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05-07-2013, 10:14 PM | #61 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Sparks ,Md. USA
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| I have a home in Sparks but for the last year I have been living in Anguilla BWI . Here you can buy Heartguard at some grocery stores and Pet Stores as well as the Vet. There is a neighboring island St Maarten where the Vet tests for Heartworm. I had her tested 5 months ago. He put some blood on a little plastic thing that looked like an instant pregnancy test . It showed negative for lyme, heartworm and some other tick disease. |
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05-08-2013, 12:56 AM | #62 |
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05-08-2013, 01:07 AM | #63 | |
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05-08-2013, 09:28 AM | #64 | |
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05-08-2013, 07:10 PM | #65 | |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Sparks ,Md. USA
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05-11-2013, 08:01 AM | #66 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Sparks ,Md. USA
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| Just wanted everyone to know that a new safer tick and flea product out. It kills ticks on contact it's from Merk( I have no affiliation with) I'm just an over protective yorkie mother, It's called is Activyl® Tick Plus for Dogs only? It's ingredients are a lot safer than the rest. Hope this helps my fellow mothers |
03-08-2014, 03:40 PM | #67 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: NYC
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| The heartworm medicines are a scam. The educated way to deal with the heartworm threat is to test your dog for heartworms three times a year (i.e. once every 4 months). If the test results continue to be negative, there is no reason to give the dog heartworm medication EVER. If a test is positive, give your dog a regular dose of ivermectin, and that will take care of the larvae. Remember, 4 months is not enough for adult heartworms to develop, so the treatment will be the same as the so called "preventative." More reading: Are drug companies honest about heartworm? |
03-08-2014, 03:45 PM | #68 | |
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03-08-2014, 03:50 PM | #69 |
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| The goal of prevention is to kill larvae before it hits an advanced, detectable stage. It can take six months to show up in blood. Treating with ivermectin monthly after larvae are confirmed is the slow kill method. Worms present can remain active for 2+ years, so this is not recommended.
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03-08-2014, 03:52 PM | #70 |
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03-08-2014, 03:53 PM | #71 | |
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If you are following this protocol, you are playing with fire and putting your pets at risk of contracting heartworms. Not only that, testing like you are talking about would probably cost more than purchasing a year's supply of Heartgard. American Heartworm Society | FAQs
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03-08-2014, 04:04 PM | #72 | |
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There is no such thing as a heartworm preventative. There are chemicals that kills larvae, and there are different chemicals that kill adult worms. The science behind the heartworm disease is very clear, and the once-a-month regimen does nothing but overmedicate your dog with insecticides. A dog cannot get bitten by a heartworm-carrying mosquito if the temperature outside does not remain 57 degrees or higher for 45 STRAIGHT days. That is impossible for most of the year in 47 out of 50 U.S. states. Read the article quoted above. Last edited by BrooklynBlues; 03-08-2014 at 04:08 PM. | |
03-08-2014, 04:11 PM | #73 | |
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03-08-2014, 04:14 PM | #74 | |
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03-08-2014, 04:15 PM | #75 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| He is trying to use HIS scare tactics to get people tobuy HIS stuff.
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