Originally posted by caseysmom
All this stuff heartworm medicine...flea and tick...its all pesticides..it has always scared me.
Most of these products have been used safely for years now such as Advantage and HeartGuard Chewables etc. The alternatives are anemia from the fleas sucking the life out of the animals, and heartworm which if it doesn't kill the dog, the treatment is worse! Arsenic, which for years was (maybe still is) used for rodent killing is the treatment for dogs with heartworm. It makes them horribly sick. I'll opt for the tried and proven heartworm meds and flea/tick meds. Better safe than sorry. And lets not even mention the OTC products put out by Hartz!