If you plan to breed your cat, and it is
not on a monthly preventative, worm it several times before breeding and again, with a pregnancy - safe product, just before it gives birth.
Your vet may recommend putting your
cat on a monthly preventative medication such as selamectin, which is applied topically between your cat's shoulder blades, to keep her parasite - free.
Keep your
pet on a monthly preventative to protect them from parasitic diseases like heartworm (caused by mosquitoes), Lyme disease (caused by ticks), and flea allergy dermatitis (caused by fleas).
Being
on a monthly preventative is very important and the treatment would be to avoid the pet from being exposed to fleas.
Q - Why do you recommend annual heartworm testing even if my pet is
on a monthly preventative?
I think I've heard that there's a chance that dogs can still contract heartworms, even if they're
on a monthly preventative.
Once your dog is
on monthly preventative we commonly check for exposure every two years.
A simple blood test should be done to make sure your puppy isn't infected before putting
him on monthly preventatives.
I have been told, and it has been recommended to me by veterinarians and dog rescues and vet techs I have spoken to online (my own vet refuses to do it, though) that I should use heartgard to treat my 2 dog's heartworms I live in South Louisiana, and they both tested positive after being
on monthly preventative (before I got them..
As the dr mentioned there are pros and cons to undergoing the expensive and intense heartworm treatment versus just keeping
them on monthly preventative and allowing the current ones to die in time.
Your veterinarian will test your pet for heartworms either yearly or every other year depending on if your pet is
on monthly preventatives.
Providing adequate health care also includes feeding him a well - balanced diet of quality food and fresh water; cleaning his teeth; daily exercise and mental stimulation; grooming your dog on a regular basis; keeping
him on monthly preventative treatments; and staying up - to - date and informed on dog health matters.
of quality food and fresh water; cleaning his teeth; daily exercise and mental stimulation; grooming your dog on a regular basis; keeping
him on monthly preventative treatments; and staying up - to - date and informed on dog health matters.