My brothers with dogs-heartworm medicine question

[davek]

So Riley and Thor are over 100 pounds, vet said do the 1 year shot of ProHeart 12. I dont know anything about this shot. What are you guys using or are you against it? My last Rottie live to 16 and never had heartworm med. My best friend has 5 dogs and is against just about any shots. His dogs are his kids. Thanks Dave

 

[davek]

there is also Simparica Trio

 

[TorRed]

We used Simparica Trio for several years, until my wife after reading several negative articles about it made the switch to 'Heartworm only' chewables. The other protected against fleas, but ours are indoor dogs so don't have much of a problem with them. Read up on the negative side effects of some of these drugs, a lot of them we'd never take as humans.

 

[davek]

I was using Sentinel with no problems,they dont make it for over 100lbs. Vet said I could double up on it.

 

[davek]

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[DeltaV]

Simparica Trio

Inside dog

 

[Budnicks]

I was using Sentinel with no problems,they dont make it for over 100lbs. Vet said I could double up on it.

Same stuff I used "now" IIRC it's Rx (by prescription) only...

there was another one I used prior, don't remember the name exactly
I think I got it from Tractor Supply (?) or maybe the vets inhouse store (?)
when they made you have a Rx for any of it here, Heartguard (? maybe)
pill form, no shots

I've never done the shots, not for any of my animals
I never had any real issues with heartworms either, dogs are mostly indoors
unless out to pee or poo or training playing, twilight hrs are supposed be the worst
dawn & sunset
Mine were a chewable pill, monthly prevention maybe the deterrent (?)

But the rescue/foster dog I had Bubba had heartworms,
when I first started fostering him
I had to bring him in, they did a week or more worth of inhouse vet treatments,
mega doses of some shots I believe too
'allegedly killed them off'
the rescue org. FOAC.us paid for, I know it was expensive too...
No idea what they used, or I don't remember when they told me...
that was 9 years ago

Bubba, pointer lab mix

 

[davek]

Simparica Trio

Inside dog
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How many years Wayne have you been using it?

 

[eldubb440]

I have always given my dogs "heartguard" (ivermectin") monthly, as instructed by the vet.......... Rebel just got his dose the other day

 

[DeltaV]

How many years Wayne have you been using it?

3+ years. We've had her for 6 years total.

 

[Kern Dog]

there is also Simparica Trio

That is what we have used. We have also used Heartguard.
Shots may be okay, I just have no experience with them.

 

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[wahya]

The vet discovered heart worms in our dog when he was 4 years old or so. The treatment was a shot and the vet wanted to keep our dog at the office. I said no to leaving him there and chose to take him home. I only live about 5 minutes from the vets office and by the time I got our dog home, he was barely able to get in the house. He laid down on the floor and it looked like his heart was about to explode for a while.
I think the vet didn’t want us to get upset with the effects of the treatment. I know that I didn’t want to go through that again and we kept him on the prevention treatment. He lived to be over 14 years old.

 

[33 IMP]

I couldn't remember, the gf handles that stuff for our dogs, but Eldubb post reminded me. Our dogs get heart guard, and advantage flea stuff.
I LIKE the fact it's ivermectin.

 

[Hey-O]

I have always given my dogs "heartguard" (ivermectin") monthly, as instructed by the vet.......... Rebel just got his dose the other day

Both my dogs used heartguard, one lived to be 14 and the other just over 18. Front line for fleas and ticks that you put on the base of their neck made them dizzy, and paranoid and that was the last time we used that.
Bravecto for fleas was what we used.

 

[Skytrooper]

We have used HeartGard Plus for over 20 years and many dogs without an issue. Typically for ticks we use the Seresto collar. With the two pups we are using the Bravecto chewable until they get over grabbing each other by the collar

 

[WileE]

Interceptor Plus. Seresto collar for the bugs.

 

[guy gadbois]

I have always given my dogs "heartguard" (ivermectin") monthly, as instructed by the vet.......... Rebel just got his dose the other day

Yep - family has been using this for decades.
No to the shots tho imnsho...

 

[68-500]

No heartworm treatments for my Romeo. He had his puppy shots but thats all. He lived to be 14 he was an outside dog under the last 2 years. Id not be opposed to Ivermectin for the next pup.

 

[davek]

Thanks to all went with Sentinel , Riley was on it before and no side effects. I will never use the type you put it on the back of the neck,caused my boy King to have convulsions. It was scary and it broke my heart to what I did to my dog.