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Heartworm Dosing Venting I was just reading this: Interceptor-HW prevention-dose advice http://onibasu.com/archives/kn/145292.html NADA 140-886 I am not happy.:mad: So Interceptor is 5 times more powerful than it needs to be just so they can say it kills intestinal worms. I would like to use the safeheart dose but the smallest that comes in is what Ellie is on now. So I thought I would stick with Heartgard (not Heartgard Plus). Now I see that this is at least three times more drugs than she needs EVERY MONTH!!!:mad::thumbdown Do you think it would be a bad idea to get Ivermectin and give her the exact dose (under vet's supervision)? It seems like so much work though... Any ideas? I won't use Revolution and I will only buy if I need a prescription. |
Hmm that's crazy. Just out of curiosity why won't you use revolution? That's what I use and I just want to make sure there isn't something bad about it that i didn't know about. |
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It is also very new and unproven. Because it is put on the skin there is no guarantee that it will be absorbed. I also saw something on the net about a higher death rate with it but I can't prove it. I guess I will have to stick with Interceptor since the dose is small than Heartgard and all the other companies add other ingredients. This is crazy. |
First lemme say YAY!!!! GO WINGSSSSS they did GREAT! Diggy reacted BAD to revolution itched for 3 days and not even benedryl helped...so Im over that stuff.... I use Sentinel. dosage is for 2-10 pounds I give a give 1/2-3/4 of a pill monthly to mine. I get so confused on whats good whats bad.....its very depressing and discouraging. |
it IS hard to know - who can tell us what the safest product is ?? I'm due for refills this month and if there's something I need to change I'm changing !! This is scary stuff - |
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I was looking into Tri-Heart and Iverheart but they add Pyrantel.:mad::mad::( |
I just called Novaris (Interceptor/Sentinel). They said do NOT cut it (because it could leave the pet open for infection but maybe they are just saying that) and those are the only dosages available.:( The SafeHeart dose which may be good for larger dogs isn't available in the US either. Maybe I should call Merial (Heartgard) now so I can get the same answer.:rolleyes: Ellie doesn't get the chews. She gets the pills but I bet they will say not to cut them.:(:(:( |
This is always a big problem with us too...I will be watching this thread to see if anyone has any suggestions. |
hard telling anymore Honestly I do not trust pharmecutical companies. Its all so scary! well let me know what you find out. Im afraid to switch of off sentinal being Diggy reacted to Revolution and i have NO CLUE what was in it that he reacted to but whatever it was isnt in Sentinel....I really wish there was a 100% safe all natural way of doing this. |
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So I guess I have two choices. I can give her Interceptor which is almost twice what she should get for her weight and five times more potent than what is necessary or I can give plain Heartgard which is over four times what she should get for her weight.:confused: These poor animals. Their bodies suffer because of this kind of thing and it is not acceptable. I don't trust drug companies eiher...not one of them and not even a little bit. Maybe Ellie's vet will get a bottle of Ivermectin or Milbemycin Oxime and measure it out for me.:p:rolleyes: |
i wonder how its possible if the pill is twice the dose needed why cutting it would not be affective? i hate this...i guess i feel better not giving a whole one for some odd reason. :rolleyes: I dont give heartworm year round either. I am in Michigan and I know the vet says to do it year round but why???? Mosquitos cannot live under 40 degrees and wll Detroit RARELY gets 40 in the winter and sometimes a month around or below zero.... |
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Could someone call Merial and ask if it is okay to cut the regular Heartgard (not Plus)? I'm tired of talking to companies that don't seem to care... |
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id say i give sentinal 8 months of the year. Plus with all this overdosing we seem to be doing i wonder if its actually lasting just a month anyway. Hell for years they were telling us these vac's were only good for a year and now look its more like 3 years for some! I do the yearly heartworm test and hopefully we just say negative with it all! :) |
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