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10-20-2008, 09:27 AM | #16 | |
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10-20-2008, 09:40 AM | #17 | |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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I am actually not against using intestinal dewormers IF they are truly needed. Usually either the dog will show some symptoms if the have intestinal worms or a fecal will catch it. This isn't always the case but I think for most dogs it is far safer to be on the look-out for worms instead of giving extra pesticides that probably aren't needed. If your vet really wants you to treat for whipworms every month, that may be advice that you should follow BUT any vet that licked pesticide off of their finger isn't one that I would feel comfortable trusting my dog's life with. There are times when no diagnosis can be made with symptoms of worms and in that case it is probably best to deworm anyway. So I use Interceptor because it seems to work well for Ellie but I think it is absolutely wrong for them to add 4/5 extra of their toxic wormicide just to claim that it controls intestinal parasites. They should at least give the option for those who want to use the safe heart dose.
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10-20-2008, 09:47 AM | #18 | |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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10-20-2008, 10:01 AM | #19 |
♥ love my girls!! ♥ Donating Member | I understand that looking at just the number of years in the research isn't as telling as looking at the differences in the numbers of dogs included in the research, but it appears Interceptor was studied over 9 yrs, Sentinal over 5 yrs, and it doesn't say the number of years for Revolution (weird!?) My "guess" would be that a product that has been used over a long period of time would more than likely have more "participants" than a product that has been around for a shorter period of time. Of course, unless we saw the actual numbers, we'd never know....just be guessing. The article mentions a 2004 FDA source, so it may be possible to get the actual results of the research....probably have to do some digging though! |
10-20-2008, 10:05 AM | #20 | |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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And looking at how long Heartgard has been around and seeing how popular it is, I would guess that it is pretty safe. Revolution is already showing 36 deaths a year but it isn't as well know as Heartgard (or probably Interceptor either) and didn't it come out in the early 2000's? That isn't that long ago. I wonder how we could go about getting this info from the FDA.
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