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Not that I’ll even be able to, even though I /want/ to, and my dog died last year, March 29th, but I’m just curious…
My dog, Strider had heartworms. The vet said that he had VERY little. So little that it almost didn’t show up on the test. He was also young (2 1/2) The vet only gave us ONE option (the series of 3 shots over a few month.) Later, I found out that worms can be treated with Heartguard or even surgically removed. He also gave me some pills for strider. I had to give him one in the am, and one in the pm, everyday. I’ve never heard of pills going with this treatment. What were they even for? So, then my mom called TWICE within one week saying that Strider was breathing too hard, and the receptionist just said, “That’s normal”. Strider was breathing WAY too hard, mum told her, but again, she said “it’s normal” So, after 2 weeks on treatment, Strider died from suffocation. Could they get sued for this? The vet didn’t explain any other options & just said to keep him calm.
Which we did, and a couple months of grieving and bawling later from the loss of my brother (YES, my brother), I got another pup. When we brought him in to the /same/ vet, he couldn’t even get Stride’s name right. “I’m sorry about Striker.” is all he said with a straight face, not any sympathy, it seemed. I SO wish I could sue! -_-
Yes, Heartguard can be used to cure heartworms. It kills them slowly over a couple years or so. It probably would have been WAY easier on Strider, and I think he most probably would have lived through a Heartguard treatment.
Yes, I would /like/ to have back what we paid for treatment. Which was $400+, not to mention we paid $100+ to have him cremated…
Yeah, but how were /we/ supposed to know to crate him? The vet never told us anything about crating him. He said to keep him calm, which we did the best we could. I didn’t even take him for walks b/c the vet said not to after I had asked. But how were we supposed to know about crating him? We had never gone through HW treatment and knew nothing about it, but to keep him calm. And we did that the best we could…
Well, it’s not my fault that my mum keeps putting it off! D= She never wants to go searching for another vet. She keeps putting it off and putting it off, just like she put off getting Strider on Heartguard for 2 years, and look what /that/ resulted in? -_-

By: always_confuzzled6791

When I say cheap, I mean like less that $300, I don’t want to pay $1000 just for the dog. I do understand that of course there will be costs for vet, food, grooming, ect.

By: *~*TTC #1*~*

My bichon puppy is 2.7 lbs at 16wks, while her sister is 4.6 lbs. She is lethargic, although she does have bouts of playfulness. No vomiting, fecal is normal, eats well. She just bega.n walking as though she is drugged, leaning to her left side. (she doesn’t always do this) Vet not available till tomorrow.
She is so fragile at her weight that I am concerned about her. Her sister is very rough with her while playing.
Anyone with answers or suggestions would be appreciated.

By: grammaalen

my dog has/had heartworms,and i got her treated,she got her injections wednesday and thursday of last week, she just started coughing today. is this ok? she only vomits when she drinks water. shes already getting her energy back. is this all normal. the dr said she might go thru this but i was just wondering how normal it is.
we go back to the vet tomorrow. i was just wanting to know how other peoples animals were. you know,it sort of gives me hope that shes on the road to recovery and is going to make it thru this.

By: life has just begun

3 yr. old french mastiff needs help. Chronic Diarrehea and nothing at all helps. Bn to vet cant find anything wrong with her. Losing more weight now. Please any suggestions..

By: Renee F

he is really sick, had all of his shots, and is vomiting thick mucus.
and he wont eat, or drink. help please
we contacted a vet already, they said to keep him hydrated. but he wont drink…

By: matrixtrap

my dog keeps shivering ,kept throwing up , and his eyes got really dark. i taking him to the vet , but what u think it may be ?

By: tomer s

He has no cuts, prickers, or anything. I believe it’s his leg, not foot. He runs a lot and could have possibly sprained it? My vet says that he should just rest and if I think it’s “really bad” bring him in tomorrow. (It’s been 2 days now.) Do you think it’s actually a sprain or maybe a pulled muscle?

By: mica.dance

he has had diarrhea for several hours. we have not feed him anything new. he is wanting out every 20-30 minutes. we have not changed food or feed him any human food. what could be wrong? does he need to go to vet?

By: jamie M

I have a Cat that I adopted, she’s 7lbs 2 years old and very cute and affectionate with people and other cats however I have a Pekingese, Abby is 5 and is use to cats because I rescued Oliver ( my orange tabby) when he was 3 months old and he grew up with Abby around him.
She waits until Abby is chasing her ball to jump on her and the hairs fly. Abby doesn’t eat just hides under the bed and the kitty knows she’s afraid of her. I’m no strangers to animals and have tried several things already to try and get them to bond but as soon as I leave the room she goes after Abby.
When I’m at work the cat stays in a crate (30X30 crate) she has plenty of room but I want her to get along and play with the other pets. She is healthy I had her checked by my Vet.
I don’t know what to do..Please Help.

By: Myriam P