Cute baby cat looking for Furever.
Case of the Day: Another Dog infested with Dirofilaria immitis or also known as CANINE HEARTWORM.
Patients chief complaint was the dog run out of voice, and he is always catching his breath. The dog could only walk for a short distance and could not continue. Upon checking his Veterinary Health Card, everything was updated EXCEPT for that he doesnt have any Heartworm Prevention.
One of our Doctors requested for a Direct Blood Smear for Heartworm and this came out.
So what is really a HEARTWORM? And what are its effects on our Pets?
By Jennifer Kvamme, DVM
The heartworm life cycle is complex. The dog is infected by early stage larvae that are transmitted by a mosquito carrying infected blood. This larvae goes through multiple stages of development within body tissue before migrating to the heart and lungs as an adult heartworm.
These adults produce microfilariae, the earliest life stage that circulates within the dog’s blood. Prevention kills only early stage larvae and microfilariae. This is why it is important to give your dog heartworm prevention every month. It kills the larvae before they develop into a stage that is immune to the medication in heartworm prevention.
Most heartworm medications require monthly administration, while others work longer (up to six months with an injectible product. There are many choices of heartworm prevention available, from topical products to chewable oral medications; many come in both dog and cat versions.
Monthly heartworm preventative medications do not stay in your dog’s bloodstream for 30 days. The active ingredients work to kill any larvae that have been in the system for the past 30 days, clearing the body each month. The medication is only needed once a month because it takes longer than a month for the larvae to develop to a stage where they reach the body tissues.
Why won’t your veterinarian give you the heartworm medications without first testing your dog for heartworm infection?
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Another Successful Delivery through Ceasarean Section for the Month of February ❤️🐶.
Mika (the mother) started whelping at around 0400H in the morning and one healthy dachshund puppy came out, however she had difficulty in giving birth for the 2nd puppy. Few hours passed, the owner was already worried.
She then decided to induce whelping by injecting Oxytocin, which didn’t helped Mika but could have even worsen the situation in delivering the malpositioned puppy and so then and there they decided to take Mika in our clinic
At around 1800H, our Doctors and Staff conducted Caesarean Section Surgery and we had taken out 5 Puppies, but only 4 puppies made it.
Despite of this, we are still very thankful for another successful surgery.
Congratulations to Mika and to Maam Jenilyn Panaguiton Miravalles.
May your puppies grow healthy. Happy parenting Mika! 🐶❤️🐾
