Somebody PLEASE help me...

• marty_ga Posted : 1/14/2007 8:51:12 AM Wow Callie...that's scarey.  I didn't know that either. Kacie, if you come back, my prayers are with your pups... 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Sherrie Porter Posted : 1/15/2007 3:04:53 PM I was always told that heartworms could not pass through the placenta barrier.  But maybe that's just what they used to think.  Interesting..... 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• whtsthfrequency Posted : 1/16/2007 9:17:17 PM The early developmental stage of the heartworm can indeed cross placentally However, the worms cannot achieve sexual maturity in the pup because they have skipped the essential intermediate host of the mosquito....so the pup may have some tiny worms for a while, but they will all die quite soon with usually no, or little, complication. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Katie Posted : 1/16/2007 11:37:14 PM Am I the only one who thought TROLL after reading the OP?  Have I become a complete cynic?  0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• bunni Posted : 1/17/2007 4:02:56 PM cumasmommy...you're not the only cynic. I wondered myself. Actually, I hope it was. There are too many questionable aspects of this post. I'd worry about those dogs. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Sherrie Porter Posted : 1/17/2007 4:25:49 PM ORIGINAL: whtsthfrequency The early developmental stage of the heartworm can indeed cross placentally However, the worms cannot achieve sexual maturity in the pup because they have skipped the essential intermediate host of the mosquito....so the pup may have some tiny worms for a while, but they will all die quite soon with usually no, or little, complication. Well, either way, the pup couldn't have had the disease then, right?  Or, at least not one needing to be treated, right? 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• bunni Posted : 1/17/2007 4:56:07 PM That's my understanding of it. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login