Patty — I very much appreciate your natural and holistic approach combined with your schooling and hands on experience!!!!
Losul — I agree with Patty.. This infection could be quite old, even predating you adopting Turbo. Prior to this, have you had Turbo heartworm tested since getting him? Even if he got them under your watch — I think blaming yourself is a stretch.. How many of us didn’t know about the potential issues with refrigeration? I certainly didn’t. And many people read that you split the dose and no mention of problems. Even when I mentioned it, I wasn’t 100% certain. Just a vague memory.. And if heartworm in your area are ivermectin resistant, well you certainly can’t blame yourself for that!!
I had a foster puppy that was 1/2 Boston Terrier and also definitely had some bully in him.. Everyone who saw him thought pitty, especially Staffordshire. He came to me, with his mommy, when he was only 4 days old. His eyes were still shut.. He was such a little monster, so head strong and SO smart. He was the only foster dog that escaped the 4×4 enclosure I made for them (2×4’s and plastic chicken wire). In the enclosure I had an open crate, water bowl, potty pad, blanket etc. Came home one afternoon to find him terrorizing the other dogs in my bedroom with a little hole large enough for his little body in the plastic wire.. Little turd!!! I don’t have any good pics of the little guy with me but I’m going to post a not so good one on the blog here in a sec. Full grown my little guy is about 30 pounds too.. Weird huh…
