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Originally Posted by Brooklynn  I will always give heart worm preventative because my corgi mix some time back had heartworms and that is what made him take a turn for the worse and we had to put him to sleep because he was older and couldn't handle the treatments for heartworms and when you have to experience something as tramatic as putting your dog to sleep for heartworms and congestive heart failure it's unbearable so I will NEVER not have my dogs on heartworm preventative no matter how many dogs I have.
Only reason I see some not keeping dogs on heartworm meds is either they have too many dogs and it eats at the profit or more research needs to be done. I've seen the links provided and I for one do NOT believe it's posion and unless my vet tells me otherwise I can't take the risk not having my dogs on heartworm meds....and I'm one that hates giving too many vacs to an animal....JMHO
Donna Bird
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I also hate seeing animals overvaccinated as well...I don't like giving them unnecessary things or things that do more harm than good. Some vaccination is wonderful but too much can be harmful. I do always give regular flea and heartworm preventatives...heartworm for reasons I already stated. Flea because 2 of my pets are very allergic to them and because fleas are TERRIBLE around here and once you get them, it is a pain in the butt to get rid of them
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