Your dog's Heartworm prevention?

[lute]

What does everyone use for HW prevention. I've been using Interceptor for a while now. It's just a chewable pill you give your dog once a month.

[Kfamr]

Heartguard....going on 10 years.

[animal_rescue]

Maggie takes Revolution so it's an all in one deal for her but the little dogs take umm Heartguard.

[caseysmom]

heartguard for many years now

[WELOVESPUPPIES]

All three on Interceptor

[Shelteez2]

Nothing. Heartworm isn't an issue here.

[Freedom]

I use Revolution for the cats. And interceptor for the dogs.

I use 2 different vets -- one for my pets and one for the fosters. Neither recommends Revolution for dogs.

And the rescue I foster with does not permit us to use Revolution on the dogs.

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

I don't use HW protection for the same reason as Shelteez.

[chocolatepuppy]

Interceptor

[Blackrose]

The kitties aren't on heartworm prevention (never had an issue with it with them, and seeing as how they are inside only cats, I don't feel the need to), but the dogs are on Heartguard...going on 12 years that I've been using it. It does an excellent job, and the dogs love it as well.

[lizbud]

I've always used Heartgard.

[lute]

I've considered using Revolution a time or two. I just don't like that it doesn't prevent ALL types of worms. It does get rid of adult fleas too though. I just use Frontline as flea and tick prevention.

[guineapiggy]

Don't use it wonder if i should

[CathyBogart]

guineapiggy, if you have mosquitoes in your area then it's a really good idea to use it. Heartworm treatment once the pet is infected is really expensive and has a high mortality rate. We always recommend it even for indoor-only pets, because mosquitoes can definitely get inside a house.

I give Jasper Heartgard. The vet I work for told me that from what he has seen he doesn't feel that Revolution is very effective for dogs, so there went my idea for an all-in-one treatment for Jasper. I think the demand is high enough that Revolution will try to reformulate a more effective dog formula soon though.

I do not have him on flea prevention. I've only ever once found a flea on him (and with his sparse fur it was EASY to spot) and when that happened I gave him a capstar to kill any lurkers. I've considered Advantage or the like...if I find a flea again I probably will put him on it.

[gemini9961]

Interceptor for my 3.