Flea/Tick/Heartworm Medication

[ajprez73]

I was wondering what flea/tick medication is most effective and most gentle on your furbaby? Also, do you give your furbaby heartworm medication independently from their flea/tick medication or do you use something like Revolution that has both combined?

[Judy Monteith]

I give my dogs flea medication during the flea season. I am not thrilled with the high prices of Advantage, which I use, and its effectiveness. I give heartworm all year round. They are expensive little critters but well worth it. I also feed them Life's Abundance, which I have sent from Fla. Anybody else feeding them that brand? Judy

[Ellie May]

Ellie gets Interceptor for heartworm 8-9 months a year.
We don't use anything for fleas and ticks.
Personally, I would not use Revolution.

[LunasMomma]

I've used Revolution on all my babies so far and haven't had any problems with it at all. Never a flea, tick, mite, or worm in my girls

[Ellie May]

Originally Posted by LunasMomma

I've used Revolution on all my babies so far and haven't had any problems with it at all. Never a flea, tick, mite, or worm in my girls

Besides a possible higher death rate with Revolution, there have been many reports of dogs getting heartworms while on it...

[chachi]

I use heartquard. I dont use flea preventative. I used to use revolution before I heard dogs were getting heartworm while on it

[tracyb1023]

i use sentinel year round-it is heartworm preventative but is also supposed to prevent flea larvae. It doesn't kill/stop adult fleas from biting though, so in flea season, I use frontline too. They are only outside for walks but I am just really paranoid. My vet recommended this. I can get a 6 month supply of both for around $100.00

[carsou]

Juicy gets Interceptor for heartworm and Advantage for fleas.

[TresCutePiggies]

Originally Posted by Ellie May

Besides a possible higher death rate with Revolution, there have been many reports of dogs getting heartworms while on it...

I did NOT know this! Can you recommend something better? I know they are all really poison...

[Ellie May]

Originally Posted by TresCutePiggies

I did NOT know this! Can you recommend something better? I know they are all really poison...

Sentinel & Interceptor Are The Safest Heartworm Preventatives | KeoB.com

Since we don't know how many dogs are on Revolution compared to drugs like Heartgard, we really can't say "for sure" that there is a higher death rate just by this article but, in my opinion, Heartgard and possibly even Interceptor have been around for longer (so probably more popular?) with less deaths a year. My guess would be more people use Heartgard than Revolution and less deaths have been reported, so I really don't like Revolution.

I have read at least twice (I think it was right on Yorkie Talk) about people saying they have heard of some dogs getting heartworms even while on this. I mean, it happens with all these products but I've heard more about it with this one.

I use Interceptor.
Sentinel is Interceptor with Program to stop fleas from reproducting.
I think they are both reasonably safe for small dogs but all dogs are different. Heartgard is okay also (as okay as pesticides can be).

[TresCutePiggies]

Originally Posted by Ellie May

Sentinel & Interceptor Are The Safest Heartworm Preventatives | KeoB.com

Since we don't know how many dogs are on Revolution compared to drugs like Heartgard, we really can't say "for sure" that there is a higher death rate just by this article but, in my opinion, Heartgard and possibly even Interceptor have been around for longer (so probably more popular?) with less deaths a year. My guess would be more people use Heartgard than Revolution and less deaths have been reported, so I really don't like Revolution.

I have read at least twice (I think it was right on Yorkie Talk) about people saying they have heard of some dogs getting heartworms even while on this. I mean, it happens with all these products but I've heard more about it with this one.

I use Interceptor.
Sentinel is Interceptor with Program to stop fleas from reproducting.
I think they are both reasonably safe for small dogs but all dogs are different. Heartgard is okay also (as okay as pesticides can be).

Thanks for the info! We live in an apartment and Rory is pad trained, but since she attends daycare daily I'm pretty sure it's a good idea to keep up with the flea preventative, which we will now switch.

[LeosMama]

Originally Posted by LunasMomma

I've used Revolution on all my babies so far and haven't had any problems with it at all. Never a flea, tick, mite, or worm in my girls

I use Revolution as well. My vet recommended it. It's kind of an all in one; once a month with the squeeze tube - lol.

[lemonlauren]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if we live in a place where there are no mosquitoes, I don't have to worry about heartworm, right? No heartworm meds necessary?

But if me and my pup go back to the midwest where there are mosquitoes to visit my family, I'll start him on heartworm medicine, and maybe tick medicine, etc. How long should I wait for that stuff to kick in and become effective?

Thank you,

Lauren

[lemonlauren]

Hahaha, I just talked to my vet and he said that mosquitoes are a lot more rare here, but they're here nonetheless. So he recommended Interceptor, and that's what I got. It's for dogs 2-10lbs, and protects against heartworm, hookworm, roundworms and whipworms (whatever exactly all those are). Hope it's good. :-)

Lauren

[lucyaboo]

What part of NV are you in?
I don't worry about heartworm/mosquitoes here in Vegas. But if you plan to go up to the mountains, you might want to ask your vet about the lyme vaccine.