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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We've long been Basset Hound rescue folks, most
recently fostering, etc. for MABR. We recently fostered, then wound up
adopting, a heartworm positive Basset who we named Hamilton Ackerman
fog(fig)horn.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We live in the Northeast so we have very limited
exposure to heartworm and Hamilton is our first HW positive dog. We have
opted to NOT do the fast kill method but rather a weekly dose of heartgard
coupled with doxycycline. Our reasons are that Ham has never been crate
trained and is very ornery when confined. He is 6"ish". He currently
displays no coughing, fatigue, etc. so we beleive his heartworm disease is
at the lowest state. Xray's show his heart is within normal limits with a
slight right side enlargement.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My questions are two fold - how many of you have
treated your Bassets on this slow kill method? From what I understand the
heartgard prevents the eggs from turning into worms and the worms in his heart
will eventually die in their own life cylce. Therefore he still has worms
in his heart (BAD).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Second, he experienced lethargy yesterday, is this
common with Heartworm positive dogs? We immediately took him to our vet
but again, we live in an area where our vets do not see very many HW positive
dogs so there hands on experience is very limited.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for all the advice.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cassandra, Jim, Hamilton and all the other Bassets
at our house!!</FONT></DIV>
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