Vet 101: Heartworm

[womanintheshadow]

He's right about this! The common heartworm and flea preventative "Revolution" is used both to kill heartworm and prevent it. I asked my vet if my dog is heartworm positive then what do I give him? She said: "Revolution". So why the testing?? She said if I refuse the testing I must sign a waiver. Ugh. All about money with vets!

[amandahugankiss21]

I work for a vet, and strongly agree. The vet I work for reccomends puting a dog that has never been on heartworm prevention on prevention for 6 months, and then testing. Because it can take up to 6 months for a negative to turn positive. So if the dog was infected one week before we saw it, we would get a false negative. We never retest an animal that has been consistantly on prevention. There is no reason to. It's all about marketing now, and not being honest.

[femmepen]

I buy the very best dogfood I can find and my animals are as healthy as can be. One was adopted at 6 and had terrible allergies and asthma. I worked with her, detoxed her, and changed her food completely. She is great now.

[Rotties9292]

@femmepen I know this post was 2 years ago lol but anyway it's good that you're feeding a great food, but actually the very best food you could be feeding your pet is Raw Prey Model. Kibble is Kibble it's still gets cooked up = lost of nutrients and missing out on a healthy way to clean their teeth naturally "Raw meaty Bones"

[oldcountryvet]

Vets use the fact that I was repremanded by the state board 6 years ago as a way to discredit what I say. My web page explains all about the state board thing. I am in active practice and busy as hell if yor are interested. The locals love my honesty and experience and reasonable prices.  In 42 years I have never lost a spay and the big clinic that got me in trouble has lost at least 4 in the past 3 years. They presurgical screen and I don't. They also charge three times as much. Dr busby

[oldcountryvet]

If you want some insight to the modern vet, look up these current reports on a search engine:

How to say no to your vet or But doc, the dog's already dead and vet investigation. The first was in Slate and the second was by a California station. They both are right on. Dr. Busby

[vivkie]

Great video. Its too bad more vets are not more interested about the care of your pet instead of making money.

[womanintheshadow]

Vivkie.. SO TRUE! Vets just love rolling in the dough. Do they ever do anything out of the goodness of their hearts in their practice??