Very sorry.
I went to Dr T too late, an hour odd after he passed away early this morning. We wanted to know what was the actual cause of his death so we did a necropsy. The infected growth at his testicles was full of pus, extending a little distance upwards. But that didn't looked like anything that could have taken his life.
That leaves the heartworms. What we thought could be a moderate case presented itself as a very chronic stage of heartworms - masses and masses of worms were colonising and clogging Guppy's heart and lungs.
A segment of the heartworms that killed Guppy.
Guppy has been given the first line of treatment for heartworms. What has occurred clearly shows the complications in the --
"Elimination of the Heartworm Parasite:
This is a two-step process. The adult worms and the microfilaria are eliminated separately. No one medication kills both. The adults are treated first then a different treatment is used to kill the microfilaria and migrating larvae.
The most serious side effects usually occur with the treatment of the adult worms. As the worms die they lodge in the lung arteries and block even more blood vessels than before treatment. Besides the usual inflammation caused by the presence of the worms, the inflammation is amplified due to the decomposing worms within the blood vessels. This worm destruction releases foreign substances in to the dog’s circulation as the worms break down and are eliminated from the dog by the immune systems. A large amount of inflammation and swelling generally occurs during this period. "
Guppy has passed away at a young age of 2. And Discus has lost his brother.
Very sorry to share this news.
http://www.thepetcenter.com/gen/heartwormindogs.html
http://www.heartwormsociety.org/article.asp?id=11
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1621&articleid=743
2 comments:
Bless Guppy.
kz
very sorry to hear this..i hope discus is able to cope well with the absence of guppy.. jt
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