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Originally Posted by kjc  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. |
I think you make a very valid point in this post, My boy is liver compromised and my little girl is still pretty litte. There is deffinately a market for lower dose medication. It would be great if we didn't have to OD our pets on heartworm and flea meds every month to keep them protected. Some pets are more tollerent, mine both are very sensitive, I am lucky to be in an area that is very low risk for HW but still I should be able to give them a dose that is correct to body their size and less threatening to Copper's condition.
As far as flea meds, my vet suggested to but half on Copper and the other half of the dose on Maddie. He told me that the minimal dose should easily keep both of them prtected all month long. I haven't seen a flea on them so I assume that it works just as well.