[JuneBugs Momma]

Originally Posted by Lovetodream88

We have not had issues but I generally buy a year supply in January so maybe I have it before the change. I have always used it even my parents used it on our dogs growing up with no issues. I heard that interceptor is going to stop producing it soon but not sure if that is true or not. I would never not give heart worm protection because if your dog gets heart worms and lives through it they will be left with significant heart damage. In order to get rid of heart worms you have to poison your dog and it costs over $1000. It’s just not safe to give nothing. Haven’t you be having diarrhea issues for awhile? Are you sure it is even the preventive?

Novartis took interceptor off the market back in 2013. Then a company called Elanco bought out Novartis and reintroduced Interceptor into their product line. I have not heard anything nor has my vet of it being discontinued a second time.

JB did have issues with diarrhea but that has been resolved for a while now because he was on Flagyl. No special diet needed and I switched him over to a salmon and rice which has been very helpful and the stools have looked excellent. I gave him the heartworm medicine in the morning with his food and by 10pm that night, he was having diarrhea and he threw up. That was his only episode and by the next day in the evening, his stool was back to normal so it was definitely the heartworm meds.