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Originally Posted by bonbon  Is the Heartguard the chewable treat type? If so, no you definitely should not cut in half - the meds don't get evenly distributed in these chews so you may not be giving enough preventitive if only giving half. |
Good to know... I wondered about that. (It is indeed a chewable.)
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Originally Posted by Ellie May No, it can't be cut because the medicine is injected into the chew unevenly.
BTW, 1/5 of the Interceptor dose would be good enough for heartworms. The extra 4/5 of milbemycin oxime controls intestinal parasites. So you would be overdosing with either drug... |
Ellie May, if I remember correctly, you prefer Interceptor? My vet has stopped ordering it so I'm going to have to order it online.
I don't want Meg to have internal parasites either, of course. But isn't that coverage factored into the per-pound recommendation? I just did the math on the interceptor and it's still double the dose for Meg, but I'd rather give her double than 5x as much.
Thanks for your feedback, everybody! I appreciate it!