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07-30-2010, 04:18 PM | #1 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: the good 'ol South
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| Question regarding beginning heartworm meds? At LuLu's initial vet visit (14 weeks old), nothing was said about her needing to be tested for heartworms prior to beginning prevention meds...they just told us what was recommended to take, etc. We want to begin the meds tomorrow as it's the first of the month & will be easy to get on a schedule of giving it to her every 1st day of the month. From my research, it appears that testing at her age (she will be 16 weeks Tuesday the 3rd) is not necessary before beginning meds. I just want to make sure I'm not doing anything harmful to her if I give her the meds tomorrow without testing. I would have thought the vet would have tested her first if it was necessary, but I have a habit of double checking everything. So, what's the consensus here? Do I need to hold off on giving her the meds & call the vet on Monday or is it safe to begin them tomorrow without testing? |
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07-30-2010, 04:44 PM | #2 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida
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| Puppies do not need to be tested...it takes the larva a full 1/2 yr to develop large enough to be seen in the blood stream..so at her age nothing would show up anyway...and the meds will prevent any larva friom developing..that is what the vets told me. |
07-30-2010, 06:12 PM | #3 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: the good 'ol South
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| Thank you...that's what I thought. |
07-30-2010, 06:33 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member | Ivermectin Ivermectin (Heartgard® & Heartgard® Plus by Merial, Iverhart® Plus & Iverhart MAX™ by Virbac and Tri-Heart® Plus by Schering-Plough) was the first in this family of drugs to be approved for preventing heartworm infection. An infection with larvae as long as two months prior to the initiation of ivermectin treatment will be blocked from development. American Heartworm Society | Canine Heartworm
__________________ Don't get your knickers in a knot. Nothing is solved and it just makes you walk funny. Last edited by Rhetts_mama; 07-30-2010 at 06:34 PM. |
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