Answer: The amount of ivermectin
in Heartguard and Tri-Heart is not supposed to be a problem but there are MANY other choices for heartworm preventative that don't contain ivermectin (Interceptor, Trifexis, Advantage - multi, revolution, sentinel to name a few).
Not exact matches
Answer: Since she has taken
Heartguard multiple times
in the past without incident and she is a mixed breed dog without any of the predisposed breeds
in her (collie, etc), any of the 3 of those should be fine for her (
Heartguard, TriHeart, Interceptor).
Some Australian Shepherds and mini Aussies are highly sensitive to Ivermectin, available both as a single worming treatment and
in a lower dosage as a heartworm preventive under the brand name
Heartguard ®.
Dublin carries
Heartguard chewable medication to prevent heartworm
in dogs, cats, and ferrets.
Heartguard Plus (ivermectin) Chew - able once a month tablet prevents Heart worm disease and controls roundworm and hookworm infections
in dogs.
Collies (and other collie - type breeds) often react adversely to certain drugs such as ivermectin (
in heartworm prevention products such as
Heartguard), Imodium A-D, flagyl, and certain anesthetics.
When you adopt a dog from the County Shelter, FOTAS pays for the antibiotics and the first 6 months of
Heartguard — that's money
in your pocket because you need to give your dog the monthly heartworm prevention medicine anyway; and
«Dogs are infected with heartworms by mosquitoes, but it takes a long time for heartworm larvae to mature into adult, reproducing worms that can strangle the heart,» says Jennifer Miller, President of FOTAS, «so heartworm disease
in a healthy, young dog is treatable with a course of antibiotics, which weakens any maturing worms, followed by monthly heartworm prevention medicine, like
Heartguard, which every dog
in the South should be on anyway.»
Old English Sheepdogs and other collie - type breeds often react adversely to certain drugs such as ivermectin (
in heartworm prevention products such as
Heartguard), Imodium A-D, flagyl, and certain anesthetics.