You may remember I found a dog a month ago, running loose with no collar. Several cars, including mine, almost hit her. After arguing with two animal control offices over whose jurisdiction she was in (neither wanted her), I finally took her to my own vet.
She had heartworms, Lymes, tape worms and a "cherry eye." The tape worms and cherry eye are taken care of and she is on antibiotics for the Lymes. Apparently the same antibiotic helps stop the heart worms from reproducing, thus reducing their numbers.
She was scheduled to have her heartworm treatment this Monday through Wednesday. But last week, I noticed she seemed to be getting awfully fat, so we reduced her food a little. I finally took her to the vet's today and sure enough, the poor thing is pregnant. I just wanted to cry right there in the vet's office.
The first vet (in the same practice) had originally not wanted to spay her until the heartworms were under control - he was worried about her surviving the anethesia. But this vet recommended a spay/abort. She does the spaying for a nearby clinic and said she's spayed several dogs with heartworms without a problem.
So, Sadie's heartworm treatment is on hold and she goes for her spay on Dec.1. Poor dear, she's been though so much. She needs a break!
She had heartworms, Lymes, tape worms and a "cherry eye." The tape worms and cherry eye are taken care of and she is on antibiotics for the Lymes. Apparently the same antibiotic helps stop the heart worms from reproducing, thus reducing their numbers.
She was scheduled to have her heartworm treatment this Monday through Wednesday. But last week, I noticed she seemed to be getting awfully fat, so we reduced her food a little. I finally took her to the vet's today and sure enough, the poor thing is pregnant. I just wanted to cry right there in the vet's office.
The first vet (in the same practice) had originally not wanted to spay her until the heartworms were under control - he was worried about her surviving the anethesia. But this vet recommended a spay/abort. She does the spaying for a nearby clinic and said she's spayed several dogs with heartworms without a problem.
So, Sadie's heartworm treatment is on hold and she goes for her spay on Dec.1. Poor dear, she's been though so much. She needs a break!