New Heartworm Treatment – Does it Work?

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376 – June, 2023

By Caroline Coile

Heartworm is again on the rise, according to statistics from the America Heartworm Associations (Heartworm Incidence Maps – American Heartworm Society). Heartworms can be deadly. Unfortunately, traditional heartworm treatment is expensive, painful and difficult. In recent years some veterinarians have elected to use an off-label treatment that appears to be safe and effective while also less painful, less expensive and less difficult. Now a new study confirms that this treatment is up to 90% effective in naturally infected dogs.

TRADITIONAL TREATMENT

Traditional treatment combines many steps. It starts by restricting exercise, stabilizing the dog and giving regular heartworm preventive. Dogs with microfilaria are given an antihistamine and prednisone to reduce the risk of anaphylaxis from dying microfilaria. That same day–officially Day 1–begins a month-long regime of twice daily doses of doxycycline.

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