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Heartworm Preventative Our vet prescribes Heartguard for Troy and I must say although this is a "meaty" chewable Troy won't eat it. So what am I to do. I want to make sure he gets his meds but he doesn't eat it. I'm most concerned now because last week Troy had a tummy virus and the vet put him on antibiotics. This worked but the vet also suggested that staying regular with Heartworm meds would also keep intestinal parasites at bay. How do you get your Heartworm meds in? |
I had to put it in his mouth, when he chewed he decided he liked it... or I would dip it in some chicken baby food or cheeze whiz,(just enough to get him to eat it). |
My Pom will eat his. Princess (our yorkie) will not eat hers. So, I must make her swallow it. She will spit it out a few times before I finally manage to get it down. Ask the vet if this can be crushed and mix with your pups food? |
I have one pup that I have to tear the Heartgard into little pieces for. Then, I had feed it piece by piece. Then, I have two that simply want no parts of it....they are on Sentinel. The others love Heartgard. |
I put the Intercepter on my older boy's treat plate and he thinks he is getting something naughty, something I dropped. :rolleyes: My other boy is smarter and requires a little more trickery. I wrap up the pill in a few slivers of parmesan cheese, or I put it in a stinky Zuke's treat. Then I put it in his mouth and make sure he swallows before I let him go. |
I give Callie Intercepter and she loves it and takes it with no problems and then looks at me like mommy that was good got anymore. |
Mine love the heartguard they think its a treat LOL, so I don't have a problem...but you could try breaking it up and hide it in a piece of cheese or something they really like. |
Mine take Sentinel every month. I put it in a dab of Fat Free Cream Cheese and they love it. |
I wrap it in cheese |
Interceptor Brown. 10 lbs and under. I spend $150.00 a year for 4 Yorkies. $100.00 a year for my Scottie and Westie on Heart guard. :aimeeyork Never had a problem. |
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I mix it with some baked chicken breast and it disappears.:D |
I like incepter better than heartquard. I have problems getting mine to take the heartguard also |
my vet gives revolution, it's topical and you put it on the back of the neck, perhaps you could ask if they have something more along that line at your vet |
Sammy takes Interceptor. I tell him it's a treat. He takes his pheno in a dab of peanut butter. |
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The other two options the vet prescribes is Sentinel and Interceptor. Last year I remember getting Sentinel. The good thing about it is that it protects against Flea Larvae. Troy had a brief outbreak with fleas this past summer, so despite the extra cost I may choose that route then dab the pill with some cheese I know he likes. |
I have Scarlett on Heartguard and Rhett on Interceptor for the same reason. He wouldn't touch the Heartguard for anything (and Scarlett will eat anything that stands still, LOL). |
I give Rio and Bullet Sentinel wrapped in cheese! Almost everything tastes better wrapped in cheese! LOL! :D |
Neither one of mine will take their Sentinel so I stick it in a Greenies pill pocket. |
Revolution is the one I prefer because it not only is topical heartworm but also flea, tick and parasites protection, such as mites. It's prescription but I bring in foster babies into my home and my Vet thought my resident Yorkie needed the parasite protection as well as heartworm and Revolution takes care of it all and topical to boot. :) |
I melt a tiny bit of cheese, and place it around the Heartgaurd. I let it cool so that it's like an M&M candy, and the cheese can't come off. He swallows it whole with no problem. If I don't warm the cheese, he just eats that off. |
I have had some chew them and others not so much. I had to follow around so they would not spit part of it out. I decided the Heartguard pills were easier than the chewables. I can use my little mortar & pestle and grind the pill, mix it in a teaspoon or less of peanut butter (which they ALL love) and they lick it right away. No problems or worries! |
Rosie is on Sentinel. I have to hide it in her food to get her to eat it. She will not just take it without thinking she is getting a treat. So, I just hide it in her can food. |
Miss Daisy got to where she would not eat the Heartgard chewables, we tried everything to get her to eat it. She managed to pick it out of anything we put it in. We finally started dissolving the pill in water and giving it in an eye dropper, but this was an ordeal to give her. Her vet suggested trying ProHeart6, which is an injection given every six months. She does bloodwork and then gives the injection. Daisy received her 2nd injection yesterday. |
I am a firm believer in Revolution since it does work for fleas , heartworm, ear mites, hookworm and roundworm. |
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I thought Proheart 6 was off the market. I have not heard of it being used in some time. You might want to google "Proheart 6 complaints" There were some major problems with it a few years ago with many dogs dying from that injectionj........maybe it has changed?? I don't know, but I would be very wary. |
Heartworm Preventive Mine get sentinel wrapped in a tiny piece of american 2% cheese. They scoff it down. |
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Jackson will not take any type of pills or chews without food, lol. I generally wrap it in cheese, give it to him, and then close his mouth until he swallows, lol. |
Everyone that uses Revolution, is it worth it? My dogs don't really have fleas and if they do it is a few. But for the price of Revolution, it'd definitely be worth it to me to do this for Heartworms, Fleas, etc. that it protects against. I just want to make sure that everyone is having positive experiences. Thanks again in advance! |
I like using Revolution during the winter months because it protects against parasites as well, including ear mites. I take in foster dogs so I want my resident dog protected from things that normally I wouldn't worry too much about in the great White North off season. When summer hits tho, I'll have to change things because Revolution does not protect against ticks, and we'll go back to two medications. I like the idea changing it too so they don't become resistant to one of them. |
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