Originally Posted by confusedturtle
Sorry, trying to get the kiddos to bed. A few articles I read said it was in the hops used in the black label brew, others suggested it was in the water used. I'm really not sure. It is supposed to make the worms sterile & fool them into thinking its food so they'll eat it and not release a poison into the dog. Then they die off slowly and the dog is fine. Then you use it as preventative rather than a "cure".
As for my beagle we assumed that is what it was by his symptoms. He had pneumonia a few years ago and we had him treated, it was not cheap, the vet said he almost didn't make it & if it happened again we might need to put him down. He has a condition with his esophagus that makes him prone to it. When he started coughing again we thought that's what it was. I googled his symptoms and found heart worms could be the cause. The vet wanted to test & treat all 5 dogs and we couldn't afford it with a baby on the way. That's when I googled alternative treatments & found out about the Guiness. It was a better alternative than putting him down and more affordable than possibly treating 5 dogs. I figured if there was no change we'd figure out a way to pay for it. To my surprise he seemed better. That was last year and he is still with us. All of the dogs seem more energetic & quit coughing & butt dragging.
interesting, did he get pneum from the worms?
The vet said he has a condition called mega esophagus (or something like that). When he eats or drinks he gulps it down and the regurgitates (sp.) it, she said it got into his lungs set up an infection that eventually caused the pneumonia. She didn't test him for heart worms at the time though. Can the worms cause pneumonia? I never thought about that?
Sorry, trying to get the kiddos to bed. A few articles I read said it was in the hops used in the black label brew, others suggested it was in the water used. I'm really not sure. It is supposed to make the worms sterile & fool them into thinking its food so they'll eat it and not release a poison into the dog. Then they die off slowly and the dog is fine. Then you use it as preventative rather than a "cure".
As for my beagle we assumed that is what it was by his symptoms. He had pneumonia a few years ago and we had him treated, it was not cheap, the vet said he almost didn't make it & if it happened again we might need to put him down. He has a condition with his esophagus that makes him prone to it. When he started coughing again we thought that's what it was. I googled his symptoms and found heart worms could be the cause. The vet wanted to test & treat all 5 dogs and we couldn't afford it with a baby on the way. That's when I googled alternative treatments & found out about the Guiness. It was a better alternative than putting him down and more affordable than possibly treating 5 dogs. I figured if there was no change we'd figure out a way to pay for it. To my surprise he seemed better. That was last year and he is still with us. All of the dogs seem more energetic & quit coughing & butt dragging.
interesting, did he get pneum from the worms?
The vet said he has a condition called mega esophagus (or something like that). When he eats or drinks he gulps it down and the regurgitates (sp.) it, she said it got into his lungs set up an infection that eventually caused the pneumonia. She didn't test him for heart worms at the time though. Can the worms cause pneumonia? I never thought about that?
one of the blue eggs is to thick to hardly see through,and the other(which I believe is only on day 2 or 3) is porous 
will it be ok? Inside it looked like a yolk attached to the side of the shell,but that's all I could see. I REALLY hope it's ok 
