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Originally Posted by Ellie May  Of course Heartgard is poison. It is an insecticide. The same goes for Interceptor. A lot of drugs are terrible for you in large amounts though. That doesn't mean it is safe to cut back without solid proof that it is okay (like studies from universities, etc.).
The Heartgard Plus chew cannot be cut in half because the drug is unevenly distributed and half of it may contain the whole dose and the other half, nothing.
I talked to Novartis and they said that I could not cut the Interceptor tab. I have no way if they just want me to buy extra or what but until I get more information, I would fell unsafe doing so. |
My point is that we should be careful in our wording because people who read this forum might think they are killing their pup and stop administering hearworm preventatives.
Some people believe every single word they read without understanding the context in which things are written....and without doing any research on their own.
Heartgard is not killing pups......heartworms are! Heartworms are a huge problem and they only exist in the pups because people have the mindset that the preventatives are dangerous or because they want to cut costs.
Unfortunately I see this all of the time. Matter of fact, I am leaving here shortly to meet a YT member who is transporting a little heartworm positive yorkie to me from Louisiana.