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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

O'Malley - Chocolate Labrador Retriever

Some Chocolate Labrador Retrievers are called chocolate for good reason. Everyone fawns over O'Malley.





O'Malley was sent back to Ohio for his heartworm treatment (couldn't get enough of the drug here in Toronto for some reason) and now that he's all fixed, he's back at Toronto Animal Services South getting ready for adoption.

For adoption information on this dog and other dogs (and cats and other animals), please visit Toronto Animal Services.
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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 18, 2011 at 2:11 PM

    Sent back to Ohio? seriously? lack of heartworm medication in Canada is extremely worrying if this is so. Lucy you got some splaining to do? I don't understand this at all?

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  2. FredOctober 18, 2011 at 2:55 PM

    It's not the monthly drops that weren't available, it was the actual injections needed to kill the heartworm after a dog has contracted it - but yes, still worrying. I'm not sure if it was just a local to Toronto problem or what.

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  3. AnonymousOctober 18, 2011 at 7:30 PM

    Fred, would you by any chance know the name of the drug manufacturer? I'd like to get to the bottom of this.
    A curious investigator. Well I guess that's an oxymoron.

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  4. FredOctober 18, 2011 at 7:58 PM

    Anon, I'm sorry I don't know the manufacturer. I'm not even sure what the name of the drug is, maybe just a much higher dose of the monthly drops? If there was a shortage on the drug, maybe a local vet might have that info.

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  5. AlexOctober 18, 2011 at 9:59 PM

    According to this page:

    The only product currently available for the treatment of adult heartworms is melarsomine dihydrochloride (Immiticide® by Merial).

    That's different from the preventive drugs which are apparently:

    ivermectin-based heartworm preventive products

    It's apparently a global shortage, so Canada isn't getting singled out.

    I am not a vet, just good at google.

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  6. FredOctober 18, 2011 at 11:03 PM

    Thanks for digging. I hope the supply returns as I don't see heartworm disappearing anytime soon.

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  7. LisaOctober 19, 2011 at 10:20 AM

    This has been going on for awhile, and is a significant problem. They are bringing some Immiticide in from Europe, but it's case-by-case so it's still a big problem.

    Shortly after Merial announced the impending shortage of Immiticide, orders from veterinarians flooded in and wiped out the company’s supply of the drug, Merial says. The resulting shortage could last for weeks or months, the company adds. Until supplies of the heartworm treatment stabilize, Merial says it has recorded requests from veterinarians and will contact those veterinarians when supplies become available.

    http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=742207

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