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Originally Posted by SilkyPooMama  One more question!
How do you guys feel about heart worm medication? I know there is really no such thing as a "preventative", and it's really just treating your dogs monthly "just in case". I would never dream of giving my pet heartguard during the winter months, but I'm still deciding what to do during the summer months?! I don't feel right about poisoning my dog. I feel like it would be similar to me taking antibiotics constantly "just in case"! It's so bad for your body! But at the same time, I don't want to constantly be paranoid about my dog getting heart worm?! I have read tons about how it's actually SUPER rare, especially in my state. But I'm still just not sure what to do. :/ |
Heart worms is not as rare as you think and nothing to play with. The treatment normally kills small dogs if not it makes them very sick and they can have many complications that they will have forever due to the heart worms and the treatment including very serious heart problems. The preventive is not dangerous for them and a whole lot safer then flea and tick preventive but both are extremely important. Heart worm medicine should be given year round. There is no need to take the risk. Please take a look at this website
American Heartworm Society | What Is Heartworm Disease?