Maggie's dilema

Maggie was Ivy's partner when they were strays. Lisa our friend rescued both of them who were a lot thinner then they are now. Lisa runs Happy Tails Rescue in Alabama whom we work with . After an initial physical they discovered Maggie had a medium case of heart worm.. Lisa taught us to use the slow kill method versus the fast kill . Below she explains:
SLIGHT/MEDIUM heart worm positive. Don't let that scare you! Most vets treat heart worms with the "fast kill method" that involves a series of injections of poison that kills the adult heart worms on the heart. That method is VERY hard on the dog and often lethal. We use the "slow kill method", which kills the microfilariae (baby heart worms in the blood before they attach to the heart). We use ivermectin given by mouth every other week for a year. The slow kill method kills the babies in the blood (the exact same thing that heart worm preventative does) and let's the adult worms on the heart die of natural causes. Because Maggie is slight/ Medium positive, that means she only has one on her heart. The slow kill method is not hard on the dog and you will not see a difference in behavior. You do not have to confine the dog for weeks like you do with the fast kill method.

We provide the medication until she tests negative. I wouldn't hesitate to adopt a dog with slight heart worm + for my family (I have a 6yr old and 2 year old). Hope and Laura have children also.

I will not treat with the fast kill method again. Three yrs ago we treated one rescue dog with that method and it was very hard on the dog and we thought we were going to loose her. In our rescue, we only use slow kill. Let me know if you have any questions. I would be happy to answer them here.

So Maggie has medication. This does not stop her from being a great jack russel mix She is very very smart. And loves to be cuddled.
She does have the jack russel traits, but we are working on them. Old habits die hard...

She will let you know if something is not right.. Great family dog..