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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you don't know how old it really is (outdated won't work as well)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? |
Devil's advocate here...how do you know temp was maintained with the stuff you buy at the vet's office? It was probably UPS'd to them and in a truck subject to heat and freezing. Really just curious here.
I agree w/the being unsure of the source though...scary especially considering all the dog food recalls/issues with China in this area.