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[New Adopted Dog Care: Heart Worm:]
I found this amusing. That's why I posted it on my blog. I'm not saying this Guinness Beer will work as a heartworm treatment/perventative but it is interesting and maybe it could work. From (human) drinkers of this beer I have heard comments that it taste like it could kill anything others seem to really like the flavor.
My own vet has surprised me sometimes with the treatments he suggests. He's your small town, old farm boy and doesn't always subscribe to traditional medicine but after being raised on a farm he has learned some of the old ways/remedies work best - and cost less. Because of him, I've learned not to discredit some of these goofy remedies so fast just because there are no clinical studies or "proof" behind them.
As far as studies or proof, I have heard that there was a study done at the U of WI (on dogs) in 2002-2003 by Dr. John D. Folts, PhD which found that the dark beer is better for canines with narrowed arteries in their hearts (similar to the narrowing observed in people with heart disease) than the lighter counterparts. Apparently the darker brews have more powerful antioxidant effects and helps to reduce blood clots.
So if nothing else, there is some sort of benefit to the canine heart from moderate amounts of dark beer. Who knew?
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