( micrifilara) once all tests are negative you can start on the preventive. he will have to be on it the rest of his life or you will be treating him again.the preventive is a prescription medicine and can only be gotten for your vet after a negative test some vets will write a prescription for pet- meds. I hope this has answered your question, and you understand the importance of the preventive. the treatment is very costly anywhere from 600
hundred to 15 hunded depending on the size of the dog and where you live.

Answer 3

Heartworms are transmitted by mosquitoes, believe it or not. When mosquitoes feed, they release tiny baby heartworms (microfilaria) into the dog's bloodstream. They migrate to the heart and mature there, where they reproduce to make more microfilaria. Heartworm preventatives only kill the microfilaria in the bloodstream, although some will weaken the adults, eventually killing them over several months. BTW, if your dog already has heartworms you cannot use certain preventatives, because the dying adult worms can migrate to the lungs and can cause death! Treating them for adult worms must be done by a vet...there is a newer product out that is better than the old one, but it still has risks and they are still rather expensive.

You can get vaccines from DrsFoster and Smith, but please keep in mind that if you ever need to board your dog or have him groomed, they may require that a vet do it. :)

Good luck

Answer 4

When a mosquito bites a dog to get some blood, it can pick up a heartworm egg from the dog's bloodstream. When it bites the next dog, sometimes that egg will be released into the next dog. If you don't have mosquito's you don't have to worry as much. If you live near standing water, such as even a ditch or old tires that holds water, keep your dog on heartworm medicine. Just search for heartworm and many sites will pop up where you can find the pills.

I agree with the guy who said to take your dog to a vet before you medicate, If your dog already has heartworms, the pill will poison off the worms, and they can block the heart when they die off.

Answer 5

heartworms are the work of our good friend the mosquito. you should never start a heartworm preventative until your dog has been checked for heartwrms. this is done by your vet with a simple blood test. they are curable if cought in early stages with a series of injections from your vet. if left untreated it will cause a slow miserable death. they more or less suffocate the heart. it is a pitiful illness to watch a dog die from. it is well worth a trip to the vet for the blood test. after the hopefully negative results you can start a heartworm preventative like heartgard which is a beef flavored treat given orally to your pet daily , weekly, monthly. also, frontline plus will repel mosquitos as well as feas and ticks. but nothing works on the prevention of heartworms like a positively negative blood test followed by a religious regimen of heartgard or some other oral preventative. i speak from experience, years ago, i had never heard of heartworms and assumed ownership of a stray dog which i fell in love with not knowing that it had a severe case of heartworms (which is probably why some uncaring ignorant *** dumped the dog out) this precious animal died taking with it a piece of my heart. since then i have addressed heartworms with a vengeance your pet is worth it.

Answer 6

Do not give a shot to a dog unless you know he has heart worms. You will have to take him to the vet. If you give him the shot and he doesn't have them he will die.

Answer 7

Heartworms are transmitted by mosquitos. Do not buy from 800 pet meds, you are likely to receive poor quality or expired meds. To prevent heartworms, go to the vet.

Answer 8

i have lost a many dogs to this disease. the heartworms come from mosquito larvae that get into the dogs blood stream. you have to take your dog to the vet so that they can do a blood test and then start them on heartguard. there is no online remedy. you have to find out if they have it first and then treat otherwise you can kill your pet from being ignorant.

Answer 9

I think that Dr's Foster and Smith is cheaper than 1800 pet meds it's also a website just google it. but you will need a negative heartworm test from your vet in the last year. you should also have vaccines done at the vet.

Answer 10

FROM MOSQUITOS...AND IF THE DOG HAS WORMS ALREADY YOU WILL HAVE TO GET A VET TO TREAT THEM...THEY CAN DIE FROM THE PROCEDURE....ITS ALSO EXPENSIVE TO DO..HERE IN TX ANYWHERE ROM 600 TO 1000 DOLLARS...AND YOU HAVE TO GET IT,IF YOU DONT OF THE DOG WILL EVENTUALLY DIE FROM THE DAMAGE THE WORMS CAUSE....GO TO A VET