05/01/2026
Interesting information
🦟 Heartworm and dogs...did you know that coyotes, foxes and wolves are a GOOD example of how a species appropriate diet (meat, fat, some berries, grasses and herbs) PROTECTS healthy animals from heartworm infestation.
Coyotes and foxes have been identified as having the capability to:
✔︎ Fight-off infestations of heartworm and/or;
✔︎ Manage a heartworm infestation so the host fox, wolf or coyote is never in mortal danger from the heartworm larvae.
👉🏼 This is a natural response by a healthy immune system.
👉🏼 A healthy dog's immune system functions the same way.
💁♀️ So why are our domesticated dogs at such high risk?
🦮 Domesticated dogs:
⚠️ Are exposed multiple times daily to toxins - ingested, inhaled, injected, etc.
The result is an:
💔 Acidified body.
💔 A weak immune system.
▸ This makes the body is attractive to mosquitoes.
▸ The body cannot kill the larvae (heartworm microfilariae).
In general dogs that die from heartworm are dogs that are:
⚠️ Fed highly processed food diets (kibble and canned food).
⚠️ Over-exposed to conventional medication (injected, ingested, topical).
👉🏼 Resulting in a weakened immune system that is not able to kill off the heartworm larvae.
❤️ When a dog's immune system is properly supported:
✔︎ Heartworm infestation is naturally eliminated.
✔︎ This is how my dogs stay heartworm free despite the fact my home is surrounded by wetlands and forest with lots of mosquitoes.
✔︎ It’s also how I keep my client dogs in high risk heartworm locations (e.g. Florida, Kentucky, Texas, etc.) heartworm free.
😰 There’s so much fear mongering and pressure to put your dog on conventional heartworm preventatives but those products are one of the underlying cause of why dogs experience heartworm infestation. This is discussed in greater detail in the article.
👉🏼 This article:
☆ Exposes the truth about conventional heartworm prevention products.
☆ Provides you with the opportunity to learn about natural alternatives.
👉🏼 In this article:
1.0 Risk Assessment
1.1 Are You Really in a High-Risk Zone?
1.2 Does Living in a High-risk Zone Mean You Have No Choice?
1.3 Pressure To Use Conventional Heartworm Preventatives
2.0 How Does Infestation Occur?
2.1 Conditions Must be Perfect for Infestation to Occur
3.0 How Do Conventional Preventatives Work?
3.1 What Conventional Heartworm Preventatives Do
4.0 Consequences And Adverse Side Effects
4.1 Adaption of Mosquitoes and Heartworm Larvae To Conventional Preventatives
4.2 Risk of Adverse Effects To The Individual Dog
4.3 Wash Your Hands, Why?
4.4 Examination of an Example Product, Heartgard
4.5 Why Did My Dog Spit It Out?
5.0 A Model of Natural Immunity
6.0 Use a Layered Natural Approach To Prevention
6.1 Help Protect Your Dog and Cat’s Health By Avoiding Unnecessary Conventional Medications
6.2 Reduce Your Dog and Cat’s Exposure to Toxins and Carcinogens
6.3 Use Safe Non-Toxic Alternatives to Repel Insects and Parasites
6.4 Get Your Dog (and Cat) on a Species Appropriate Raw or Gently Cooked and Fresh Food Diet
7.0 Examples of Conventional Insect, Parasite Preventatives and Adverse Side Effects
8.0 Learn More About Conventional Preventatives and Natural Alternatives
9.0 The Best Prevention and Treatment Protocol
👉🏼 Continue to the article here:
https://ottawavalleydogwhisperer.blogspot.com/2013/03/does-your-dog-really-need-to-be-on.html
Karen Rosenfeld, Holistic Practitioner & Holistic Behaviorist
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