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08-25-2006, 10:54 AM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ontario
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| Natural Remedies for Heartworm What do you use for natural heartworm prevention? How often do you give it and how much? Is it as effective as meds like Sentinel? My breeder is against giving her dogs meds for heartworm, fleas...etc. because of the side effects. She doesn't think they need them if they're housedogs. I was told by her that if dogs get heartworm though, nothing can be done so that's why I'm currently giving Angel Sentinel once a month. I'm afraid of taking the risk of not treating her w/ meds. I do wonder if the pill is causing her skin problems. She wasn't scratching her chin/jaw when I first took her home in June, but the Sentinel pill is the only thing that's ongoing since 2 days after I brought her home when I went to the vet's for a checkup and got the meds. I read an article that heartworm meds contain an insecticide, and the more you give it to your dogs, the more effects it can have on them, such as skin allergies. Here's the article: http://www.preciouspets.org/articles...prevention.htm. Last edited by DJ30; 08-25-2006 at 10:57 AM. |
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08-29-2006, 06:12 PM | #2 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Michigan
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| Natural Remedies for heartworm I too have been concerned about the poisons that we are giving our animals because I have read they over work the Immune System and in the long run decrease their life spans, not to speak of the other conditions that they seem to get that take their lives early. In my study and search of the subject I found something that has been used for multiple years with farm animals for the same type of insects for we are treating our beloved Yorkies. In June I began to use "Parastem" for heart worms and "Worm out" which is pure "Diatomacous". These are all natural. They are not as easy as giving 1 pill a month, especially when you have several dogs but I believe they are better than giving chemicals and they provide vitamins and minerals that make them healthier instead of distroying their systems. Parastem can be given to dogs that have heart worm so bad, the Vet tells you that the dog cannot withstand the Heartworm treatment to rid the dog and he has to be put down. I have to give the Worm out everyday for 30 days, skip the next 30 days and start it again for 30 days. With the Parastem for heartworms, It is given for 21 days and then repeated in 2 to 3 months until the bug season is over. I cannot tell that it is working for the heartworm until I have the blood drown and check, with I will do when the season is over. Do a search from your search engine for the 2 products and see what you find. Norlo2 |
08-30-2006, 12:50 AM | #3 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA
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| I have three wonderful vets and always follow their advise. One thing all of us should consider -- when we come on YT for advise is that what might be good advise for one person may not be good advise for another. When we visit our vets regarding shots, vaccinations and other care for our dogs, a lot of what our vets do and tell us depends on where we live. Different diseases and different conditions are more prevelant in some areas than they are in others. Rabies is a good example. A person who lives on the 4th floor of a building in an apartment in the center of a large city is less likely to have their pet exposed to rabies than a person living in a rural area might be. And, from time to time, there are outbreaks of rabies and all the pets in these areas should have more aggressive preventative care. Rabies shots do vary as well as how often our pets should have these shots. If you live in a hot, humid, tropical climate --- certain problems and illnesses will be much more common than if you live in a colder drier climate. And, different vaccinations and different sorts of preventative measures need to be used in these different areas. Fleas are another good example... almost no problem where I live now, but when I lived in southern California - they drove us nuts!!!! And, many things are much more serious and life threatening than other things are. Accepting the most up-to-date, standard care or preventative measures is always my choice here. So - if your vet tells you one thing and your friends here tell you something else --- I think you might reconsider what your vets say. . They know a lot more, keep more up to date, and have a lot more information at their disposal than any of us do. Plus --- if your vets are like mine- their main goal is to keep our dogs and other pets happy and healthy. You know what they always say --- knowing a little medicine is more dangerous than knowing none at all --- and I'm sure this is true for a lot of the advise we give for our animals as much as it is for us. Carol Jean **** My husband was a physician, and I have worked in medicine for more than 35 years. I can't even begin to tell you how many things I read and hear every day that are sooooooooooooo wrong.....and, unfortunately, a lot of people are listening or reading these same things and think they are true. |
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