Iverheart Plus

[Britster]

Anyone else use this?

Just want to confirm this is a good brand for heartworm meds as I never read about it. I guess it's supposed to be the generic brand of Heartguard, right?

Anyways Jackson has been on it for almost 2yrs now with no effects but just wanted to double check.

I get it from my vet (well, our spay/neuter clinic we go to) with a 6 month supply for $19... so yeah, super good deal! Just want to make sure it's not too good to be true.

[ArmaniMan]

What does your regular vet say about it?

[107barney]

Never heard of it. Been using interceptor for years, heartguard before that. It's made by virbac, and I do like their toothpaste. Not sure on the heartworm prevention tho.

[Britster]

Originally Posted by ArmaniMan

What does your regular vet say about it?

Don't think I've ever specifically asked. So I really have no idea. We go to the clinic for a lot (shots, antibiotics for small things like kennel cough, etc), but when I say clinic, it's not a typical clinic. The vet there is very knowledgeable and they are not a military-style line of cats and dogs waiting to be s/n. They have a few offices where they do wellness check-ups on dogs, as well. So I trust their judgment. They also sell Frontline. But just thought I'd ask if anyone used it here

[Princess10]

I just got it for Princess for the first time earlier this month. I started going to my mom's vet & he recommended it. I was just going to do the one month VS. the six month because I was a little worried about trying something new. He assured me that it is safe, he'd never seen either adverse reactions or heartworm +. I do trust him as my mom's been using him for over 20 years & she's never had any problems at all.

Princess was a little itchy for about 2 days after but it could've been from her parvo/distemper as well.

I can't find my invoice but I know the price was a little less than one months supply of Interceptor. He also sold me Frontline ($20-seems expensive), but he said I'd only need to repeat it in August if I wanted.

[Ellie May]

It's probably just fine.

I prefer Merial and Novartis to Virbac, so automatically their heartworm preventatives will win with me. Virbac is the company that has decided it's okay to put xylitol in a dog tooth cleaning product. I do use their toothpaste, but I'd personally just rather go elsewhere for heartworm if possible.

I only pay like $55 for 12 months of Interceptor. It covers more parasites than ivermectin/pyrantel (there is nothing wrong with iver/pyr products by any means, but we all have our preferences). This could be important for a dog who is outside a lot, esp. if fecals aren't done often.

It's really up to you.

[Kristy4]

I use it and its worked great so far. I order mine from 1-800-Pet-Meds.

[SpArKyOfCaLi]

I didn't know Novartis make animal products. I was wondering about this too because when I was shopping around, 1800petmeds recommends this in repalcement of heartguard plus and it is cheaper. Knowing me though, I will probably stick to what the vet tells me to use.

[KazzyK810]

I personally wouldn't use it due to past recalls and quality control issues. Interceptor is my top choice in heartworm medication.

[Princes mom]

Originally Posted by Ellie May

It's probably just fine.

I prefer Merial and Novartis to Virbac, so automatically their heartworm preventatives will win with me. Virbac is the company that has decided it's okay to put xylitol in a dog tooth cleaning product. I do use their toothpaste, but I'd personally just rather go elsewhere for heartworm if possible.

I only pay like $55 for 12 months of Interceptor. It covers more parasites than ivermectin/pyrantel (there is nothing wrong with iver/pyr products by any means, but we all have our preferences). This could be important for a dog who is outside a lot, esp. if fecals aren't done often.

It's really up to you.

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[susan lynn]

I use Advantage multi it is for fleas ans heartworms, but want to change to Sentinel tablets