Goal At Scenic Hills Veterinary Hospital, our primary concern is to dispense
heartworm prevention medication in a manner that ensures your pet's safety and protection while also complying with state and federal laws.
Pets should be kept free of all ectoparasites, routinely dewormed for protection against internal parasites, maintained on
heartworm prevention medication year round, and regularly examined by a veterinarian.
The new grammar school section introduces two new cartoon characters, a dog named Jake and a cat named Ginger, who teach children about the importance of twice - a-year veterinary health exams, proper exercise and
heartworm prevention medication through the use of coloring pages and games.
Some heartworm prevention medications are also designed to prevent / kill fleas and / or ticks and possibly other flying / biting insects such as mosquitoes.
To refill
a heartworm prevention medication, a heartworm test must be performed on your pet annually.
The overuse of vaccines parallels the pharmaceutical push for
heartworm prevention medication which often presents equivalent or greater risks to the canine immune system than do heartworm larvae to the heart!
Heartworm prevention medication can be administered in a once a month pill that your dog takes orally or in an injectable form administered twice annually by your veterinarian.
Depending on the specific product you and your veterinarian choose for your pet,
heartworm prevention medication can prevent other parasite infestations including internal parasites (worms) and external parasites (fleas and ticks).
A possible con is that any collie family dog breed may have a genetic mutation that affects their ability to metabolize
some heartworm prevention medications of the ivermectin family (like Proheart or Heartgard).
All heartworm prevention medications work in the same way.