Heartgard
TREATING HEARTWORM | TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OR BOTH
I will get straight to the point of treating heartworm. We will discuss prevention and treatment. You are smart enough to know that prevention is better than treating heartworm. Imagine being able to prevent heartworms and saving your pet from the harmful side effects experienced from standard treatment medications.
HEARTWORM MEDICATIONS | TREATING HEARTWORM
- Revolution – This is a broad spectrum medication that has been reported to be the top of the list for dogs. This medication also protects your dog from flea infestations.
- Interceptor – This medication is reported to prevent heartworms, hookworms, whipworm, and roundworms.
- Heartgard – This medication is widely available that prevents heartworms, hookworms and roundworms. Very few side effects have been reported with this medication.
- Iverhart Max – This medication is used for heartworms and tapeworms. There do not seem to be many reported side effects with this medication.
Active ingredient in Heartgard and Iverhart is ivermectin. The active ingredient in Interceptor is milbemycin and the active ingredient in Revolution is selamectin oxime. These medications work as a preventative in the sense they are actually using chemicals to kill off heartworms in their early stages. So while some say they are preventative they are also treatment. For our feline friends Heartgard for Cats is now the approved treatment medication.
SIDE EFFECTS FROM HEARTWORM PREVENTATIVE MEDICATIONS USED FOR TREATING HEARTWORM
Side effects from use of heartworm preventative medications include diarrhea, convulsions, vomiting and general tiredness or weakness. Your pet’s body recognizes the chemicals in the heartworm pills as poison and uses their immune systems to try and fight off what they see as foreign bodies. Therefore, when on these medications your pets will have weakened immune systems which allow your pet to get sick easier.
FORMS OF CONVENTIONAL HEARTWORM TREATMENT FOR TREATING HEARTWORM
- A slow kill method using a ivermectin based medicine such as Heartgard or Ivermax
- A fast kill method using Immiticide which contains an arsenic compound
- Surgical removal of the heartworms from the heart and arteries leading to the heart
ALTERNATIVE PREVENTION FOR HEARTWORMS INSTEAD OF TREATING HEARTWORM
Because many veterinarians now recognize that long term use of preventative medications can cause side effects in our pets many people are turning to alternative methods to prevent heartworms. The methods will help overall but you should discuss using them with your vet. Did you know that garlic is now being used for treating heartworm? When our pets eat garlic is causes their skin to put off a pungent odor that repels insects such as fleas and mosquitoes.
- Provide a healthy diet. Many people are now avoiding commercial pet food and feeding their pets natural vegetables, fruits, and raw meat
- Boost your pet’s immune system
- Strengthen your pet’s heart and circulatory system
- In areas where heartworms are prevalent think about regular de-worming
- Black walnut extract and garlic are also being used as preventatives
- Prevention is much cheaper than treatment at the vet’s office
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