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Heartworm disease is treatable in the dog?

Heartworm disease is treatable in the dog?

Heartworms are difficult to kill, but there are medications available to successfully treat heartworm infection. The treatment involves killing these very large parasites inside of blood vessels and severe side effects, including death, do occur. The treatment for heartworm infection is expensive, involves a hospital stay and the complications from treatment can be serious. If the animal has advanced signs of heartworm disease or if it carries a large number of heartworms, the risk of complications from treatment are greater.


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