My dog tested borderline positive. Will prevention affect heartworm retest?

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He was diagnosed with border line positive for heartworm our vet too a micro test that showed negative he has him on sentinel pills he wants to redo the regular heart work test again would it show negative if he is on heartworm pills. Pet's info: Dog | Beagle | Male | 8 years and 8 months old | 36 lbs

Dr. Strydom, DVM · Accepted Answer

Yes, it would show up even if on prevention. The test is only checking for the presence of the adult heartworms in the heart. It takes approximately 6 months from the time the dog is bitten by a positive mosquito to the time they would show up positive on a test. I suggest you not wait and get a confirmatory test now. If Shiloh truly is heartworm positive you should have him treated. The prevention is only going to keep him from getting more worms. It does nothing for treatment. Hope this helps. Best wishes.

My dog tested borderline positive. Will prevention affect heartworm retest?

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