Took my one dog (our first corgi) to the vet to have a spot on his leg checked. They decided to do the regular vet care appointment and of course, drew bloodwork. I was like, great! He’s due anyway. Well it turns out he tested positive for heartworm. I am devastated. Money was very snug this summer and I neglected to get them heartworm pills for a couple months. All other vaccinations and such are up to date. The vet wants to do another test in the office to make sure. If this test comes up negative, then the original was a false positive, which after researching online last night, can happen 7 to 10 percent of the time the test is done. He has absolutely no symptoms of heart worm disease at all. I’m praying it was a false positive (Any prayers anyone else can send up would be greatly appreciated). It is treatable, but it requires keeping the dog calm and crated during the treatment, which if you know my Rolo, he is anything but calm. THROW THE BALL!!! TUG OF WAR!! HEARD THE HUMANS!! BARK AT THE OTHER DOGS SO THEY DONT EAT MY FOOD!! BARK AT THE PEOPLE WALKING OUTSIDE!! BARK WHEN THE RING DOORBELL STARTS TALKING!!! So yea…this is gonna be hard on a dog with ADHD.
I feel this is my fault because I didn’t get the pills for them and let me tell you I am beating myself up royally over this. My hubby does not blame me at all but trust me, I’m beating myself up enough for both of us and keep bursting out in tears over it. These are my fur babies and try to do my very best for them. I’m truly hoping this first test was a false positive. I keep saying it out loud quietly so the universe hears me. Any good juju or prayers that can be sent out would be most helpful.
EDIT: In house heart worm test came back negative!! Vet couldnt see me right then but they are going to call me before the evening is out. They want to send out more blood they took to check for babies. This stress is going to kill me.
Eat, Pray & Suck it Up! 