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Originally Posted by Ldyrev1  When I took Princess Sophie for her very first pet check up, the vet had me bring a stool sample to check for heart worms. She was only 8 weeks old at the time. The test came back negative so we started her on Heartgard right away. We take our dogs lots of places and so I would be very afraid to not have them on this preventative. |
No, the stool sample was for other worms, there are worms that live in the intestinal tract. He would have to do a blood test for heart worms. Some types of heartworm medication like Heartgard Plus also protect against hookworms and roundworms, which can also infect humans, so that's why I use Heartgard Plus.