Heartworm preventative

Heffanator · Post-a-Holic - Give this person a rabies shot!

Heartworm preventative

Kittys Mom · ~Best In Show~ Senior Board Member!

I have never used it on any pets.
We had two dogs blood tested negative for it. The vet said of several thousand tested, none had shown infection. We have elected to just test for it annually...

dusty082155 · ~Best In Show~ Senior Board Member!

i think its more common if you live in an area that's heavily infested with mosquitoes. i know its not a big thing here in washington state. here is a link that shows the what states are more common for heartworm

http://www.heartwormsociety.org/GeneralInfo.htm

lil_exorcist · MAD DOG!

My parents in KS have never had any of their cats on heartworm prevention and they're outside kitties. Course they aren't as paranoid as I am when it comes to things, kitties went for a couple of years before I took one (of the two they had at the time) to get her leukemia shot.

PrettyDobie · ~Best In Show~ Senior Board Member!

I know I should use the heartworm stuff on trinity but I don't. I don't bother with giving it to my indorr cats though.

Kittys Mom · ~Best In Show~ Senior Board Member!

I'm not sure you should.
Hype and paranoia are one thing, but it involves putting a chemical in the critter's blood 24/7.
Just something that I object to on principal.
What is better, the cure or the problem

Heffanator · Post-a-Holic - Give this person a rabies shot!

I've always wondered why humans don't get heartworm...Can anyone tel me why? I guess dogs look much more tasty, ha!

puttin510 · ~Grand Champion~ Gold Medal Poster!

I just barely started mine on it. I thought I was the only one weary of it. I told the vet that I did not like putting poisons into their bodies and he said it is wayyyy different than it used to be. So now we have them on interceptor. Everyone oneline always sounds like they use it.

PrettyDobie · ~Best In Show~ Senior Board Member!

The only reason I should give trinity heartworm prevention is because we got my mothers dog loki. The dog she had adopted had heartworms and I was told that trinity could catch it but that was like a year ago but I am still worried that she might get it.

puttin510 · ~Grand Champion~ Gold Medal Poster!

PD, you can get her tested and have her put on Interceptor, I think I paid about $20 for 6 months for the 11-25lbs, So getting it for trinity would maybe be around $25 to $30 for 6 months worth. Peace of mind too, if she's outside alot.

shinyblackpit · Post-a-Holic - Give this person a rabies shot!

I do the heartworm preventative for the dogs, and they only go out with me. I use 1% solution Ivermectin. But we have LOTS of mosquitoes here and all it takes is one bite. I would not use heartworm prevention on a pet that was strictly indoors.

PrettyDobie · ~Best In Show~ Senior Board Member!

When I do use heartworm prevention on trinity I use heartguard.