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Should dogs with heartworms exercise?

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Created: 2022-06-04 06:39:10

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Restrict exercise. But your dog's normal physical activities must be restricted as soon as the diagnosis is confirmed, because physical exertion increases the rate at which the heartworms cause damage in the heart and lungs. The more severe the symptoms, the less activity your dog should have.


Can dogs with heartworms exercise?

Heartworm positive dogs should not exercise. From the day they are diagnosed and receive their first dose of heartworm preventive until the heartworm treatment is complete, the American Heartworm Society recommends that you restrict a dog's activity.

Can dogs with heartworm go on walks?

With minor variations, treatment of heartworm disease typically takes 2-5 months to complete. The most important thing you can do during the treatment is to restrict your dog's physical activity to a bare minimum of short leash walks for bodily functions (urinating, defecating) only.

How long can you walk a dog with heartworm?

Enforced Rest is ESSENTIAL! Positively NO Strenuous Exercise for 8 weeks! The heartworms will die over the next 6 weeks. As they die and are broken down, pieces of them could lodge in other parts of the body's blood vessels, causing unnecessary complications–if your pet's activity is too strenuous.

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