Dog Life Expectancy After Heartworm Treatment. Treatment to kill adult heartworms. This is called slow kill.
Heartworm disease is only spread through the bite of a mosquito. Canines in this state frequently pass away within weeks. We did the slow kill,3 shot, 2 month process and have about 9 days of aftercare.
My dog has heartworms. Now what?
Plz keep your dogs on heartworm prevention all year round! Because she did have such a heavy load, she was going to be hospitalized for 10 days during the treatmemts, but did so well she was released after 7, with the strict promise i would keep her activities very limited for 6 weeks. Heartworm, being a chronic disease, leaves lasting damage to the heart and respiratory system. After treating a dog with melarsomine injections, adult worms may continue to die for more than a month following this treatment.
