My dog has advanced heartworms. Is treatment worth the risk?

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hi, my dog has heartworms. Is 10 years old, and we presume the heart worms developed a long time ago. We only adopted her 2 years ago. She's small, a pomeranian. She's coughing, has difficulty breathing and has an enlarged heart. Should let her relax or is it worth trying immiticide injections/ other treatments? Is there still hope or is it too risky because there is significant damage to the heart? Pet's info: Dog | Pomeranian | Female | unspayed | 10 years and 3 months old | 9 lbs

Dr. Strydom, DVM · Accepted Answer

The heartworms will kill her if you don't attempt treatment. At least with the treatment there is a chance she will survive. The vet can do a "slow kill" protocol and uses the immiticide injections over a longer period of time. That is what we do here in the States when we have a dog with advanced stage heartworm disease. Hope this answers your question. Best wishes.

My dog has advanced heartworms. Is treatment worth the risk?

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