This report summarises three studies that were conducted on the effectiveness of HeartWorm Free:
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Study #1 |
Study #2 |
Study #3 |
| Dogs Treated |
17 |
24 |
43 |
| Dogs Stayed On Treatment |
4 |
13 |
27 |
| Dogs Survived Treatment |
4 |
13 |
25 |
| Reason For Death |
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Dog #1 - dog was very ill to begin with. Was on heart medications, medication for fluid retention, and prednizone. Dog was on treatment for only 1 week. |
| Dogs Recovered From Hearworm |
0 |
5 |
23 |
| Signs & symptoms |
Dogs came in with symptoms of: Positive on heartworm test, lack of energy, coughing, lethargy, difficulty breathing, some had no symptoms. |
Dogs came in with symptoms of: Positive on heartworm test, lack of energy, coughing, lethargy, difficulty breathing, some had no symptoms. |
Dogs came in with symptoms of: Positive on heartworm test, lack of energy, coughing, lethargy, difficulty breathing, some had no symptoms. |
| Signs & Symptoms After Taking HWF |
We had a few dogs with allergies to the HeartWorm Free. The remaining dogs did become symptom free within 5 weeks. |
Within 2 to 3 weeks the dogs were symptom free. |
Within 2 to 3 weeks the dogs were symptom free. 3 dogs had a reaction to the HeartWorm Free so we had them decrease the dose to half for 1 week then slowly increase it to the full dose over a three week period. All three dogs did well with the gradual increase. |
| Duration It Took To Overcome Heartworms |
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2 - 24 weeks
3 - 36 weeks |
5 at 12 weeks, 9 - 16 weeks, 2 - 24 weeks 4 - 36 weeks, 2- 1 year (we re-evaluated these dogs and found they both were taking
heartguard. We asked the owners to take them off the heartguard and within 8 weeks they were heartworm free). |
| Adjunct Therapy (If Any) |
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None |
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| Remarks On Results |
Because of the allergies to the black walnut we changed the formula. Did a lot of research and found Black Seed. We did not want to have these dogs on wormwood for a long period of time, being that it has been known to cuase depression and mind altering changes. |
The dogs were not responding soon enough so we wanted to add some apricot pit and grapefruitseed extract. |
Conclusions - We found that dogs on Heart Worm Free cannot be using a heartworm preventative. If they do use the heartworm preventative they stay at a low positive. Once we took them off the heartworm preventative they recovered within 8 weeks. Once we introduced the apricot pits and grapefruite seed extract the dogs began to respond to the treatment. Every dog that stayed on the HeartWorm Free treatment did recover (eventually). The average time it took to over come heartworms was 12 to 16 weeks. |
