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Originally Posted by RachelandSadie  here is the problem with over the counters, 1 800 pet meds, ext for getting prevention....
you don't know where it was made (some people are getting meds made in third world countries shipped to them in full on chinese from pet meds)
you don't know how old it really is (outdated won't work as well)
and you don't know if it's been frozen or over heated (most meds. require room temp. to be effective)
if you are buying things that aren't the actual thing you thought you were buying then you aren't getting an effective drug and you have a higher risk of getting worms. it's just a fact. not all pills work the way they should and sometimes even in just one missed dose heartworms develop. and any activity at any time those worms show up could cause one of them to dislodge into a lung and kill the dog. it only takes one missed pill for heartworms to form and if a HWP is given and it kills that ONE WORM insdie the dog and it just happens to flow into the blood stream and clot, well bye bye beloved dog...HWT are very very important, they can save lives if done. does that make more sense? |
So, you are saying that the ivermectin sold for livestock isn't actual ivermectin? Or is outdated, not kept at room temperatures? HUH?
For your information, after a dog is treated for HW, a worm can dislodge into a lung and kill a dog. How is that different than what you are saying above? And heartguard is being used, by vets, to treat HW, especially in pets deemed too ill to withstand the treatment.
HWP can save lives too. NOT giving it can't. At least a dog has a chance, a real chance to live if it gets preventive. HWs can and DO kill dogs.
All I am advocating, and I mean all, is that in the case of someone who won't pay for the test or can't afford it, at the very least a vet could do is try to get them to put the dog on heartguard. Do the same thing you would do if it were the treatment the dog was getting, warn the owner about the risks and what to look for.
I don't understand why I have to repeat myself. ALL I am saying is that, at the very least, giving the heartguard rather than NOTHING is better.
I DO get annual HWT on my pets. I am not advocating not doing that. I am advocating that when a person can't afford or won't pay for a HWT, just give them the heartguard. AT least then the pet has a chance. HWs will kill a pet. Period. That's for sure. Most pet owners WILL get the annual test, if recommended by their vets, just like they get the annual immunizations if their vets recommend them (and that is a whole 'nother topic).
We'll just have to agree to disagree.