Heartworm medicine

[Kiwi50]

For a year kiwis vet has given me interceptor as her monthly heartworm preventor. I went to get her next 6 month supply only to find out that the company that makes it has been temporarily shut down by the FDA...great huh?! While kiwi was at her trainer last summer for several months he gave her ivermectin. I really respect his opinin, it was juat easier for me to get the pill from the vet until now Does anyone have any knowledge or experience with this and what dosage would I need and how is it admistered? She is approx 65 lbs. Thanks!

[Sharon]

If you like a pill, consider Heartgard 30+

[PntrRookie]

...Does anyone have any knowledge or experience with this and what dosage would I need and how is it admistered? She is approx 65 lbs. Thanks!

I have used this for the past year...http://www.amazon.com/Ivomec-Ivermectin ... B001ANQM1W It is MUCH cheaper than heartgard and others like it. It is also easy to administer...1/10 cc per 10 lbs. of dog weight - so you would give 6/10 to 7/10 of a cc. I pull the amount into a syringe and squirt it on a piece of bread, they gobble it up.

[High Voltage]

Check out the "Hall of Fame Post" here: viewforum.php?f=100 There are 2 Ivomec "post" with a lot of info on it.

[Cajun Casey]

Heartgard Plus, Iverhart Plus or Iverhart Max should all be fine. Novartis should resume production of Interceptor in the next few months.

[ezzy333]

Heartgard Plus, Iverhart Plus or Iverhart Max should all be fine. Novartis should resume production of Interceptor in the next few months.

All are fine but ridiculously high priced.

[Cajun Casey]

Heartgard Plus, Iverhart Plus or Iverhart Max should all be fine. Novartis should resume production of Interceptor in the next few months.

All are fine but ridiculously high priced.

Forty to forty-five dollars, not counting coupons and rebates, for six months is not high priced at all. Even a downpriced bottle of ivermectin is going to cost around forty dollars and the average owner will not use it up before it expires. The Interceptor thqt was originally used was customarily a little more expensive.

[birddogger]

Heartgard Plus, Iverhart Plus or Iverhart Max should all be fine. Novartis should resume production of Interceptor in the next few months.

All are fine but ridiculously high priced.

Forty to forty-five dollars, not counting coupons and rebates, for six months is not high priced at all. Even a downpriced bottle of ivermectin is going to cost around forty dollars and the average owner will not use it up before it expires. The Interceptor thqt was originally used was customarily a little more expensive.

Ivermectin is a whole lot cheaper than Interceptor or any of the other prescription preventive medications. I personally use Ivermec paste. It costs me about six dollars a year for three dogs. I use the paste for convenience but I believe the liquid would average out to about the same, price wise. That is a far cry from forty-five dollars for six months for one dog.

Charlie

[ezzy333]

Heartgard Plus, Iverhart Plus or Iverhart Max should all be fine. Novartis should resume production of Interceptor in the next few months.

All are fine but ridiculously high priced.

Forty to forty-five dollars, not counting coupons and rebates, for six months is not high priced at all. Even a downpriced bottle of ivermectin is going to cost around forty dollars and the average owner will not use it up before it expires. The Interceptor thqt was originally used was customarily a little more expensive.

I will bet someone failed the story problems in Math!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

eZZY

[Sharon]

In Canada Heartgard is $49.00 for 6 months- $8 a treatment.

[Kiwi50]

Does ivermectin just cove heart worms or does it cover round worms too?

[kninebirddog]

ivermectin will get round worms

[DogNewbie]

Ivermectin is a whole lot cheaper than Interceptor or any of the other prescription preventive medications. I personally use Ivermec paste. It costs me about six dollars a year for three dogs. I use the paste for convenience but I believe the liquid would average out to about the same, price wise. That is a far cry from forty-five dollars for six months for one dog.

Charlie

+1 I think the paste is great. I only have one dog so a $5 tube will last me years. I just wipe a pea sized portion on the roof of my 50lb dog's mouth. Haven't had any worms since we started using it. Now if there was only a cheap alternative to tick and flea prevention!

[SubMariner]

I got a pretty good deal from here on 12 months of Iverheart Plus: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/

[3Britts]

And here I am getting heartguard for around $55 prior to coupon/rebate for 12 months.

[CHJIII]

At what age can pups be put on the Ivermectin paste?

[Vonzeppelinkennels]

I start mine at about 6 wks with a small amount have to kind of guess dosage compared to weight.