Country artists Brooks and Dunn have a song out called “God Must Be Busy.” In it they talk about some of the problems in the world, including “old folks can’t afford the drugs they can’t live without.” We ran into a similar problem today when a client brought in this cute little dog we’ve been [...]
Microfilaria are the offspring of adult heartworms. They are produced in massive numbers in canines infected with Dirofilaria immitis (the taxonomic name for the heartworm parasite). In some ways microfilaria can be worse than the adult canine heartworm. When large numbers of them die suddenly they can cause a shock reaction and death. That is [...]
Heartworm disease in cats is deadly but preventible. For cats there is no heartworm treatment to rid the infected feline of the parasite, as there is in dogs. Feline heartworm prevention is easy and affordable. Just as with dogs, cats get heartworms from mosquitoes, which act as an intermediate host of the parasite. Many people [...]
Bennie is a case of a dog with heartworm tests that can’t agree with each other. Bennie’s owner was shocked and amazed a few weeks ago when he got a diagnosis of a positive heartworm test from his regular veterinarian. Bennie had gotten his heartworm preventive on schedule every month, as was using the heartworm [...]
Sometimes pet owners administer their pets’ heartworm preventive right on schedule, but they get heartworms anyway. There are no perfect medications. One of my staff members came to me with a surprise a few months ago, “Dr. Randolph, I have something to tell you.” Her lower lip began to tremble. “I’m pregnant.” She took her [...]
I was at lunch today when I saw Touloulou’s owner and asked how she was doing. “I’m glad I ran into you because I had an epiphany the other day talking to my daughter. She said, ‘Touloulou isn’t eating my gum since school has been out.’ I asked what she meant and she said, ‘She [...]
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