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Newly diagnosed with heart worms...?
My 4 year old persian calico was recently tested positive for the antibodies of heart worms. I was told since this was caught at the begining she will have up to 5 more years. Does anyone else have experience and could give insite on her life expectancy? I can take it...
Sorry this should have been in the cat section.
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
If it is treated, she still could have a good prognosis. Basically, the treatment kills the worms and they are processed by the animal's body. But, the treatment is fairly expensive, it is toxic, and the animal must be kept very quiet (usually caged) for as much as a week, usually at the vet's.. After that monthly treatment with preventative is essential.
- Dr FrankLv 71 decade ago
This is not a UK issue. Cats usually have few worms and the condition is treatable. Monthly heartworm preventive and a short term corticosteroid.Surgery has also been used successfully to remove adult worms.
Source(s): GP for more years than I care to remember - gangadharan nairLv 71 decade ago
Heart worm (Dirofilaria immitis) spreads from host to host through the bite of mosquitoes. Under rare circumstances, it can spread to humans also.
Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartworm http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec14/ch182/ch182e.html#...
