A single dose of topical moxidectin prior to transport will eliminate most microfilariae.4 - 6 OR Administer
an approved macrocyclic lactone product along with a topical canine insecticide (containing permethrin + dinotefuran + pyriproxyfen) that is labelled to kill and repel mosquitoes.
A passage in the CAPC guidelines written in capital letters practically shouts the importance of using
approved «adulticide» products to treat heartworm infected dogs rather than the «slow - kill» method of using
macrocyclic lactone preventives to gradually treat an adult heartworm infection.