<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Cassandra:<br>I'm very curious. Where do you or have you gotten your information regarding homeopathic treatment (s) for heartworms in canines?<br>I would very much appreciate if you would share where this information came from.<br>Many thanks,<br>Cathi, Sam B. Sad, Buddy (ATB), Angel Marie, Boudreaux and all the wannabes a.k.a. The Waterway Gang<br><br><br>Message: 9<br>Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:08:40 -0800<br>From: "Jim and Cassandra Vance" <<a ymailto="mailto:jvance@stny.rr.com" href="http://us.mc816.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=jvance@stny.rr.com">jvance@stny.rr.com</a>><br>To: <<a ymailto="mailto:dailydrool@dailydrool.org" href="http://us.mc816.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=dailydrool@dailydrool.org">dailydrool@dailydrool.org</a>><br>Subject: [Dailydrool] Homeopathic Heartworm treatment<br>Message-ID: <001901ca953c$388e32a0$<a
ymailto="mailto:223f5e18@rr.com.twcny.rr.com" href="http://us.mc816.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=223f5e18@rr.com.twcny.rr.com">223f5e18@rr.com.twcny.rr.com</a>><br>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<br><br>Hi Leslie,<br><br>I
have been researching natural remedies for heartworm - you may recall
we adopted a HW positive Basset from Kentucky (Hamilton Ackerman
Foghorn). I try to keep all of my Bassets chemical free and truly
believe in alternatives and have worked personally with Marina. With
homeopathic's they will not "kill" the circulating microfiliaria (sp.)
and thus will put your other dogs at risk potentially. These eggs are
floating in the bloodstream and if a mosquito bites the infected Basset
and then injects this into one of your other dogs there is potential of
infecting your other dogs. <br><br>We are using a more recent
treatment, the monthly heartgard with doxycycline. I can send you over
info if you want. We are working with a vet who studied under the vet
who first came up with the dual doxy/monthly heartgard treatment and so
far Hamilton is responding really well without the pain and risk of the
massive injections. All treatments have risks/benefits.<br><br>Homeopathic's
will possiblity decrease the longevity of the worms that exist in his
heart but again will not remove the eggs from his bloodstream.<br><br>Cassandra</td></tr></table>