At 10:59 AM 04/26/2002 -0700, you wrote: > But there is injectable ivermectin which is what is in heartguard. I >believe high does of ivermectin, injected, is how you can cure >heartworm also.??? I could be wrong, I am just repeating what I was >told. > Sandy
Hi Sandy - About 10 years ago a study was done in France that concluded that ivermectin could be successfully used to treat dogs with heartworm - by continuing to treat on a monthly basis no larva would be able to mature and the mature worms already residing in the heart would live live out their natural life spans and die one at a time. This poses less risk of clots to the affected dog than the traditional treatment which kills ALL of the adult worms at once. It also can be used to treat dogs that have liver problems that preclude using the traditional treatment. I do not believe that a larger dose was called for, and I think that oral dosing would work, just as it does for prevention. Hilarie Hilarie Gibbs-Sykes Mel Sykes Hob Nob Cavaliers Sarasota, FL http://www.geocities.com/locustlee ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
