We are now two weeks from the first day of Ruby's heartworm treatment and she is doing GREAT!! The first couple of days she seemed to tire easily- we kept her crated or on her leash, but she spent a lot of time sleeping!! We had read where you get a better result from the doxycycline if you use it for two weeks, then take a break, and then finish the treatment. So, on the day we started her on heartgard, we stopped the doxy. We started the doxy treatment up again on the 9th... and will finish the remaining two weeks dosage before her next dose of heartgard.
Other than being tired those first few days she has shown no ill effects from the treatment. Her appetite remained the same, she had no coughing, no runny nose, nothing except to be extra sleepy. We kept her on extreme restricted exercise (basically none) for that first 10 days. At that point in time she was going stir crazy- she started barking, wasn't enjoying her cage, and wasn't sleeping well. So, we did some checking, and decided to allow her some physical activity, but still nothing excessive. She is still crated for about 6 hours a day, otherwise she is free roam in the house. Outside she has the yard to go out in, and she will run a lap or two if it is above 25... today was a high of 14, and no one wanted to be out there!!
Her attitude is very positive- we think she is even happier than before- or maybe she is just feeling more energetic. She definately is acting younger than the 2 years I think her to be!
I will be taking her up to the vet next week to get her updated weight, but she is doing well... we now have her on 1 1/2 cups of premium dry food with the seameal supplement, and she gets a "magic meatball" after each of her meals. We think she is around 43 pounds which looks just about perfect on her. Her fur is shiny, and her nails have grown enough that the dry, cracked parts are almost gone... and her eyes absolutely glow!!
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