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09-04-2012, 05:49 AM | #1 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: USA
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| I am looking into possible natural alternative to chemical heartworm preventative ! ANY THOUGHTS ON THIS PRODUCT ?? Natural Heartworm Preventative Treatment Helps Prevent Canine Heartworm |
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09-04-2012, 06:45 AM | #2 |
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| This is my opinin only. But I would never trust a Natural HW Preventive. HW is one thing you never want your dog to get. The treatment for it can be very dangerous. As much as I hate to give them the Preventive, I know it best for them.
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09-04-2012, 07:19 AM | #3 | |
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i do hate giving them all those toxic chemicals but like you said you cant take a chance with the heartworm . i guess i just needed a little reassurance from another pet owner. i am going with the natural organic flea & tick preventative and cutting back on vax other than rabies of course so i guess that will help a lot... | |
09-04-2012, 07:33 AM | #4 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| Heartworm is far to important and serious to mess with and not use a vet prescribed preventative in my opinion. The treatment for heartworm can kill a dog.
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09-04-2012, 08:39 AM | #5 |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
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| I wouldnt take the risk! It is far bettewr to give a proven heartworm medication, thango "au natural" and have your baby then come down with heartworms and have to go thru the treatment for them! I HATE all the chemicals too, so I give Milk Thistle(glycerine based is for dogs) to help them detox their livers.... |
09-04-2012, 08:47 AM | #6 | |
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thank you so much. wouldn't it be wonderful if we did not have to poison our babies with all these chemicals just so they would not "get sick". i will look into the milk thistle. i do give coconut oil everyday , does that have the same detoxing effect on the liver as the milk thistle ? | |
09-04-2012, 08:53 AM | #7 |
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| Oh, man, unless I had reams of empirical data of years of success that proved this worked to keep heartworms out of dogs, I would steer clear of it myself. Unless you have seen a dog trying to live through heartworm treatment and seen what they and the owner goes through, I would think twice about taking the chance. It is a ghastly disease process and what it does to the dog B4 the unthinkable treatment even starts is just awful!
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09-04-2012, 09:02 AM | #8 |
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| thanks. i thought it sounded too good to be true. i am not going to take the chance. |
09-04-2012, 06:52 PM | #9 |
Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland
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| I agree. I am all for natural when you can... but heartworms, I don't mess with.
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09-05-2012, 02:06 AM | #10 |
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| Thanks, i am going to stick with the regular heartgard only give them dewormer for internal parasites if tested for it.... |
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