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Cole2, September 2003
This handsome black male Lab ended up in a shelter in Lake Charles, LA as a stray. He waited patiently at the shelter for five weeks for his family to claim him, but no one came. Cole was rescued from the shelter by a private individual who tries to save as many Labs as she can from the local shelters since there is no organized Lab Rescue in the area. As is the case with many strays, Cole tested positive for heartworms. Once he has completed his heartworm treatment, Cole will be ready to find a new family to love.
Cole is one of the many Labs and Lab-mixes whose heartworm treatment was funded with help from LABMED. Cole is one of the lucky dogs who can look forward to a healthy life as long as he receives a heartworm preventative on a regular basis. Heartworm is spread to dogs by mosquito bites and is detected by a blood test.
Prevention of heartworms is easy, but the treatment is hard on a dog. Heartworm preventatives kill the immature worms in a dog's blood and have little or no effect on the dog. Killing the adult worms is very stressful for a dog, requiring hospitalization and several weeks of limited activity to prevent damage to the lungs as the adult heartworms die.
Please help us to educate dog owners about heartworm disease.�Not everyone is aware of how life-threatening heartworms can be and how easy it is to prevent them. There are very few areas of the US where heartworm is not a threat to the health of dogs for at least part of the year. Administering heartworm preventative on a regular basis is an important part of responsible dog ownership!
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