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Originally Posted by tony404
They had to send blood work to the lab ,he might have heartworm and cushings disease.If he has heartworm the drug company whose heartworm med I use would pay for it but he is old and the treatment could kill him. It upsets me a great deal more than I think it would.I will know Saturday or Tuesday the results.
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Man I am really sorry to hear that. My pit bull is 12 years old and got heartworms, and I have 2 separate pills, one that he gets once a day and one twice a day. The vet told me the same thing, that with his age he may have a hard time with the treatment. He was hacking and coughing really bad and would puke every time he drank too much water. He had a series of shots he had to go in for and stay overnight each time, and that was the toughest part.
The first few weeks his hacking seemed to clear up little by little, although I noticed when it was time to go for a walk he had to go RIGHT away or he would go on the floor. I think it's a side effect of the meds. After the first month the hacking pretty much stopped, and now it seems like the worst is over. Hang in there, man, it's tough but from what the vet told me the treatments have come a long way and the prognosis is a lot better.