[Pettysmith]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

Playing with flea preventatives is one thing. Playing with heartworm preventatives is quite another. Fleas do not kill...heartworms do! And I am sure that none of you who would think of cutting doses of Heartgard have considered thinking about how the doses are titrated in each half or quarter.
Sorry, but I am totally stunned that anyone would recommend something like that. I am also honestly shocked that anyone calls Heartgard a poison. I have heard of pups eating entire boxes of that stuff with no ill effects.
Please, anyone reading this thread, if you are considering using holistic treatments for heartworms, ask the people pushing that stuff to show you solid proven research results!
There can be side effects to anything. There are allergies to anything. Does that mean that you are going to stop protecting yourself, your children, and your pups from things that could potentially kill them?