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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Giving a heartworm preventative to a positive dog can kill it. Your vet is doing the right thing to ask for a test.

See the FDA:  https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/animal-health-literacy/keep-worms-out-your-pets-heart-facts-about-heartworm-disease

"If a heartworm-positive dog is not tested before starting a preventive, the dog will remain infected with adult heartworms until it gets sick enough to show symptoms. Heartworm preventives do not kill adult heartworms. Also, giving a heartworm preventive to a dog infected with adult heartworms may be harmful or deadly."

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The dog WAS tested by the clinic in 2021 and had tested negative. To prescribe medicine they want that test AND proof he has been taking medication. The negative test done in 2021 alone will not get me medication at their clinic. [/quote]
You keep saying 2021. Since the PP dug up the link on the impacts of having heart worms and taking the preventative. Your dog could have been infected the next day. The vet is right they need an updated test.

The prescription makes no sense. Either they are not explaining correctly or you are misunderstanding. If you want to continue with this vet, I would talk to the office manager or vet[/quote]

Tests are supposed to be valid for 12 months. Nobody is having their pet tested daily or monthly. At best biannually. It takes months for the worms to grow into adults. [/quote]

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