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==Treatment==

==Treatment==

Animals with right-sided congestive heart failure require stablisation with diuretics, ACE inhibitors and cage rest before treatment for heartworm disease is implemented. Animals with severe respiratory signs also require stabilisation with oxygen supplementation, anti-inflammatory doses of corticosteroid and anti-thrombotic drugs. Adulticidal treatment involves the administration of

Animals with right-sided congestive heart failure require stablisation with diuretics, ACE inhibitors and cage rest before treatment for heartworm disease is implemented. Animals with severe respiratory signs also require stabilisation with oxygen supplementation, anti-inflammatory doses of corticosteroid and anti-thrombotic drugs. The specific adulticidal treatment for ''Dirofilaria immitis'' is melarsomine dihydrochoride, a new generation arsenical compound. Melarsomine is injected

a new generation arsenical compound, melarsomine dihydrochloride

and has a higher efficacy. Melarsomine is injected

intramuscularly into the lumbar muscles at a recommended

intramuscularly into the lumbar muscles at a recommended

dose of 2-5 mg/kg, repeated after 24 hours. However,

dose of 2-5 mg/kg, repeated after 24 hours. However,