The management of over-correction of hyponatremia is similar to the general approach to hyponatremia: 1  Defend the intravascular volume. 2  Prevent the sodium from increasing any further Fluid restriction: make the patient NPO and stop IV fluids. 3  Consult Nephrology.
Step Two: Treating the Disease. Once your dog has completed the course of steroids, heartworm preventive and antibiotics, he should be ready to start the actual adult heartworm treatment. The treatment for heartworm disease takes at least 60 days to complete and consists of a series of drug injections that kills the worms. There is only one drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration to kill adult heartworms in dogs, an organic arsenical compound that is injected into the dog's lumbar, or back, muscles.
This treatment is usually unpleasant for your dog and costs around $1,500. With the $1,500 it would cost you to treat your dog for heartworm disease, you could buy any of the following: 12 Â½ years of year-round heartworm prevention for your dog. A week-long cruise to the Bahamas. Two round trip plane tickets to France.