I am in total agreement. I adopted a rescue who sat neglected for years, and was "required" to complete his heartworm treatments. I can say he seemed not the same dog after the treatments. I found out afterwards there are different methods, but he was given a series of injections and kept for 2 days overnight. He is remarkably sensitive …
I am in total agreement. I adopted a rescue who sat neglected for years, and was "required" to complete his heartworm treatments. I can say he seemed not the same dog after the treatments. I found out afterwards there are different methods, but he was given a series of injections and kept for 2 days overnight. He is remarkably sensitive to sudden sounds. Like if he steps on a leaf and it makes a loud sound. I wondered if autism is not just something caused by injection. Sad side effect, he doesn't get to go for walks, he wants to, but pulls out of his harness in desperation every time. A car goes past, or someone slams a door or bangs a hammer...
I also wonder about Heartworm? I cannot remember dogs with this condition in my childhood or later on. I think we have all been given lies and of course want to do the best by family and Pets.....
I agree. How do we know it was heartworms? I understand he was in very bad shape when he was found, about 3 weeks after hurricane florence, clinging to life, trapped in debris. Just a sweet and gentle thing. He was naturally nervous at first, having lived 3 years in an outdoor pen. He is super sensitive to wind and thunder. But it was a notch up after the heartworm treatments. He is always nervous now, and reacts to sounds 100pct of the time. Any loud sound sends him to hide.
Another thing in case readers have cats with crystals in their urine and have urinary tract infections. I had a cat that got very fat, could not keep herself clean and got infections. I was feeding her dry food. A vet in a big city processed me and my cat like a number and they started selling me 60.00/bag prescription food. It seemed to slightly help at first, but then nothing. It was not until I found a vet in Long Beach named Dr Ina. The best vet.
She said cats don't drink much water, they get it from their food. They make dry food like donuts so cats eat it, all so their poop doesn't smell so bad. Forget the digestive health of your cat. She suggested the vet did a generic test for crystals without seeing what was causing them and prescribed expensive food because that's where they get their money.
I went picked up wet food on the way home, and she loved it. Over the next few months, she lost weight and became a normal cat with no issues of peeing in bad places because of urinary infections. Not once for the rest of her life.
Thanks to Dr Ina's advise, my cat got to be happy as an elderly cat.
I am in total agreement. I adopted a rescue who sat neglected for years, and was "required" to complete his heartworm treatments. I can say he seemed not the same dog after the treatments. I found out afterwards there are different methods, but he was given a series of injections and kept for 2 days overnight. He is remarkably sensitive to sudden sounds. Like if he steps on a leaf and it makes a loud sound. I wondered if autism is not just something caused by injection. Sad side effect, he doesn't get to go for walks, he wants to, but pulls out of his harness in desperation every time. A car goes past, or someone slams a door or bangs a hammer...
Reacting to sound is an Autism symptom.
I also wonder about Heartworm? I cannot remember dogs with this condition in my childhood or later on. I think we have all been given lies and of course want to do the best by family and Pets.....
I agree. How do we know it was heartworms? I understand he was in very bad shape when he was found, about 3 weeks after hurricane florence, clinging to life, trapped in debris. Just a sweet and gentle thing. He was naturally nervous at first, having lived 3 years in an outdoor pen. He is super sensitive to wind and thunder. But it was a notch up after the heartworm treatments. He is always nervous now, and reacts to sounds 100pct of the time. Any loud sound sends him to hide.
Another thing in case readers have cats with crystals in their urine and have urinary tract infections. I had a cat that got very fat, could not keep herself clean and got infections. I was feeding her dry food. A vet in a big city processed me and my cat like a number and they started selling me 60.00/bag prescription food. It seemed to slightly help at first, but then nothing. It was not until I found a vet in Long Beach named Dr Ina. The best vet.
She said cats don't drink much water, they get it from their food. They make dry food like donuts so cats eat it, all so their poop doesn't smell so bad. Forget the digestive health of your cat. She suggested the vet did a generic test for crystals without seeing what was causing them and prescribed expensive food because that's where they get their money.
I went picked up wet food on the way home, and she loved it. Over the next few months, she lost weight and became a normal cat with no issues of peeing in bad places because of urinary infections. Not once for the rest of her life.
Thanks to Dr Ina's advise, my cat got to be happy as an elderly cat.
I have 7 dogs 3 are 18 years old and they don't go to the vet!
Thanks for your post! Autism, virtually none in 1950 back. Vaxes for babies---2022 1 in 60 with Autism??