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Det gamle ordsprog om, at forebyggelse er bedre end helbredelse, er aldrig mere sandt eller vigtigere end, når det gælder dit kæledyr og ormekure. Spolorm, hageorm og hjerteorm overføres let via myg eller afføring og rammer derfor ofte vores kæledyr. Hvis de ikke behandles, kan ormene sprede sig og vokse, hvilket skaber alvorlige komplikationer for dit kæledyrs tarm- og luftvejssystem. Et ormeangreb kan føre til alvorlige fordøjelsesproblemer, hjertesvigt og endda døden for dit kæledyr.
Orme kan også overføres til mennesker, så det er vigtigt, at du har en effektiv plan for ormekur. Beskyttelse mod infektion skal udføres regelmæssigt. Heldigvis er Heartgard Plus en månedlig, let administrerbar, meget sikker og dokumenteret behandling til ormekontrol. Den forhindrer orm i at udvikle sig til det farlige voksne stadie og fås til både hunde og katte.
Det er meget sandsynligt, at alle hvalpe eller hunde har været udsat for orm. Hvalpe skal have ormekur hver anden uge, indtil de er 12 uger gamle, og diegivende tæver bør også behandles. Hunde over 12 uger har brug for hyppig behandling resten af livet.
Heartgard Plus fås i forskellige doseringer til dyr med forskellig vægt. Det fås som en tyggetablet med en lækker smag (eller sådan har jeg observeret det). Doseringen er beregnet til at blive tygget frem for at blive slugt hel, så du kan altid dele den op og blande den i dit kæledyrs foder, hvis det er nødvendigt. Du skal sikre dig, at dit kæledyr indtaget hele dosis, så hold øje med det under indgivelsen og i kort tid bagefter.
Det er meget vigtigt, at du taler med din dyrlæge, før du påbegynder behandling mod hjerteorm. Ikke kun for at bekræfte den korrekte dosis, men også fordi dyr, der allerede har en hjerteorminfektion og derefter får medicin mod hjerteorm, kan få alvorlige reaktioner, der minder om toksisk chok. Din hund skal testes, og hvis den er smittet, skal voksne hjerteorme og larver (mikrofilarier) behandles, før du starter et forløb med ormekontrol.
Hvis du lige nu nyder et dejligt måltid, er det bedst, at du lægger maden til side et øjeblik, mens vi ser nærmere på disse rædselsfulde, skurkagtige små orme.
Spolorm
Spolorm (ascarider) er de mest almindelige orm, der rammer hunde og katte. Stort set alle hvalpe er smittet med spolorm ved fødslen eller bliver smittet via moderens mælk.
Voksne orm findes i tarmen og kan blive 2-3 mm brede og op til 20 cm lange. Spolorm giver diarré og opkast, vægttab, dårlig vækst, udspilet mave og sløvhed. Hvis de ikke behandles eller i alvorlige tilfælde, kan der opstå lungebetændelse og blokering af tarmen eller fordøjelsessystemet.
Hos smittede dyr lægger de voksne orm æg, som derefter udskilles i afføringen. Andre dyr smittes ved at indtage forurenet jord eller spise andre smittede dyr såsom mus, gnavere eller fugle. Æggene klækker derefter i dyrets mave, lever af indholdet her og udvikler sig til voksne, æglæggende orm. Spolormslarver og voksne orm kan også findes i andre organer såsom lever og lunger, men forbliver generelt i fordøjelsessystemet.
Hageorm
Hageorm er en anden tarmparasit, der oftest rammer unge hunde og katte. Ormene hæfter sig til værtsdyrets tarmslimhinde og lever af blod, væv og væske. Som med spolorm lever larver og voksne, æglæggende orm i tarmen. Nogle larver hæfter sig til andre organer og kan være særligt problematiske for dit kæledyr, hvis de vandrer gennem luftvejssystemet.
Hageormeæg udskilles i dyrets afføring. Hunde og katte kan smittes ved at indtage forurenet jord eller ved, at larver trænger gennem huden. Hvalpe kan også blive smittet gennem moderens mælk.
Blodig diarré er et almindeligt symptom på hageorm. Andre tegn på infektion er maveproblemer, blegt tandkød, vægttab, hæmmet vækst og dårlig pelstilstand. Stort blodtab og blodmangel kan opstå, hvis der er mange orm til stede, eller hos hvalpe. I ekstreme tilfælde kan dette føre til døden.
Hjerteorm
Hjerteorm er den dødeligste af alle parasitter, og selv om infektion er mere almindelig hos hunde, er katte også modtagelige. Ormene lever i dyrets lunger, hjerte og lungearterier og kan forårsage hjertesvigt eller død. Hvalpe bør begynde forebyggelse mod hjerteorm senest ved 12 ugers alderen.
Det er primært lungerne, der rammes af hjerteorm, men hjerte, kredsløbssystem og endda lever og nyrer kan også blive beskadiget. Symptomer, der indikerer hjerteorminfektion, omfatter hoste, åndenød, vejrtrækningslyde, besvimelse, sløvhed, vægttab, blod i spyt eller slim, hævelse af maven, opkast og appetitløshed.
Hjerteorm overføres af myg, og når en smittet myg bider et andet dyr, overføres hjerteormlarverne (mikrofilarier). Disse larver vandrer gennem væv og værtsdyrets kredsløbssystem til lungerne, hjertet og lungearterierne, lever af blod og vokser til fuld størrelse. Nogle orm kan blive 30 cm lange og 2 cm brede. Hjerteormlarver kan overleve i værtsdyrets blodbaner i to år.
Hjerteorm fører til betændelse i væv, blodkoagulation og fortykkelse af blodkarvæggene. Dyrets blodtryk stiger, og belastningen på hjertet øges.
Der er meget alvorlige bivirkninger, hvis en hund behandles med forebyggende medicin og allerede er smittet med hjerteorm.
Bivirkninger
Som med al medicin er der risiko for ubehagelige bivirkninger og mulighed for individuel følsomhed hos nogle kæledyr. Test viser dog, at Heartgard Plus er sikkert og veltolereret, når det bruges korrekt, og har en meget lav forekomst af fordøjelsesrelaterede og neurologiske bivirkninger.
Heartgard Plus bruger ivermectin, som forårsager lammelse og død hos parasitiske orm. Dosen af ivermectin i Heartgard er relativt lav, med lille risiko for bivirkninger. Som nævnt er det afgørende, at du ikke starter et ormekurprogram, før dit kæledyr er blevet undersøgt for tilstedeværelsen af hjerteorm.
Kontrollér den nødvendige dosering til dit kæledyr, da alvorlige bivirkninger ofte opstår, hvis der gives en større dosis end anbefalet. Hvis den givne dosis er korrekt, og du bemærker nogen af nedenstående bivirkninger, skal du straks tage dit kæledyr til dyrlægen.
- Fordøjelsesproblemer. Den mest almindelige bivirkning forbundet med Heartgard Plus er fordøjelsesproblemer såsom kvalme, opkast og diarré. I kliniske feltforsøg blev opkast eller diarré inden for 24 timer efter dosering kun observeret i 1.1% af tilfældene.
- Øget spytproduktion
- Nedtrykthed og sløvhed. Nedtrykthed, sløvhed, manglende appetit og tab af interesse for aktiviteter er blevet observeret hos nogle kæledyr.
- Manglende koordination (ataksi), desorientering og lammelse af bagbenene
- Snublen, at løbe ind i vægge og møbler eller lammelse kan forekomme.
- Udvidede pupiller (mydriasis) eller blindhed
- Klynken, uro
- Lav kropstemperatur og hypotermi
- Kramper og muskelrystelser. Kramper, rystelser og konvulsioner er meget sjældne og kan betyde, at dit kæledyr har en særlig følsomhed, at doseringen er for høj, eller at hjerteorm allerede var til stede.
Modtagelige racer
Nogle hunderacer har en mutation i genet for multiresistens (MDR1), hvilket gør dem mere følsomme over for ivermectin ved meget høje dosisniveauer (16 gange mere end det anbefalede niveau). I forsøg blev der ikke observeret bivirkninger hos hunde ved ti gange den anbefalede dosis af Heartgard.
Denne genmutation er kendt for at forekomme hyppigst hos racer som Collier, Australian Shepherds, Shelties og langhårede whippets. Niveauet af ivermectin, der bruges til forebyggelse af hjerteorm, er generelt sikkert og lavt nok til disse hunde. Du kan tale med din dyrlæge om at få din hund testet for genmutationen.
Når anvisningerne for dosering og behandling følges, Heartgard Plus er en sikker og effektiv plan for ormekur. Det er godkendt til dyr helt ned til 6 uger og drægtige eller diegivende katte og hunde. Det er lige så enkelt at give medicinen som at give dit kæledyr en tyggevenlig godbid hver måned. Pakningen har også en kalender, så du aldrig mister overblikket over, hvor langt du er nået. Tryghed har aldrig været så nemt.
Kommentarer(29)
Our dog was positive on his heartworm test but they gave him prednisone an muscle relaxers plus heartguard....we thought he was dying lastnight because all he did was lay there eyes were dialated and he would cough and had this mucous and foam type drooling....we thought he would die during night for sure but today he is getting up some an nodrool.....happening.....he reallying scared us???????????????
My dog Molly was treated for heartworms in July last year & was heartworm free at her 6 month check up. As suggested, I've continued to give her heartguard monthly. However, for the past 2 minths, I've noticed her coughing the day after it's given & the cough lasts a day or two. Suggestions?
Might gave my 8 year old dog heartguard plus this morning. Tonight her back legs are not working. Is there anything I can do for her right now and will this pass
Did your dog get better? I gave two of my dogs ther Heartguard Plus last night. One is perfectly fine the other is having trouble with her back legs. She doesn’t seem to be in any pain and she will get up to go to go outside however she struggles with getting her back legs to walk.
My dogs hind legs are having problems too. How are yalls dogs now?
I gave my Lab/Basset her Heartguard dose Sunday and since the following Tuesday her back left leg has hurt her. I’ve been researching hip dysphasia symptoms and joint pain in senior dogs but thought I’d check to see if MAYBE any other dogs had leg pain after their heart worm meds and found this thread. Did your dogs leg issues clear up?
Did your dogs leg issues get better? I gave all 4 of mine Heartguard Sunday and Tuesday one of my dogs started having back leg pain. She still seems like it’s bothering her.
I have a 2 year old shepherd we adopted. They agency said she was Heartworm free. We did a Heartworm test after we had her and we had been giving heart heart guard( I have a lab too which has been on Heartgard no issue) she was diagnosed last year with micro flare and we started the slow kill treatment with heart guard plus. Last year she had a spell we’re she just payed down and like she passed out. We rushed her to dr and they gave her a Benadryl and she was fine in about and hour. This was during the slow kill treatment. We had her tested last year after the slow kill and test showed Heartworm free. She had another spell 3 weeks ago and it was worse. I picked her up and carried her to Dr and she just payed there with trashy clinches. He ran blood work ( liver enzymes a little escalated) and exrays and everything was normal. He felt she had a seizure. He told us to bring her back (today) and he tested her again and liver was fine. He did test for Heartworm again and now she is back micro flare positive, not sure how we should proceed?
HELP!!!!!
Hi,
I am not an expert but I am a breeder. I have lost a breeding dog with HeartGard before, and my other dogs have had serious side effects, vomiting every day, and constantly being tired and depressed. It took about a week for them to heal. I did some research and it is because they're pesticides that some dogs can't handle. Most dogs can handle it with only minor side effects, but others have very serious side effects, and, in some cases, death. I have even had some clients who told me they lost their dog to this medecine. (HeartGard) The best solution is to avoid HeartGard and other pesticide medicines. Always go for the organic and natural ones!
Hope your dog(s) feels better soon!
My mixed breed adopted pup, 16 months old, had an issue back in the early winter with her hind legs to the point she ended up on steroids. During the rest of the winter I was a slacker when it came to giving the Heartgard Plus and her leg pain had resolved. I restarted the med on Saturday and Saturday evening she was limping so badly I had to help her into the bed. (She acted like her knee was painful). By Sunday morning she was barely limping, but even today the limp is still noticeable. I'm starting to wonder if there is a correlation.
I gave My mixed breed adopted pup, 16 months old, had an issue back in the early winter with her hind legs to the point she ended up on steroids. During the rest of the winter I was a slacker when it came to giving the Heartgard Plus and her leg pain had resolved. I restarted the med on Saturday and Saturday evening she was limping so badly I had to help her into the bed. (She acted like her knee was painful). By Sunday morning she was barely limping, but even today the limp is still noticeable. I'm starting to wonder if there is a correlation.
My dog has the same issues. Everytime we give him heartgard plus he coughs for the next several days.
My German Shepherd has the Heartgard injection on Thursday, by Saturday night he could use his back legs. Still unable to stand this morning (Sun). Will it get better? How long dies it take?
I gave my dog heart guard..I thought it was something else then again and same thing shaking leg pain ..I think it's the heart guard cause see the comments..how long does it last
I gave my 8 week old puppy 1st dose of heartguard and had seizures the same day. I saw that convulsions can be a side effect. Brought her to the vet and liver enzymes were ok but still having seizure 1-2 x a day. Gave the medicine Dec 15. Vet said it’s just a coincidence because the med is safe for puppies. I’m worried. Help!
I’ve given my dog Heartgard for over 4 years without issue but this month she has an episode where she lost control over her limbs and she was scared! She couldn’t walk and was trembling! A couple hours later she was totally fine. I can’t help but wonder if it was the Heartgard?
My miniature schnauzer started having trembling in his back legs about a year ago. In June, 2020 he had an episode of stumbling and loosing control of his hind legs. I've had him to the vet and we've gone through a ton of tests including a consult with a neurologist and nothing. His last episode was in Nov. I have always taken him off Heartgard and Frontline during the cold months. It's been 14 weeks since he had an episode of problems in his back legs. I started researching the effects of Heartgard and Frontline and have become concerned that these drugs are the cause of his problems. He's 12 1/2 yrs. old. I'm not going to put him back on either of those drugs.
Gave my lab heart guard plus ever since it’s had digest promblems
Did your dog get better with appetite and how long did it take?
3 outta my 4 dogs that have been giving heartgard had episodes of vomiting and diarrhea 2 to 3 days after each dosage. Living in Louisiana it is hard not to give preventative even though my dogs are inside dogs. But it has been 5 days since I gave another dose and now my french bulldog is having leg tremors and is very lethargic. I usually have healthy, happy dogs unless it is the mosquito time of the year. Everyone might as well spray the yard with pesticides instead of giving it as a treat, What is the difference? Heart worms will kill a dog but we need a better preventative solution. I DONT WANT MY DOG TO SUFFER from a medication or a parasite. I know this is why my dogs are acting this way because there is no other explanation. I gave my 2 boys imodium for 2 days and the diarrhea finally stopped, but had to use the adult pill the children's imodium did nothing. As for my girl, she is resting because I gave her a pain pill. Only thing I can do is wait for this stuff get out of their system and don't give it again. Off to the vet in the morning. Good luck everyone.
Our coonhound is allergic to one of the ingredients in heartguard and had terrible diarrhea after each dose. We've switched to interceptor and no more issues. Doesn't taste as good, but a little peanut butter does the trick.
thank you, we will try that.
Do 8 week old puppies need heartgard? I thought they get dewormed at a very early age.
Gave my chiweenie Heartgard, had bruising, platelet count went down to 8K. After discontinuing, platelets back up to 200K. Dangerous medication!!
My lab is on heart guard plus year round. Does she need to be dewormed also
Yes, you need a dewormer like Drontal for intestinal worms.
My golden retriever is so tried after taking heartgard plus. How long will this last?
He is 8
Same exact thing is happening with my pomeranian. Such a happy dog until I gave him heartgard. I'm suing. Contact me. (Email removed. We can not publish email addresses.)
Thank you, I'm currently in the vet with a very sick baby 2 days after heartgaurd they keep telling me it couldn't be the heartgaurd. But she is having bloody stool so bad she needs IV and throwing up
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