Heartworm Treatment

[No Quarter Kennel]

Got a guy I work with. Dog (mixed breed) has heartworms.
Isn't there something I can do with Ivomec to treat his dog so he doesn't have to go to the vet.
I've got some guys that have given me some advice that makes sense.
I myself have given Ivomec to a dog with Heartworms b/f and actually rid the dog of heartworms over time.

Any sound, safe, practical advice is appreciated. His wife is in a tizzy so anything that makes sense real soon would be helpful.

[SGC]

Yes, there have been some recent studies done on treating heartworms with the Ivermectin and with doxycycline, the so called "slow" kill method.

The doxy is to treat a parasite that actually lives inside the heartworms called Wolbachia.

Here is a link about this --

http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2011/11/22/cheaper-safer-therapy-for-heartworm.aspx

If this is a mixed breed dog, does it have any collie or herding dog in it? Collies and herding breeds are known to have a sensitivity to Ivermectin so do keep that in mind…

Hope this is helpful.

[No Quarter Kennel]

no, just bulldog/lab cross

Thanks for the info - I'll put it to good use

[SGC]

If you want to read more, you can search google for "heartworm treatment ivermectin" and that brings up more articles.

Good luck and I hope the pooch does not have a bad case and can get cured pretty easily.