Dana Martin wrote 03/08/2011 09:57 PM Re: second round of heartworm injections, continued [Re: Lorelei Sims ] #320989 - 03/08/2011 09:57 PM
Dana Martin Webboard User Reg: 09-13-2010 Posts: 790 Loc: Bothell, WA Offline	Quote: Lorelei Sims Update!! Got out to training finally. Dexter did great!!! He still gets tired more quickly but is steadily gaining strength and endurance. We continue to go slow and steady but no side effects from the heartworm treatments have been noticed.He really brought it to the helper. It was really fun to see!! That's great, Lorelei! Happy to hear it. Here Decoy, Decoy, Decoy!
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Connie Sutherland wrote 03/08/2011 10:21 PM Re: second round of heartworm injections, continued [Re: Dana Martin ] #320996 - 03/08/2011 10:21 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	It sure is great! :-)
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Michael_Wise wrote 03/08/2011 10:23 PM Re: second round of heartworm injections, continued [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #320998 - 03/08/2011 10:23 PM
Michael_Wise Webboard User Reg: 07-10-2006 Posts: 4454 Loc: Arkansas Offline	Glad to hear this! Thanks for blogging your experiences here.:smile:
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Connie Sutherland wrote 03/08/2011 10:37 PM Re: second round of heartworm injections, continued [Re: Michael_Wise ] #321000 - 03/08/2011 10:37 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Quote: Michael_Wise Glad to hear this! Thanks for blogging your experiences here.:smile: I would like to thank you, too. It was a good thing to do!
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Brad Higgs wrote 03/09/2011 01:40 AM Re: second round of heartworm injections, continued [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #321012 - 03/09/2011 01:40 AM
Brad Higgs Webboard User Reg: 06-13-2010 Posts: 511 Loc: Western Australia Offline	Really glad to hear your boy recovered Ok and also thanks for blogging it!
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Lorelei Sims wrote 03/12/2011 09:22 PM Re: second round of heartworm injections, continued [Re: Brad Higgs ] #321695 - 03/12/2011 09:22 PM
Lorelei Sims Webboard User Reg: 09-17-2005 Posts: 183 Loc: Offline	Your welcome. Thank all of you for the kind words and encouragement!!I just hope no one else has to go through it. After all is said and done, I would do it again for my dog. One thing new I have noticed is weight loss recently. I usually feed 2 to 2.5 cups of food(Best Breed working dog diet) and have had to go to 4 . Not sure if this has anything to do with the heartworm treatment or not, just different. Lorelei Sims http://jalbum.net/browse/user/album/317819/;jsessionid=j69gyfhmddy41rliccegrzwzw
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Lorelei Sims wrote 05/15/2011 11:20 PM Re: second round of heartworm injections, continued [Re: Lorelei Sims ] #332814 - 05/15/2011 11:20 PM
Lorelei Sims Webboard User Reg: 09-17-2005 Posts: 183 Loc: Offline	Been awhile since I have posted. Dexter is doing great! We have been able to return to full training now. I took it slow as he did fatigue quickly for awhile.Returned to training around Feb 17th and it took a good 8 weeks before he did not become completely exhausted with just short tracks and doing basic obedience. Now we are doing full obedience, tracking 400 paces and bitework when I can get to the helper. I hope to compete for his Sch 1 in Nov. I take him back in July for testing again. In the meantime I have continued with Multi advantage on the first of the month and heartguard on the 15th of the month til we retest per my vet. I will then continue using multi advantage for heartworm control. Lorelei Sims http://jalbum.net/browse/user/album/317819/;jsessionid=j69gyfhmddy41rliccegrzwzw
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Lynne Barrows wrote 05/16/2011 07:56 AM Re: second round of heartworm injections, continued [Re: Lorelei Sims ] #332830 - 05/16/2011 07:56 AM
Lynne Barrows Webboard User Reg: 09-22-2007 Posts: 2531 Loc: S. Florida Offline	Lorelei, great to hear that Dexter is doing so well. Someone had mentioned on another thread, the possibility that dogs who are at the upper end of the weight limit for the particular preventive that they are on may not get enough med if the larvae load is high. (apparently this is one theory as to why dogs are becoming infected who haven't missed a dose of HW meds) I'm curious if this might have happened with Dexter. What was his weight when he was infected, and what preventive was he on?
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Connie Sutherland wrote 05/16/2011 10:16 AM Re: second round of heartworm injections, continued [Re: Lorelei Sims ] #332847 - 05/16/2011 10:16 AM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Good news! Did the uptick in calories needed continue?
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Lorelei Sims wrote 07/10/2011 11:55 AM Re: second round of heartworm injections, continued [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #338137 - 07/10/2011 11:55 AM
Lorelei Sims Webboard User Reg: 09-17-2005 Posts: 183 Loc: Offline	Lynne, Dexter was at 76 lbs when he became ill and I was using the Interceptor for large dogs(100lbs???). Connie, yes he has kept up with the increased calories. I use best breed working dog and it takes 3 cups regularly now and on working days 4 cups. We go next Sat for our post HW treatment testing. Still a little nervous. He is doing great but can't help but wonder now. Lorelei Sims http://jalbum.net/browse/user/album/317819/;jsessionid=j69gyfhmddy41rliccegrzwzw
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