The Second Heart Worm Treatment

Rowdy completed his second heart worm treatment yesterday. This treatment consisted of two shots, one on Wednesday and the other on Thursday. They give dogs the shots first thing in the morning and then watch them all day for any adverse reactions.

This treatment was much harder on him than his first one, because of the two shots. The first shot just made him restless like the first treatment did, but the second shot gave him stomach tremors for hours into the night. I felt so sorry for him and held him close to m, giving him comfort for extended periods of time. At least by this morning he was better and the tremors had quit. He's still not feeling very chipper, but he is somewhat returning to normal.

Though everything seemed to turn out okay, I was still pretty apprehensive about taking him for his second treatment for fear of serious problems. I am so relieved that he is feeling better.

One thing I wasn't too happy with was that they wanted to keep him overnight for observation between the shots. I did however manage to talk them out of it and brought him home with me. He was much more comfortable and calm being in his own home and it was not a problem taking him back and forth, because I live only five minutes away from the clinic. Another problem with leaving him overnight was the fact that there would be no one at the clinic. Instead, one of the Veterinarian's wives watches them on a monitor at their home. So what good is keeping him there with no interaction or comfort, plus the fact that they would have charged me an additional $25 for his stay.