What heartworm med do you give? Chew, shot, or topical? About how much do you pay for them? Do they take the chew or do you have to trick them? Do you give it year round or just in the summer? Should I be doing it year round? I've actually never done heartworm preventative! :eek: :blush: I live in southern Cali, and while we don't get a ton of mosquitoes, we do have them on occasion. Uni is not on a flea preventative either. I have only seen fleas on her a few times when she was a pup. I read you should do bloodwork before giving the preventative in case they are already infected, is this true? Uni is due for her yearly well visit anyway. Any other questions I need to be asking the vet I may forget? |
Ellie gets Interceptor or Sentinel (these might be chews, but she wouldn't eat them, so I just pill her). Rylee gets Heartgard Plus (a chew - he gulps it). Yes, you should test before and every year after that. Lots of people don't give it in CA. I'd be giving it. Yes, year-round. The shot is highly questionable. |
I use Heartgard Plus for Riley once a month, all year round. Riley knows what it is and he literally does circles!! It is Beef Flavored, and He LOVES It!! LOL!! My vet does a heartworm test at his yearly exam....The results are back before I even leave the office. I get it from Drs. Foster and Smith. They call my vets office and verify his presciption. From them, you can get: 12 pills for $44.88 and 6 pills for $25.80 or a single pill for $5.56 Heartgard Plus for Dogs I also use Frontline Plus once a month, all year round, for fleas and ticks. I always do the Heartgard Plus on the 15th of the month and the Frontline Plus on the last day of the month.... Hope this helps!! :) |
Yes, bloodwork is a must before starting preventative. ZoE is on Interceptor. It's the only heartworm medication I've ever used on my yorkies. She's on it year round because she travels with me, and while she may be ok off it in winter in Michigan, she wouldn't be elsewhere, so it's just safer to keep her on it year round...not to mention that it also protects against hookworm, roundworm and whipworm. I buy it directly from ZoE's vet and it's cheap....$30 for a 6 month supply. |
I use Heartguard plus once a month for Louie. |
we use Sentinal year round and advantage during warm months |
If you asked your vet how much it would cost to treat your Yorkie for Heartworm and how long it would take for them to recover (I won't even get into the risks involved with treatment), that alone should convince you that you are always going to be better off giving a preventative. My dog is 12lbs and I pay $45.00 for 12 months of Interceptor, purchased from Drs. Foster and Smith. You will want to get a blood test done to verify your pet is HW- and make sure your vet has records of all prescriptions he has given you for preventative. The reason you want to do this is some of the HW preventative manufacturers carry guarantees that state, if your pet has been tested negative and ever becomes positive for any of the parasites it covers while your pet is on the medication, the company will pay for the pet's treatment in full. I do not know of the details of this type of guarantee for Interceptor, but to the best of my knowledge, HeartGard does have this guarantee. Ask your vet for details. I also would never give a shot. I want the drug out of my pet's system as quickly as possible. |
I use Heartgard Plus and give it year around. She won't eat it from my hand, so I just crumble it on her food and she eats it fine. I don't remember what it costs.:rolleyes: |
So seems like Hartguard plus is the yummiest and easiest to give. :thumbup: |
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the guarantee is interesting, thanks for bringing it up. I will def be talking to my vet about that. |
Chew, shot, or topical? Chew - Sentinel ( It also sterilizes fleas) About how much do you pay for them? I think they are about $10 a month??? Do they take the chew or do you have to trick them? Trick - there is no way my girls are just going to chew them up. :D Do you give it year round or just in the summer? Year round. I read you should do bloodwork before giving the preventative in case they are already infected, is this true? Yes, when I got Mikki they tested the blood before she could start taking them. I think it cost me $60 for the test. |
Kiko takes the Heartguard Plus, a chew, once a month, all year round. She thinks it's a treat and scarfs it down. She is also on frontline plus for fleas and ticks. The vet here has tested Kiko both times (initial new puppy visit and 1 year visit) for heartworm before issuing a prescription for Heartguard. It is a very quick blood test. I would ask your vet if Uni should be on a preventative, and if so whether she should take it year round or seasonally. I would also ask which one he/she recommends and why (pros/cons compared to the other options). |
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Forgot to add - A 6 month supply of heartguard plus cost me $25.00 and the frontline plus was $65.00, also a 6 month supply. |
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