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friend of mine bought a hound 2 months ago. she just weaned a litter of pups when he got her. she wont gain weight back for him so he took her to the vet. she has heartworms. the guy he got her from said he had her on ivamec. now he cant get a hold of this guy. he cant afford the vets treatment. what is his best option for treating her himself. thanks for any and all help.

Thats a hard one,call a vet and ask. They may not tell you but its worth a try. She may have passed them to the pups also.

I don't know alot of details, but was told you can do it yourself. The dog needs to be confined in a small are to limit activity (no bigger than necessary), Given Ivermec every day for 30 days.  Same basic thing the vet will do without the $$$$$ vet bill. I am not responsible if this does not work, just trying to help.

nope, no one is held responsible. i`ve heard about this treatment but wasn`t sure of the daily dosage. he is going to try it .
i`ll keep ya posted on the results.

My lab was suppose to have heartworms about a year ago when i took him to the vet, she wanted to do those treatments but due to the money and i didnt like the fact that he had to be confined and locked up for so long and he is such a outgoing dog with lots of energy, I didnt do the treatments. She put him on Iverhart Max (It has Ivermectin/pyrantel pamoate/praziquantel in it) I gave it to him once a month for a year, when I took him back for his yearly appointment she rechecked him and said he doesnt have heartworms now??????? I thought once they get heart worms they always have them??? So i dont know if she just missed read the 1st test or the Iverhart MAX helped him. So maybe you can check on the Iverhart Max and give it once a month. Im not a vet but this is the experience Ive been through! Good Luck