Largest Pet Health and Medicine Information » Heartworm Problem http://my-pet-medicine.com Our Website Provide free Veterinary Advice, pet articles about medicine, health, training, and also video and pet images Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:55:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Heartworm Problem http://my-pet-medicine.com/2008/07/30/heartworm-problem/ http://my-pet-medicine.com/2008/07/30/heartworm-problem/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:22:38 +0000 pet-admin http://www.my-pet-medicine.com/?p=2909 Question :

If my dog’s blood test for heartworm is negative and heartgard has been given monthly for the last 2 yrs. why does he have to have another blood test before my Vet will give me a new prescription. Is Heartgard not 100% effective in protecting him from heartworm?

Answer :

I work in the UK where I have never diagnosed heart worm. I also do not have access to heartguard and have NO experience of that drug. Therefore, I recommend to trust your vet’s opinion rather than mine.

However I looked it up and I feel that, providing that you treat your dog monthly, it would be safe to carry on using it without blood tesing your dog.

Best wishes, Julien

vetstoria.co.uk

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If my dog’s blood test for heartworm is negative and heartgard has been given monthly for the last 2 yrs. why does he have to have another blood test before my Vet will give me a new prescription. Is Heartgard not 100% effective in protecting him from heartworm?

Answer :

I work in the UK where I have never diagnosed heart worm. I also do not have access to heartguard and have NO experience of that drug. Therefore, I recommend to trust your vet’s opinion rather than mine.

However I looked it up and I feel that, providing that you treat your dog monthly, it would be safe to carry on using it without blood tesing your dog.

Best wishes, Julien

vetstoria.co.uk

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