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I have fantastic news to share about my vet visit yesterday. I brought big dog in with the little guy, who needed shots and a heartworm check. I was planning to just have the big guy weighed to see if we could start his treatment for his heartworms. I knew he had lost at least another pound. Well, he lost 3 since August so I was happy about that because it put him in the range we needed to save $375 on his treatment. He really hasn’t had any symptoms of heartworm infestation, although he tested positive for the antigen in January. Microfilaria has always been negative. The other was trace positive so I asked the vet yesterday if we could recheck him before initiating treatment. I just had doubts. Guess who was negative??? I was THRILLED! It saves him a very serious treatment with arsenic, which has terrible side effects and risks and saves me about two grand. Mostly I’m happy that I can take him walking to the park with me. Yay! Celebration time here!