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So the new vet I made an appt with called with a cancellation for today, so we went in at 4.  They were soo awesome and friendly.  The vet was VERY informative.  He examined her and said she sounded great!  On a csale  1-5 (5 being best) physical condition- she was a 4... not bad.  Her fecal was neg... and they did an entire panel of blood work- well know those results Wed. They took XRays, he said it looked fine, if she hadn't tested positive for heartworms- he would say the XRays were normal- but since she did.. he did notice a little inflammation on one side of her heart- but all the arteries looked great, her lungs as well.  He suggested we start her on an antibiotic- which will get rid of all the bacteria from the Mama worms and make them sterile- whether that means clean or unable to reproduce I dont know- I was caught up in the moment trying to absord everything.  He also started her on heartguard- low dosage- and said whether we decide to do the injections or not she needs to have the antibiotics first for atleast a week- if not a month... since the bacteria released when the worms die can kill her.. and he said the heartguard will start the slow process of killing the worms- he said if we decide not to the injections the heartguard treatment will make her- in about 2 years- test negative for heartworms.  So..... I am happy atleast something is getting accomplished.  She is a very hyperactive dog- I also have 2 others and two small kids to boot... so keeping her "quiet" for almost 2 months is going to be hard- ESPECIALLY DURING RAINY SEASON she is terrified of thunder n lightning.  Just wanted to let you guys know what happened. 
Lori