veterinary medicine, as if similar human medicine, runs on a clear direction. Prevention rather than cure. Preventive protocols and early detection is the best way to have our patient (your pet) safe and healthy, long life and good quality.
result of this check are born prior to the reproduction of inherited diseases, preventive protocols parasites, vaccination against infectious diseases, the puppy check and elderly and many other such action.
In this direction since the professionals have always recommended, along with their annual flu shot, a full review of the patient. Which based on components such as race, age, sex and lifestyle vary slightly. However, one thing all have in common, it usually requires a full blood analysis.
In this analytical filariasis-endemic areas, as marking the protocols Heartworm Society (click here to see it), recommended heartworm antigen test. Even if your dog takes preventive has a slight risk of contracting heartworm, much more in endemic areas like the Canary Islands, where the incidence in some areas may actually be 80%.
That does not mean you should not give preventive your pet. The preventive is between 90 and 99% effective, and most pets do not take preventive contract, and if they do get it as long as subclinical (no symptoms, the milder form of the disease). But it is necessary or advisable to carry out these tests once a year.
Recently, a study shows the effectiveness of milbemycin and ivermectin in dogs commercial that was inoculated with infective larvae in laboratory inmmitis Dirofilaria. These studies showed that the effectiveness of the control group (who did not take preventive) all dogs contracted heartworm, and in the preventive group 1 and 2 dogs, respectively. You can read the entire article here.
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