Davey's Gift from Dr. Garner

[Hopeful8811]

Awww...God bless you, Davey and Dr. Garner!

[gingerbread185]

HOW DO YOU KNOW IF THE WORM IS COMPLETELY REMOVED AND NO EGGS OR THE LIKE ARE REMAINED?

[gingerbread185]

PUT THAT IN BASIN

[MrKrakken117]

my question is how much does a treatment like this cost?!!! my guess is at least a grand upwards. feel free to answer :)

[xXXPrinceAlbertXXx]

Fuck parasites. There are tons of different types of these assholes and humans are not safe either. In fact there is a good chance you might be infected with some type of worm. T Gondii is found in 1 in 3 people!! that thing is a freaking brain parasite! That's just the start of it, there are tons of parasites that you may be infected with.

[sweetiebella24]

That looks gross... spaghetti?.. why in the world are you guys talking about spaghetti at the moment. If I even think about eating spaghetti, while thinking of heartworms, I probably puke all over my clothes... lol

[cloe123hey]

i thought it's a spaghetti :p

[AlienZygote010]

Well, I _was_ going to cook spaghetti tonight. Now I think I will just have bread...

[KingManOld]

@AlienZygote010 WUSS, wait spaghetti, I WANT SOME!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kt49erfan]

Great job Dr. Garner and the staff at Safari.

[cognac82]

Any person that says heartworm prevention is expensive should know that most vaccine clinics offer low cost YEARLY testing (REQUIRED) before prevention is started.These products are usually 5-10$/month. If you cannot afford this, you should not own a dog or cat. Yes, cats get heartworms. These products prevent intestinal worms that you CAN get from your pet! Without this,your best friend may die an agonizing death.Perhaps you don't need your starbucks and your i-phone after all.

[truemirror]

How much does a surgery like this cost?

[savingfurryfriends]

With the current shortage of Immiticide it is of some comfort to know that there are other options should a rescued dog test +

[Muggle423]

It's amazing how many of those long little @ssholes can fit in a dog's arteries.

[boodags]

Tie em together and make them wrists bands or necklaces to remember the moment.



[KillerCactus]

Yay :) Saved! Great job

That being said, I dont think i can ever eat noodles again.

[video166]

Spaghetti!

[serbanalexvet1983]

what is the protocol after such a procedure?

my email is: serbanale_vet@yahoo.com

[serbanalexvet1983]

Nice job doc, but i have some questions: how do you know that you removed all of them? And also, what if one of them escapes into the vessels? what if they will cause infarcts in the vital organs?

[CASSIEMorr]

Currently fostering our second heartworm positive dog and I really can't believe how large those worms are. Our foster pooch now is only 10 lbs. I hope his worms don't look like those. :( Way to go doctors!! You're truly amazing!!

[missthemissles]

Holy shit! I'm speechless o_o

[TheEsotericDesi]

Heartworm drops at early age are very important...

[patricia57851]

oh my...gross

[pinkalishiouscindy]

OMG!..how do they get those????

[oraclecrank]

@pinkalishiouscindy

Heartworms are transmitted by bites from infected mosquitos. Dogs should be on regular heartworm medication because it only takes one bite.

[FallenKain]

HOLY HELL that was weird to watch.

[strawbrrywine329]

When it comes to humans, the heartworms, Dirofilaria immitis, generally dont make it to the heart due to the fact that we are not the difinitive host of that organism.

[blackday44]

...How was there any blood moving through this animals heart????

[gottmoxie]

WE AS HUMANS CAN ONLY CARRY ONE OR TWO HW's CATS GENERALLY ONE AND THEY CAN DROP DEAD WITH NO SYMPTOMS

[Tannz0rz]

That is unbelievably gross. Glad that this can't happen to humans.

[Ruby21XX]

@Tannz0rz Humans can also get heartworms. It's very rare though.

[Tannz0rz]

@Ruby21XX I never knew that. I've heard of parasites of all kinds in humans, just never heart worms. It must suck terribly to have them.

[Ruby21XX]

@Ruby21XX They spread through mosquito bites :s



[belleza0712]

good boy!!!

[epcvirus1]

I want to try this operation

[ithinkimgonnaskeet11]

Uh Oh! It sounds like Charity is in some trouble. It kinda sounds like she might be getting the boot!

[wavois02much]

This is a great vid. I was talking with my 6 year old  daughter about heartworms and this video put it all into perspective. Hats off to the doc for doing his thing. A+. One more thing. SCREW HEART WORMS, LOL!!!

[lostindepp254]

its amazing how many of those things can be inside a dog like that. my dog has heartworms and we hope that she is in the early stages so she doesn't have to through that!

[ActiveXre]

Unbelievable, great job done by the doctor.

[runhorun]

my dog got diagnosed with heartworm.... i want those noodle looking bastards gone!!!!!!!! Ill get her surgery if need be....

[larryhbrown]

how do I find a vet that will do this procedure in Houston Texas

[KDheatwole94]

@larryhbrown

You need to go to Texas A & M, Dr Ashley Saunders, a veterinary cardiologist does this procedure there. Good late & hope it's not too late.

[runhorun]

@KDheatwole94 how much does Dr.Ashley charge to take out these heart worms out????

[to81omo]

feeel like burning em...

[H22A7]

good job!

[yusafzai08]

Amazing video and thank you very much for sharing. Unbelievable in many respects, great cool doc, also that the dog could still be alive even with the heart flooded with that many worms. I wonder what your dog looked like after the procedure, do you have a video of after? Thanks

[Parkinson9999]

They look like a damn spahetti.

[lostsailorette]

I can't imagine assisting with this surgery. I would have been tossing my cookies. I almost did and I wasn't even close to being there. Great Job Dr. and Staff. There are special places in heaven for people like you.

[czuni1]

Poor, Poor darling...and what a great vet!

[deb93535]

Every single dog owner should be made to watch this video! I mistakenly thought heartworms were microscopic, not as large as they are, and that is after multiple visits to the vet and recently adopting a heartworm positive dog. I just had no idea. ..

[akevet67]

yeah that ...omg

[anfreedom]

anyone else think las plagas?

[whitelighter31]

My dog was tested for hearworms and found negative. the test kit and 6 cubes of heartguard against heartworm cost around 60 bucks which will save you from spending a lot of money from this kind of operation and definitely will save my dog's life.

[1saxyladyable]

Xcellant.....very well done...vet 2 vet.

[1saxyladyable]

Xcellant..

[elfie9999]

86 ?!? WHATTHEFUUCKKKK!?

[hiroshir]

86 mother-effing nasty nematodes! Dang that is a shit load. Jeez Im hungry now.

[Darkkarma42]

If owners have money for non-essentials like beer, entertainment and weed, then they have money to treat their pets.  They just don't and that is not our responsibility, no matter how hard it is to see a sick pet walk out the door.

[mmmmmvodka]

@Darkkarma42 It's not that easy for some people. Like human medical costs, pet costs are ridiculously expensive. I had a cat with a URI and walked out of the vet paying a 200 dollar tab. Money I didn't have and had to borrow. I don't know what would have happened if nobody had the money for me to borrow. In these hard economic times, it's hard to pay that much money for one pet.

[AlienZygote010]

@Darkkarma42 Judgmental schmuck. I am a student who does volunteer work because he can't find a job. My dog has heart worms. A dog showed up starving at my doorstep that was so frail that he could not eat. I fed him baby forumla and broth to bring him to health. I took him to a vet for shots. He has heartworms.] I don;t drink, go anywhere, or do dope. Neither do most people. They simply can't afford a huge expenditure at one time. Or would you prefer they are on the street with their animal?

[Darkkarma42]

@AlienZygote010 And explain to me why, exactly, a veterinarian must than risk his business and clientele because you took in an animal you couldn't take care of? I'm a judgemental schmuck for saying that vets are NOT responsible for taking care of every single pet that comes in when the owners can't pay? I think you need to look up what judgmental means because I wasn't judging anyone. What I WAS doing was relying on my own experience to form an opinion. I've worked in the vet business as a

[Darkkarma42]

@AlienZygote010 receptionist and first hand account on how a lot of people prefer to buy Escalades, the newest phone that just came out even if they JUST got a new phone the month prior, new PCs or consoles and once an owner who wanted her cat euthanized because it was pre-diabetic and the holiday season was coming up and she didn't want to deal with a sick cat. Time and again, people have proven to be selfish when it comes to their animals; That does not make me judgmental. It makes me jaded

[IndsidiOos]

@Darkkarma42 you just don't have a fucking positive thing to say to anyone, do you. First you bitch and moan about worthless bullshit on Culvey's channel, and now i see your going all through other videos as the same moody emotional trainwreck. god damn LEAVE PEOPLE ALONE.

[Darkkarma42]

@IndsidiOos "god damn LEAVE PEOPLE ALONE."

Pot: "You is one black bitch."

Kettle "..."

[AlienZygote010]

@Darkkarma42 That is horrible. Very sickening indeed. But I am in a situation listed above. A starving dog showed up at my house to weak to move. I fed him baby formula and bathed him. When he recovered and could run from me he would not come near me for months. Today he loves me to death and he can't stand for me to even go to the bathroom, and he defended me from getting mugged one time. However, I am an unemployed student and he has heartworms. I am tortured about this.

[Darkkarma42]

@AlienZygote010 I'm really sorry about your dog. Honestly, it was owners like you that made me want to stay in such a job. As many selfish people as I saw, I saw just as many that loved their animals like family and would do anything for them. I'm sorry if I was snappy, I was just trying to clear the misconception that veterinary employees only care about money. If ever we had to send a pet away because the owner had no money, many of us would be sad and wonder about the fate of the animal.

[Darkkarma42]

@AlienZygote010 Is there any you can get CareCredit to get the dog his treatment? Some owners are unaware of CareCredit and if a vet's office doesn't offer it, they won't tell an owner about it. I'm assuming you have your dog on a ivermectin regimen to reduce the heartworms? We saw positive results with that treatment. Don't allow him to overexert himself. And, god forbid, he should be taken anyway, remember that you gave him life where others left him for dead.

[Darkkarma42]

Also, giving away free services puts a business at risk. If vets took care of all the pets that people couldn't afford to care for, then that puts their entire clientele at risk, because money that needs to go to continuing education and updated equipment will instead go to replenishing supplies that are used for free. We have a responsibility to keep our doors open and giving away treatments will put that in danger.

[Doraica]

STINKY GREEN BUD- You could have avoided all that by using prophylaxis. And vets aren't greedy at all... good medicine requires money!!! How much does it cost an open-heart surgery in a human, well, the same is with animals. More over, do you have any idea how much it cost to become a veterinarian, probably more than the house you live in.. so if you want an animal you have to take care of it and pay for the services... or don't have any animals!!!! As easy as that!!!

[StinkyGreenBud]

This is great and all but i wish you vets wouldn't be so damned greedy. How the hell can i afford the treatment to cure my dog of heart worms? $400-$500 is insane for a injection. Have most of you vets forgot WHY you became a vet? Sorry but this angers me. All my vet can say is well sorry about your bad luck,sort to speak. So all i can do is get the prevention and hope the worms die in a few years without causing to much damage.

[Doraica]

@StinkyGreenBud -You could have avoided all that by using prophylaxis. And vets aren't greedy at all... good medicine requires money!!! How much does it cost an open-heart surgery in a human, well, the same is with animals. More over, do you have any idea how much it cost to become a veterinarian, probably more than the house you live in.. so if you want an animal you have to take care of it and pay for the services... or don't have any animals!!!! As easy as that!!!

[StinkyGreenBud]

@Doraica For one you don't know my dogs story. I saved him from an abusive family who never treated him with anything. Plus i've noticed a lot of vets that never mention heart worm prevention. You think the owner should just know? Yes it cost a lot but i feel like vets take advantage of our pain by over costly procedures. I know this surgery would be costly but the injection shouldn't cost what it does. Most vets i go into are just like humans visiting a doc's office. Service is like McDonalds.

[Darkkarma42]

@StinkyGreenBud Most veterinarians make less than 10% net profit, out of which they still need to buy new equipment, pay employees, insurance and various other things. You wouldn't ask a doctor to take financial responsibility for you or your children, why should pets be any different?

[bfissarahsmom]

Unfortunately there are still plenty of vets who don't educate owners on the importance if prevention. If owners could see this video, more of them would buy the prevention. I work at a rescue and it is one of the requirements to be an adopter that your existing dogs must be on HW prevention before they are allowed to adopt. We do a lot of education with new owners about this very preventable condition.

[PhidippusAudax]

but there has to be a reason why those heartworms exist

[frankenfoamy]

How is entrance achieved into the beating heart without blood loss?

[cholmes82000]

I did this using my endoscopy basket forcep.  Much easier than this alligator forcep. They all came out in one big wad, although there weren't that many. The dog was in caval syndrome. We didn't need ultrasound or fluoro, just passed the forcep until you bump up against the right atrium.

[sossco4th]

@vadersutube - You are correct, but to be a little more precise, The test will only test positive if three or more adult females are present. - just adding to your comment.

[naminegirl21]

the most disgusting ramen noodles EVER

[mrsnicol2009]

poor baby - how is he dong now.

[terriergal]

How do they do that without at least sedating a dog? Was that a typo?

Definitely, heartworm is terrible. It is worth the risk to give this medication every month unless your dog is terribly sensitive. But then you have to do something to keep mosquitoes from getting to your dog at least. You have to find an alternative!

[ahcarrington]

@terriergal They didn't sedate him when he was having an ultrasound to see the worms. They had to sedate him for the surgery.

[Kawaiicutxi]

How you control it? fluoroscopy???

[Poketrader3270]

i thought it was string 

[ravince]

I have a lab and we have frequent visits with the vet from the time we got her (3 months)... Just now (she's almost 3 years old) we found out she had worms (c/o our 2nd vet) and that our 1st vet never administered heartworm prevention shots... or anything to prevent it.

The thing is, we never had any intention to save on vet care for our 1st pet... and I've never heard of heartworm until now... I'm just angry at our 1st vet for not giving heartworm prevention to our dog

[darveaux]

@ravince If you are a dog owner and do not know about heart worms you are a complete goon. It's common knowledge and vets DO NOT automatically just give heartworm shots. I also bet your vet did give you literature on the subject or, you know, you could have been a responsible pet owner and do a little basic research before getting a dog.

[djemontes]

...people!...pleeeeease!.....t­reat your dogs with preventive treatment....i just lost my poor dog by these...#$%@..worms!!...u dont want to loose ur best pal by this....i lost my dog the 5/14/2010....she was with us about 14 years......dont let this happened to u!.....believe me..it is sad and traumatic.....GOD!..this is awful

[britt466]

I'm a Vet Asst. and seen some nasty surgeries but this one I wanted to vomit. This video should be given to everyone that doesn't want to prevent from heart worm. It's so much cheaper to buy a monthly pill, then to treat and remove heart worm. USE HEARTWORM PREVENTION!!!

[GetMeThere1]

Wow! Amazing video. Hopefully this will help people see the need and value of using HW prevention. I adopted a stray who has HW. He went through a month of doxicycline and 3 months of ivermectin, and is now ready to go in for imiticide. He does show some very light signs of coughing and tiredness.

[MysTeri0usMatT7]

I WISH he could give my female jack russel this treatment:(

[MysTeri0usMatT7]

I just found out that both of my jack russel terriors have heartworm disease , the female has jaundice and needs surgery, and our other boy has early stages and we caught in in time, so i have been crying all week about it and so has my sister because we were considering putting our girl to sleep which I say no, i want to try and save her at all costs.

[mackierox1]

i always try to lighten the mood....they look like spagetti...

[idiaftn12]

Poor dog. I hope he's doing better.

[BerryNaeNae]

we saw this in class and we were freakin out!

poor dog

[Kerikitkat]

Wow. This is amazing. That's one very lucky dog!

[LuCYLuVSyOu28]

OMG my dog is on the heartworm treatment. I understand this situation. My dog is on her 3rd vaccine and is on a lot of pain. it would break my heart to see her die. She is not is started in november and now is march and im still not done!! but its all worth it !!

[Douranium]

this is just sad, hope ur pet gets well soon! man it would be hard to hear my dog has heartworms

[eevet]

Wondering how the patient was doing after surgery. Anyone with any idea ? Will reperfusion syndrome be a concern in this surgery ?

[lizvids1]

Microfilaria are the offspring of adult worms, that are taken up by a mosquito in a blood meal...whats infective to your dogs are larval stages 4 and 5 aka juveniles

[Flexpvc]

Thanks for posting this video. All the online information on heartworms make it sound like this type of surgery is the last resort. But now that I see the size of these suckers seems to me killing the microfilariae with drugs is the way to go and then remove the adults this way so the dog doesn't die from adults is the way to go. How big a surgery is this? Expensive? Dangerous to the pet?

Thanks.

[priestof1]

I am glad you posted this video. Hope it does some good (TAKE YOUR DOGS TO THE VET ON A REGULAR) Its part of owning a dog just like feeding it properly with proper food

[SomethingOrgasmic]

Goodness, this was difficult to watch. I feel terrible that my dog is going through this. I just adopted him, too. : (

[andollio1337]

Mmmm spaghetti... I want those for dinner

[iVuDang]

How do you know that all the worms were removed? and that they won't repopulate in the dogs body again?

[tornadochick2k7]

There is a treatment for heartworm disease which requires several expensive injections. That kills off all the worms in the body. Then you put your dog on monthly heartworm prevention, which is what people are supposed to do anyway.

[iVuDang]

I hate worms, bugs, insects, parasites, viruses ugh.

[sixredapples]

At 2 minutes 49 secs

[lyndsyb03]

I saw this for the first time at school a few weeks ago-am just blown away at how bad this poor dogs heart was overwhelmed with the worms---this is all preventable too.  They should make it a law for owners to have ones dog on preventative heart worm medication- if not, one should be prosecuted.

[VadersUTube]

If you pick up a stray & they have been bitten by an infected mosquito within the past 5 months, the test may still be negative, but the dog is infected. Reason: test only picks up the antigens shed by the adult worms. Prevention meds won't kill what's already there. Ask me how I know this.

[tornadochick2k7]

Prevention does kill what is already there, that's why it's so dangerous to give a heartworm positive dog heartworm prevention.

[VadersUTube]

Prevention only kills the actual worms in very young pups (less than 6 mos. or so). After that, it only prevents further infection.

[MerryElliott]

@VadersUTube There are no "worms" present in dog less than 6 months of age, only microfilariae if the dog has been infected. Six months is the length of time it takes the microfilariae to mature into juvenile heartworms. Therefor both types of heartworm preventative i.e. Heartgard or Interceptor will kill the microfilariae and not harm the puppy less than 6 months of age.

[VadersUTube]

yea..my dog was over 6 months old, so he had to go thru the treatments. doing well now :)

[MerryElliott]

@tornadochick2k7 Not all of your heartworm preventatives. Heartgard and Revolution which have ivermectin, only kill the microfilariae and do nothing to the adult or juvenile heartworm. Interceptor and Sentinel cannot be given to a dog that has heartworms!

[khswild]

this poor dog :(

[ajomez]

how do dogs get heartworms?from meat?

[lyndsyb03]

A dog is bit by a mosquito carrying the larvae of a heartworm in the lifecycle stage called L3..usually a mosquito bites a dog (dog A) who is infected with the microfilaria(heart worms), the heartworm larvae must go through lifestages from L1-L3 inside of the mosquito, then the mosquito bites a dog with the L3 larvae in it. If the dog is not on a heartworm preventative (like Heartguard-orally 1x/month) then the dog will be infected. It takes months to become the worms seen here-worst Ive seen

[FallingForJonas]

they get them from mosquitoes.

[AKwespray]

Wow I'm glad they saved that big guys life!

[luvnpugs]

Let me guess. The owners were found and the dog was given back.

[SchrodingerHatedCats]

This can all be avoided-- heartworm prevention is cheap, and it saves lives.

[sixredapples]

Did you see the worms wriggling like a spider?

[laceylingerie]

@sixredapples i didn't see the worms wrigglign like a spider. can you give me the times so i can view them?? ugh gross