We’ve just had a good long weekend of hiking and relaxing. The fur on JoLee’s back is growing back - you can still see the rectangular outlines that were shaved, but the bare skin is now covered with a fine blanket of soft, new fur.
Jo’s energy level is increasing day by day, it seems. I wonder if he’d been slightly lethargic before his heartworm treatment without us even noticing!
It seems this story is nearing its end. Unless Jo is diagnosed positive for heartworms again next year, it looks like he’s in for a worm-free existence. I started him on Heartgard on January 1st, and intend to keep both dogs on heartworm preventative year-round, just to be sure.
JoLee’s story has a happy ending - and I hope if you ever end up having to go through this, your story ends well, too!
Helpful links:
American Heartworm Society - a great explanation of the life cycle of heartworms:
http://www.dogsadversereactions.com/moxidectin/heartworm.html
Timing heartworm preventative:
http://www.tibetanmastiff.net/Heartworm.html
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