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Originally Posted by drabinowitz43  I use interceptor to prevent heartworm and at least that has a dosage tied to weight. It just seems ridiculous that a tiny Yorkie would get the same dose of Frontline as a German Shepard. I just don't get it, and my vet is so casual about it all. But ticks are a bigger worry for me than fleas, so I will use it, but I am going to give him much less going forward. |
Interceptor does appear to be a better dosage for Yorkies, however, the dose that would hill heartworm larva is 1/5 of the dose that you are giving. They added the extra 4/5 to claim that it controls intestinal parasites.
So they are getting 4 times more than they need...still an overdose. You can Google safeheart milbemycin oxime FDA and read about it. The safeheart dose is availbable in other countries if I'm understanding this correctly. By the way, I use Interceptor also.