http://www.itchmo.com/heartworm-prevention-for-dogs-1439 Essential news for cats, dogs and pet owners. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:22:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://www.itchmo.com/heartworm-prevention-for-dogs-1439#comment-32474 Carolyn Tue, 03 Jul 2007 23:42:57 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/heartworm-prevention-for-dogs-1439#comment-32474 Maggie had heartworm when we adopted her, here in Belize. We gave monthly doses of vet-prescribed ivermectin and eventually all the heartworms were gone. She wasn't a "bad" case so the slow-kill method using ivermectin was very successful and we did not have to go the arsenic route. Heartworm infection is a year round problem here in the tropics so she still gets ivermectin monthly -- it is not expensive, a 6 mos. supply ends up costing $9. While I'd prefer not to have to give a medicine monthly, in this climate it is well worth it. So many dogs die here due to heartworm infestation. Maggie had heartworm when we adopted her, here in Belize. We gave monthly doses of vet-prescribed ivermectin and eventually all the heartworms were gone. She wasn’t a “bad” case so the slow-kill method using ivermectin was very successful and we did not have to go the arsenic route. Heartworm infection is a year round problem here in the tropics so she still gets ivermectin monthly — it is not expensive, a 6 mos. supply ends up costing $9. While I’d prefer not to have to give a medicine monthly, in this climate it is well worth it. So many dogs die here due to heartworm infestation.

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