Following euthanasia, you may wish to bury your dog at home, have your vet take care of the burial or have the dog buried or cremated at a pet cemetery. The decision is a personal one. After the death of a dog, the owner usually suffers a sense of loss and grief. Some allow time [...]
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Over the years you become emotionally involved with your dog and understandably your emotions sometimes cloud your reasoning. Some people will not or cannot make a decision to put their old dog to sleep because the thought of it hurts them too much to arrive at that final decision. In not making the decision they [...]
There comes a time when you feel a decision about putting your old dog to sleep should be made or at least should be discussed with your vet. some people are reluctant to approach their vet on this matter. Rest assured that your vet is there to assist and advise you and that he or [...]
When puppies are six weeks of age, they should be started on a heartworm preventative treatment programme if they live in a heartworm area. A blood test for heartworm cannot detect the disease in puppies under six months of age. If you live in a heartworm area , you are advised to have your growing [...]
Your vet can diagnose heartworm by a blood test. x-rays of advanced cases usually show enlargement of the pulmonary arteries and right side of the heart. Treatment involves intravenous injections of an arsenical compound to kill the adult worm, followed a month later by another type of drug to kill the microfilaria. This method of [...]
Signs vary with the number of heartworm in the right side of the heart and pulmonary artery. In many cases there are no sins of the disease. Signs may include lethargy, chronic cough, anaemia, laboured breathing, swollen abdomen and drinking excess water. The heartworm may float free in the blood stream and block an important [...]
Sorry just when you thought the worms were finished, they are back. Heartworm, this disease-rare in cats-is very common in dogs in most countries with tropical or subtropical regions, such as the US, Southern Europe, Australia and India. The cause is a worm called dirofilaria immitis which lives in the right ventricle of the heart [...]
Take the following precautions against worms: * Remove the faeces daily from the dog’s environment, burn or wrap securely and place in the rubbish bin. * Wash the dog thoroughly and groom it often to minimise accumulation of worm eggs in the dog’s coat. * Clip the hair away from the anus of longhaired dogs [...]
A worming preperation that is effective against all intestinal worms should contain praziquantel, febantel and pyrantel embonate. Bitches should be wormed two weeks before going to a breeding establishment for mating, two weeks before whelping and two and four weeks after whelping. This is to ensure the bitch is worm free and to help prevent [...]
Start worming the puppies at two, four, eight and twelve weeks of age, then again at four, five and six months. Worm the mother when the puppies are two and four weeks of age. The reason for worming puppies so often is because they usually have a heavy worm burden and numerous migrating larvae. The [...]
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