Our vet is REALLY pragmatic, and I trust him implicitly, so I'm not too concerned. He didn't say that city dogs don't ever get heartworms, but they get them far less often than country dogs. He also said the mosquitoes just aren't that bad this summer here. It's been sooooooo dry all summer that the critters that came out in the wet spring have died because there's just no standing water. I truly believe that if he felt there was a risk that he would do the test. He also always tries to save us money if a procedure is unnecessary at that time. I can't imagine not having him as our vet, but the time is coming because his wife has sort of forced him to cut back on his hours. I guess she's been REALLY pushy about the whole thing. He has definitely will be missed by us when he retires. I told him when he did decide to retire that he had to keep us as clients. He laughed and said he'd see what he could do! lol

I just have a gut feeling that he's just fine.

Max is doing incredibly great. He's truly back to his old self.