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Originally Posted by whispersmom2 The resurgence of distemper and parvo is scary. We are accustomed to not having diseases that vaccines take care of even in our humans. You know-polio, measles, chicken pox and so on. BUT, viruses mutate! and we are still gonna see diseases so we cannot be too careful. Another thing is that Heartworm meds are NOT actually vaccines as we think of them. Our puppy shots protect our animals from the time they get them (well, after 2 weeks) FORWARD for a specific amount of time. Heartworm meds do not work that way. They kill and larvae that the animal has been exposed to (and are growing inside of them) in the PAST 30 days. That is why it is so important to give the HW meds year around.
I already posted about NOT putting your pet on the floor in pet stores, but it bears repeating. We breeders often recommend puppy classes to our buyers but they are almost always held on the floor of say, Pet Smart.. |
Thank you so much Rini...GREAT post...I honestly didn't know that it works that way - I thought heartguard prevented any larvae from getting into their system.....So even MORE important for everyone to go year round.....
and RMKC..I've heard that said before...My girls (all 3) have never had a problem but ...Maybe try a different preventative ? Is is just the Heartguard doing this ?