My friends dog has had heart worms for about 4 years, the vet can't do anything. Now he is having problems breathing a little bit and coughing sometimes. He is still acting like he is happy and he still eats and drinks water and plays. What should I tell my friend to do ?
2006-10-26 08:19:29 · 16 answers · asked by lisa07232000 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
The Vet can't do anything because the friend has no money to pay for the TREATMENT?? There is/were four routes to have taken. 1.Treatment (kills in high quantities) 2.Put on Heartgard permanently ( kills the 'babies" so they don't reach adulthood, which takes about two years for them to die out...) 3. Euthanasia 4. let the dog suffer Tell your friend to do one of the four things mentioned above ( my husbands dog had heartworms before we met and I took him and had him treated, they were dangerously bad...the dog lived...I found a stray that had them bad! and she lived after the treatment and went on to have a puppy that's happy and healthy)...Take the dog in to see another Vet, BEFORE it's too late....
2006-10-26 08:26:19 · answer #1 · answered by sred 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your friend's dog is dying. The vet who said that nothing can be done may be wrong or just doesn't want to treat an advanced heartworm infestation.
My dog had heartworms and was successfully treated.
Have your friend learn the symptoms of a dog's being in pain or discomfort and then be sure that the dog goes to the vet for euthansia when the time comes.
Heartworm death is very painful and the dog does not deserve that kind of treatment.
2006-10-26 08:22:53 · answer #2 · answered by credo quia est absurdum 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
dogs usually die with heartworms, and rather quickly. It's hard to believe a dog could have heartworms for four years. If it is having problems breathing and is coughing and the vet says he can't do anything, better start planning a funeral for the dog... I'm afraid. Just don't let it suffer too long, that's not nice.
2006-10-26 08:29:24 · answer #3 · answered by gonepostalinmo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you oftentimes do no longer understand till the later tiers except you're taking your canines to the vet and characteristic her examined each year. maximum vets try this while the canines is on preventative. Coughing is often the 1st factor you be conscious, then loss of skill. Heartworms infest the middle and reason it to could desire to pump harder to get the job performed. that ultimately ends up in an enlarged coronary heart and decreased lung functionality. Detecting heartworm diease is an consumer-friendly blood attempt which will take your vet all of 5 minutes. so a procedures as dragging her butt around the rug, which could be worms yet no longer heartworms. it could additionally propose that her anal glands are bothering her. back, it is a few thing to tell your vet. in case your canines has heartworms it is a a collection of two-3 photos spaced out over some months. and then month-to-month heartworm preventative. no count if it is another style of malicious application your vet will provide her some drugs which will sparkling that up and advise a month-to-month product which will handle heartworms as properly as severl different difficulty-loose parasites.
2016-10-03 00:00:33 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The vet can treat the dog so that answer don't fly. If the vet said that he isn't much of a vet. Coughing and breathing problems are signs that they are getting worse. Have him tested again and do what the vet says to do. IT CAN BE TREATED AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN A LONG TIME AGO.
2006-10-26 19:57:44 · answer #5 · answered by MANDYLBH 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is medication to cure heartworm. Its a poison that kills the heartworms, and it makes the dog very sick, but they can recover and live long, happy lives, as long as you don't get the treatment too late. Maybe the vet can't treat it because its too late, I don't know, but I sure would check it out. Believe it or not, there are quack vets out there.
2006-10-26 09:18:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The dog will die very soon. Tell your friend that it would be best to put him down when he seems to be getting unhappy. He is a goner. Good advice for your friend. Next time she gets a dog, get it checked for heartworms. That way, the dog can get his monthly pill if he has no heartworms and then won't develop them. That is terrible.
2006-10-26 08:28:15 · answer #7 · answered by makeitright 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our dog had heartworms and we thought he was ok but it got really bad. He starting having blood in his urine, he wouldn't even move to use the restroom, he would just use it on himself. The best thing to do is put him down, our vet later told us he was in a lot of pain during the last stages.
2006-10-26 08:29:04 · answer #8 · answered by So What 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
she should take her dog to the vet to see what they can do about it. they will probably give her dog some kind of meds then take the worm out of the dog sometime in the future
2006-10-26 08:25:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, but it is BS. The Vet CAN HELP, it's called MEDICATION
Without it, heart worms are FATAL. Go back to the VET or go find a new one, NOW
2006-10-26 08:34:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋