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05-26-2012, 12:54 PM | #31 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| I've seen a friend's dog go through heartworm treatment. Wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy - let alone an innocent little Boston Terrier. He wasn't on heartworm preventative - he almost died twice. He was so sick, so ill, so fatigued, so miserable. I will never increase Tibbe's chances of having to go through having his heart full of worms slowly killing him & then watching him essentially get poisoned to kill them by not having him on preventative. At least the preventative gives him a better chance of avoiding that horror. Not to mention, the vet bill was huge - but that was nothing compared to what little Winston suffered.
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05-26-2012, 12:54 PM | #32 | |
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http://www.heartwormsociety.org/ Some areas do not need to give heartworm preventatives monthly year round. The problem often is that people forget to give them if they are not in the monthly habit of doing it. But...no I do not believe this is a money maker for vets...if they wanted to really make money, they could ignore it and let people's pups get heartworms..the treatments are expensive.
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05-26-2012, 12:56 PM | #33 | |
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05-26-2012, 01:04 PM | #34 |
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| I guess I just don't understand why a vet would tell me that I need to give it monthly for the whole year when the only way a dog can get it is through a infected mosquito, mosquitoes only live for a few months a year here and I'm not planning on traveling to Burma or something. I'm not a moron, I can put it on the calendar, giving it when not needed just so you don't forget to when it is??? ugh that can't be healthy Last edited by dredges; 05-26-2012 at 01:09 PM. |
05-26-2012, 01:14 PM | #35 | |
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If you are not comfortable doing it, speak with your vet...OR read that website I linked and follow their guidelines. No one is suggesting that anyone is a moron. There are many people who just do it monthly rather than take a chance of missing a month where there could have been a mosquito bite.
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05-26-2012, 01:17 PM | #36 |
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| American Heartworm Society | Canine Guidelines From the above link...it does help with compliance, but also helps to prevent parasites.. HEARTWORM PREVENTION Heartworm chemoprophylaxis requires authorization by a licensed veterinarian having a valid relationship with the client and patient. To establish this relationship, heartworm prevention should be discussed with the client. If records of past treatment and testing do not exist, it may be necessary to test the patient before dispensing or prescribing chemoprophylaxis. Options for effective chemoprophylaxis include several drugs administered either in oral, topical, or parenteral formulations at a monthly or 6-month interval. Canine heartworm infection is preventable despite the inherently high susceptibility of dogs. Because all dogs living in heartworm-endemic areas are at risk, chemoprophylaxis is a high priority. Puppies should be started on chemoprophylaxis as early as possible, no later than 8 weeks of age. Puppies started on a heartworm preventive after 8 weeks of age should be tested 6 months after the initial dose, then annually thereafter. Before initiating a preventive regime on dogs 7 months of age or older, antigen testing should be performed and in appropriate instances, also tested for microfilariae (see PRIMARY DIAGNOSTIC SCREENING). This will avoid unnecessary delay in detecting subclinical infections and potential confusion concerning effectiveness of the prevention program if a pre-existing infection becomes evident after beginning chemoprophylaxis (e.g., chemoprophylaxis initiated during the pre-patent period). Evidence strongly suggests that by reducing the reservoir population through increasing the number of dogs receiving chemoprophylaxis, a disproportionately large decrease in the prevalence of infection among unprotected dogs may occur relative to the percentage of additional dogs receiving chemoprophylaxis. This collateral protection spreads the umbrella of chemoprophylaxis most effectively in communities where heartworm prevalence and dog population density are both relatively low. Even though continuous, year-round transmission may not occur throughout the country, year-round use of broad-spectrum chemoprophylaxis products with endoparasitic and/or ectoparasitic activity during this extended period should enhance compliance and may assist in preventing pathogenic and/or zoonotic parasitic infections.
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05-26-2012, 01:54 PM | #37 |
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| No, it is not for monetary gain. I'm close to Detroit and both my dogs get it year round. besides the fact that it isn't impossible for a lone mosquitos to be in inside in the winter and the fact that these drugs treat more than just heartworms, there is a huge concern. They were seeing some dogs come up positive in the winter here. Possibly can be from product in effect or owners not realizing their dogs had spit up the pill. But if the mosquitoes are gone mid September and the last dose is given October 1st, it will probably only have a chance to kill stage 1 larvae. There is more chance of it being effective if it is given for a few months straight after bitten by an infected mosquito. It just is not worth the risk to stop. I would treat year round in every area of the US except maybe Alaska. My vet's dogs are on preventative and she got her mom a dog and sent it with prevntative. The disease is no joke and the treatment is hirrible. I also won't split doses...not even half and then the other half a few hours later. As it is feeding through the system, we really can't be sure that the first half is still even effective. So then the dog could just be getting part of the drug. Not worth the risk.
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05-26-2012, 04:14 PM | #38 |
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| morgan gets interceptor for heartworm and k 9 advantix for flea and tick// here in montana we only treat till October then it usually gets very cold and its not a problem |
05-26-2012, 08:01 PM | #39 |
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| I'm a Michigan resident as well, and Gizmo is on a preventative yearly. Fleas and especially heartworm are things that can be so easily prevented. I give Gizmo Revolution. I'd rather spend the $20 a month all year long, than watch him go through heartworm treatment.
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05-26-2012, 08:57 PM | #40 |
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| I give Delilah Interceptor and Vectra 3D. I've heard so many bad reviews about the Vectra but Delilah hasn't had any problems with it. I think I'm going to change her to something else once I run out.
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05-27-2012, 06:12 PM | #41 |
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| I'm in Michigan too, and my boys get meds year round with a heartworm test once a year just to be safe. |
05-27-2012, 06:55 PM | #42 |
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| I gave my two Resolution for the first time. My male ran around for 30 min after I put it on him as if it was burning or something. My female did fine. Just wondered if anyone else that uses it ever had this problem? It's due again in a few days and I thought I would see if he acted that way again? |
05-27-2012, 06:59 PM | #43 |
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| I'm near Cleveland, Ohio - Jack had been on Interceptor and one of the topical flea preventatives. With the manufacturing shortages of Interceptor, I put Jack on Trifexis - this covers not only heartworms, but other parasites and fleas as well. He has had no reactions whatsoever. I do stop giving it to him either late November or December through about April - though this year I started him back on his regimen in March as we were headed to Florida for vacation and I wanted to make certain he was protected. My vet recommends giving him meds year round to but Jack does not stay outside very long during the cold winter months - surely not long enough to contract anything.
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06-02-2012, 12:23 PM | #44 |
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| ok thanks guys, After consideration I think I'm going to give my pup heartworm meds "interceptor" year round, because it's serious business and it protects against other parasites too. I haven't decided on the flea-tick meds "frontline plus" yet, ANY flea/tick med is'nt to be taken lightly, they're heavy duty toxic stuff and if I can't see any benefit using it in the Winter then I'm not going to. and to Kentuckyyorkie, I'm no expert but if my dog had a reaction to any medication I would stop using it, same with vaccinations. I think any vet would say the same. I don't know what your using but my research lead me to frontline plus as being the best and safest. Last edited by dredges; 06-02-2012 at 12:25 PM. |
06-02-2012, 12:30 PM | #45 |
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