Heartworm Prevention and Treatment

I think prevention comes from a good diet, meaning a strong immune system. Dr. Pitcairn mentioned in his book that a few worms will not kill dogs. They will die eventually. But I believe when you have a low immune system, they are more likely to reproduce and infest.

For prevention and treatment, garlic is a very good choice because it helps the flow of blood, it will strengthen the heart, boost the immune system. It seems to expel worms from the heart.

When Yumi's dog tested positive for heartworm, she added additional garlic to her diet, 1 to 2 cloves a day. She also added kelp, cayenne pepper, rosemary, thyme, sage.

The use of garlic is a well known home remedy for heartworms in Hawaii. Many people, not necessary holistic minded, use garlic with good results. The reason that Yumi increased the amount of garlic for Kayla was that her neighbor told her about a dog that was badly infested by heartworm. He was coughing up worms. He started giving garlic and the heartworms went away.

In addition to this, she did give a homeopathic product called Paratox. Since this product was used for about 28 days, she continued the herbal treatment for those days.

She had negative test results within a year. According to Dr. Chambreau, it normally takes two years for them to die naturally. So something she did killed the heartworms in Kayla.

A few years ago in Hawaii, some people used the homeopathic heartworm nosode for prevention but most of the dogs eventually tested positive for heartworm.

According to classical homeopathy the remedies are not to be used for prevention purposes.

A lot of us use Black Walnut Hull. Black walnut is known to expel intestinal parasites, yet doesn't have any effect on the blood system. I've been using it for two years now with good results but it's still a very controversial topic.

Here is a heartworm treatment plan that is proven effective with no drugs or poisons:

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Add 1 or 2 cloves of garlic,
about 3 teaspoon each of
rosemary, thyme, sage, and mint,
a dash of tabasco sauce,
along with homeopathic formula Paratox for a month.

Then rest two weeks.
Then start the herbal supplements again for another month.
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Dr. Wessner in Florida is one vet that I know of that many people have used in treating HW positive cases. He treats by phone. He sends instructions with the products, and also recommends that in conjunction with the Paratox and nosodes, to give a tsp daily of DE and lots of extra garlic.