I realized it had been quite a while since we had an update on this adorably cute little boy, so I took that photo after lunch today for this post. I added the ear-flip for an extra dose of cute. Wally, or Fuzzy as he is known to his fans, or Mr. McDuff as he is known to his household staff, is doing great. He just had his second monthly "pre-treatment" for heartworms yesterday at our vet clinic in Whitefield.
This is the treatment to kill the heartworm larvae which are not killed by the Immiticide injections that will kill the adult heartworms. As the American Heartworm Society describes it, "The logic for this approach is to kill susceptible heartworm larvae and thus prevent re-infection of the dog, while allowing less susceptible juvenile worms the opportunity to develop into more susceptible adult worms. This tactic increases the chance for removal of the existing heartworm infection when the adulticide injections are given later." This treatment involves Ivermectin, plus an antibiotic (doxycycline) and an anti-inflammatory (prednisone).
In other news, we have licensed Fuzzy's image to the toy manufacturer Hasbro for a new line of children's toys modeled on Fuzzy. Expect to see the first toys in stores this coming Christmas. (Just kidding. But can't you see some stuffed children's toys looking just like him?)
In other (real) news, Alayne and I have decided Fuzzy's a "keeper." Yep, we're keeping him. (Hey, listen, we're entitled every now and then, you know?) He's just too cute, and is such a wonderful ambassador for disabled dogs with his happy-go-lucky, meet-and-greet style, that we realized we were going to fold him into the family.
Not that this changes the relationship, of course. He's still Mr. McDuff, and we're still his household staff.
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