Problems With Heartworm Oral Medication

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by yorkiemini

Oops, now I see that. Gee that does not leave much. Is there an injectable, maybe monthly, or something like that. Seems like some type of allergy testing would be something to look at here with a run down of all ingredients.

The only injectable I know about has extremely bad side effects.

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by yorkiemini

You know, when Noah was loading all those critter, I would have been ok with him leaving out the mosquitoes

Me too, I’m super allergic to them I get huge painful welts and if I get more then like 5 at a time I have to go on steroids and sometimes antibiotics.

[margaritaville]

My 2 are getting Bravecto now. It is every 3 months. I previously had problems with the heart worm medication. My Sissy would always have upset for a couple days after. I was giving the medication at dinner time. The vet suggested it be given the the morning instead. I guess the activity of the day made it adsorb faster or something rather than staying in her stomach while she slept.

[dottiesyrky]

Sorry you are having so much trouble with the meds.
I use Sentinel Spectrum and have found no trouble. However I am always cautious with meds and only used the proportion of the chew according to my dog's weight. The instructions say to crush the tablet into small pieces and mix with food, and I really crush the tablet up. I feed in the morning so I can see if he has any side effects, but so far so good. Good Luck.

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by dottiesyrky

Sorry you are having so much trouble with the meds.
I use Sentinel Spectrum and have found no trouble. However I am always cautious with meds and only used the proportion of the chew according to my dog's weight. The instructions say to crush the tablet into small pieces and mix with food, and I really crush the tablet up. I feed in the morning so I can see if he has any side effects, but so far so good. Good Luck.

With chews the medicine is not evenly distributed so just giving some of it is not getting them all of the medication so I would make sure to give the whole chew.

[dottiesyrky]

Thanks for the warning, a great point.
I called it a chew, but it is a really hard tablet. But your comment is still valid.

[Wylie's Mom]

Originally Posted by Lovetodream88

With chews the medicine is not evenly distributed so just giving some of it is not getting them all of the medication so I would make sure to give the whole chew.

Absolutely true, and validated years back by the company itself.

[mrssabes]

Originally Posted by chattiesmom

Revolution is also what I have used for many years with great success and no problems.

Great advice and ideas have been shared - you can always count on YTers. There are many safe solutions for heartworm prevention - sometimes it takes trial and error to find the solution that works best for your furkid.

We also use Revolution topical successfully.