Heartworm Treatment
Below you can see Dr. Fernanda injecting heartworm treatment.
Heartworm treatment for dogs can involve a series of injections along with oral medication. For example, a veterinarian might give a dog a series of injections to kill adult heartworms. The veterinarian will determine the injection schedule based on the dog's condition. The first injection is given 30 days after the end of doxycycline treatment, followed by a second injection 30 days later, and a third injection one day after the second.
This treatment is a long and stressful process, not to mention multiple trips to the vet. Not only does your pet go through multiple medications along with injections, your pet will not be able to act like a typical dog. During the treatment you will need to
keep your dog calm:
Avoid running up and down stairs, long walks, and games of chase
Crate your dog: Crate your dog 80 percent of the time to minimize zoomies, excitement, jumping on and off furniture.
Limit jumping: Minimize how much your dog jumps up and down off furniture or people.
Rest: Your dog should not engage in strenuous exercise for at least eight weeks after treatment.
In a positive note…………This pet is now testing negative for heartworms, which means the treatment is doing its job!
The 🐍 (Rattlesnakes) are out and on the move! Please keep a close eye on all your animals!
Call the clinic to get your dogs and horses scheduled to get their rattlesnake vaccines!
We have seen positive results for dogs who have been bitten and have already received the vaccine.
Unfortunately, we have also seen negative results from dogs who have been bitten, with no vaccine.
The vaccine works by creating protective antibodies that help neutralize venom, so dogs experience less pain and swelling after a snake bite. It also allows you more time to get to the clinic. Dogs that are bitten may also require less antivenin, which can be fairly costly and may produce side effects. Factors that can influence the effectiveness of the vaccine include the location of the bite, the type of snake, and the amount of venom injected.
Does your cat 🐈 shake their head or maybe scratch at their ears a lot?
Ear mites could be the culprit🥴
✅Check out those ear mites under our microscope 🔬 that we found yesterday! 🫨
Ear mites are extremely contagious ‼️They move from one cat to another on close contact and eventually making their way to the ear. Infestation is most common among outdoor cats, whether they're brawling or cuddling up affectionately.
Ask ❓us about treatment and prevention options!
Breakfast is served! Thank you Jana, it was delicious.
Someone is ecstatic to see us! I’m not going to name no names, but I think everyone can correctly guess.
Guess how many testicles are in this jar! If you guess the correct number or you are the closest to the number you will get a prize! The winner will be announced on Monday 15, 2023!
***Hint***
There are cat, dog, and pony testicles in this jar.
We are so lucky 🍀 to have such sweet clients! Thank you so much for these super cute cookies! They hit the spot!
📣Shout out 📣 to Fat Bottom Cookie Company! She did an incredible job!
Heartworm 🪱 prevention for dogs is an important concern for every pet owner. Prevention is an important ❗️ part of providing essential care, and heartworm disease prevention for dogs is something every owner can do. Consider this:
Dogs have been diagnosed with heartworm disease in EVERY state in the U.S. 😳
Heartworms are spread by mosquitoes 🦟 so any area of the country that has mosquitoes—even just a few of them—can also have heartworm disease. Dogs don’t just need prevention during 🌞 warm-weather months. Heartworm preventives work by treating heartworms that already infected the pet within the past month or longer; meanwhile, preventives need to be given on time ⏰ every time 📆 to be effective. That’s why the American Heartworm Society recommends year-round heartworm prevention for pets.
The American Heartworm Society estimates that more than a million dogs in the U.S. have heartworm disease—and heartworm disease can be fatal.
Cats and ferrets can also get heartworm disease.
Heartworm preventives are safe, relatively inexpensive and easy to give, but if a dog becomes infected, heartworm treatment can be costly 💰 and difficult, requiring multiple veterinary visits and months of exercise restriction.
We recommend that you get your pets heartworm tested annually.
Signs 🪧 of heartworm disease may include a mild persistent cough, reluctance to exercise, fatigue after moderate activity 🥱, decreased appetite, and weight loss. As heartworm disease progresses, pets may develop heart failure and the appearance of a swollen belly due to excess fluid in the abdomen.
The below video 🎦 is microfilariae moving around in a blood sample underneath the microscope. In an infected dog, adult female heartworms release their offspring, called microfilariae, into the dog's bloodstream. We have seen multiple pets come into the clinic testing positive for heartworms.
Equine 🐎 Breeding Season has officially begun! Dr. Westmark has started collecting semen and breeding mares. So call the clinic today to schedule an appointment for your equine breeding needs!
👀 Look at all those potential baby foals go!
Big Boi came into the clinic for his weekly walk through inspection! He said we passed with flying colors!
What are Ear Mites!?!
The Ear Mite, Otodectes Cynotis, is a surface mite that lives on cats, dogs, ferrets, and rabbits. It is typically found in the ear canal but can also live on the skin surface. Ear Mites are highly contagious, and animals become highly infested by direct contact with another infested animal.
Some common clinical signs of ear mites to watch out for would be, ear irritation leading to head shaking, scratching at ears, dark waxy or crusty discharge from the ear, or areas of hair loss.
We can treat Ear Mites with daily topical medications.
The mite is barely visible to the naked eye, but check out what they look like under our microscope!
It’s HOT y‘all! 🥵
Did you know a horse can drink as much as 15-20 gallons of water on a hot day!! All horses need clean, good-quality water at all times and sometimes adding a little treat to the water can help ensure they’re getting plenty to drink!
https://aaep.org/horsehealth/cool-clear-water
Wishing everyone a very merry Christmas from all of us at Cobb Vet Clinic!
Friendly reminder that the clinic will be closed this Thursday at noon and all day Friday for Christmas Eve. It will be a long weekend and if your pet needs medications refilled or food, please call the clinic and get that taken care of!
Thank you!
If you know you’ll be traveling with your horse, don’t forget your health certificates and Coggins tests!
Many places will require these documents and dependent on where you’ll be traveling to, a Coggins test is good for 6-12 months and a health certificate is good for 30 days.
You can also access all of your horse’s Coggins and health certificates on your phone through MyVetLINK!
Admit it.. we’ve all had some sort of experience with an itchy pet and it makes us feel just as miserable as they are! It’s time to do something about it! August has also been dubbed “Itchy Pet Awareness Month” and if you have a pet suffering from any of these signs in the video call the clinic to have their skin checked out!
45 day heartbeat check! Can you see it!?
It’s not Father’s Day yet, but High On Vegas is one proud dad!
Thanks Dr. Westmark and Heidi for sharing this video!!
Posted with owner’s permission
AC Four Be A Legend getting his steps in! He is a 2013 AQHA Buckskin Stallion
By CFour Life Ta Legend X out of Firewater Sunday by Alive N Firen by Fire Water Flit
This handsome guy is standing standing at CVC for the 2021 breeding season. Don’t miss your opportunity to have a foal on the ground next year by this guy!
**Call Dr. Shawna Westmark to request more information regarding breeding to this stallion.**