In cases which do not respond to amitraz, some success is being obtained with milbemycin or ivermectin,
oral heartworm preventives, but this requires daily treatment, and these drugs are not approved for this use.
Tri-Heart Plus Chewable Tablets is a once - a-month
oral heartworm preventive for use in dogs to prevent canine heartworm disease and for the treatment and control of roundworms and hookworms.
Phase 2 of McCall's study further supports using a topical parasiticide to repel and kill mosquitoes, rather than relying solely on
an oral heartworm preventive.
Some interesting results came out of a study of Ceva's Vectra 3D flea / tick / mosquito repellant: It turns out it's a powerful tool in the fight against canine heartworm disease, relying on what the company calls the «double defense» of a topical mosquito repellant combined with
oral heartworm preventive.
Rather than rely solely on
an oral heartworm preventive, the studies support also using a topical parasiticide to repel and kill mosquitoes.
Not exact matches
Sentinel is the only monthly
oral preventive that guards against
heartworms, adult roundworms, adult hookworms, whipworms, and prevents the development of flea eggs.
Oral and topical monthly
heartworm preventives kill «baby»
heartworm infections that have occurred from mosquito bites over the past month.
Sentinel Flavor Tabs Sentinel is the only monthly
oral preventive that guards against
heartworms, adult roundworms, adult hookworms, whipworms, and prevents the development of flea eggs.
Until recently we've focused mainly on
oral or injectable
heartworm preventives in fighting the disease.
Because
heartworms must be eliminated before they reach this adult stage, it is extremely important that
heartworm preventives be administered strictly on schedule (monthly for
oral and topical products and every 6 months for the injectable).