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Originally Posted by ladyjane  Oh...thank you for your very informative post!!
I only buy Heartgard and Advantage from my vet....she also does not charge a lot for the very same reason. I think most vets are like that. It always amazes me that people order online from just anyone to save a couple of dollars. They really do not understand that these items are not always legitimate and could harm their pets. |
This is good information, but the points I am concerned about are 1) the
difference in the information that we, as consumers, receive from our Vets about Heartworm prevention, as opposed to the information the manufacturers
must report to the government about heartworm preventative products, and 2) Why haven't these manufacturers
adjusted the dosages to better suit the growing sector of society that includes the owners of small dogs, who must regularly dose their small dogs with 2-5 times the amount of Heartworm preventative product called for and deemed safe and minimal for the 10-20 pound and up crowd?
And, while I'm here, let it be known that many of the topical flea and tick preventative products sold separately for dogs and cats are actually the
same product, just the
dosage is different. So, if you use a more accurate dose for your
small dog, you would have enough product left to treat 1-2 cats, or 1-2 additional months to treat your small dog, or enough to treat an additional 1-2 small dogs (for us multiple/catdog people).
All I really want to do is treat my small dog with the minimum recommended amount of any product, and to treat my liver shunt afflicted rescue Yorkie with products that will keep her safe and not make her sick or kill her at the same time. I need to know what is safe, at the minimum dose for any animal I choose to treat.