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Originally Posted by Ellie May  Whipworms |
Thank you, I was just doing a google search. From a quicky search I found this info
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One of the biggest differences between heartworm meds lies in what ingredients they contain and what other parasites that ingredient targets. For instance, both sentinel and interceptor heartworm products have the ingredient Milbemycin Oxime to prevent heartworms and help control roundworm, whipworm and many hookworm infections as well. But sentinel has an additional ingredient, Lufenuron, to help control flea infestation too. Iverhart and heartgard plus also work to prevent heartworms, however, they utilize different ingredients, ivermectin to prevent heartworms and pyrantel to combat roundworms and hookworms. Interceptor and sentinel help control whipworms, heartgard products do not, but, heartgard meds control more species of hookworms than interceptor does. Hence the confusion, if your trying to decide which product would work best for your pet you'll want to determine which issue is most important to you. For instance, if your main concern is hookworms, Heartgard Plus might be the preferential choice, however, if whipworms are of concern, only interceptor claims to help control those. Here is a good example from our own experience; we've always liked the heartgard products but when we inherited a new dog with whipworms we switched our crew over to Interceptor until we were confident the whipworm problem was resolved. Choosing Heartworm Preventative Meds - Similarities, Differences and Discounts |
I also read that whipworms are more common in humid environments and humans can't get them so this helps with my decision.