Heartworm

Heartworm in dogs
I've never heard about it being an issue for humans, but here is a good overview about heartworm in dogs (via). https://d3ft8sckhnqim2.cloudfront.net/images/pdf/2020_AHS_Canine_Guidelines_Summary_11_12.pdf?1605556516

Heartworm treatment for dogs are in the class Macrocyclic lactones which according to the above article are among the safest drugs in veterinary medicine, no explanation given.

Article mentions that during the treatment process if a dog actuallly gets heartworms that killing off all the Wolbachia endosymbionts makes the heartworms unthrifty. (page 6/6 day 31-60)

It's 51 days to the very end of the life stage that heartworm treatment can address. So they tell you that it's ok to give it up to 2 weeks late if you forget. Presumably allowing room for people like me who gave it at day 48 whoops.Angelyork (talk) 14:08, 30 March 2022 (UTC)