Can bad behavior from heartworm positive dog be blamed on worms?
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 at
8:48 am
I have an adopted dog that was tested positive for hearworm and is on medication. My dog is mostly a good dog but some times he changes into a nasty dog that just gets into all kinds of trouble and will grawl at me. I am wondering if any other heartworm positive dog owners find this happens to their dog as well. I wonder if it has something to do with the heartworms making him a little nuts at times. Thanks for any answers from heartworm dog owners.
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The heart worms are in the heart. The worms might make a dog have trouble breathing, cough, and not have energy to play. The worms have never affected the dogs behavior. I rescue dogs,and foster them. Normally the rescue sends heart worm positive dogs to me until treatment is compete. I have had some dogs become sick, but never have they had behavioral problems.
maybe if they have traveled to brain.
It is probably more the treatment than the actual worms. Also realize that you don’t know much about this dog’s temperament and you haven’t had much time to bond with him before treating him. My cat gets irritated when I am trying to pill her (due to the frequency) and i’ve had her since she was a kitten.