The Right Heartworm Medicine for your Pet

It can be confusing to select the correct heartworm medicine for your dog or cat, with so many brands like Heartgard plus for Dogs and Revolution and Advantage Multi, and others so how do we make the correct choice?

Then there is the issue of fleas - this will also need to be taken into account. Now with reliable combination medications such as Revolution for Dogs without prescription, this makes combining the treatment for heartworms and treatment for fleas at the same time an economical option. However if fleas are not an problem just the Heartgard heartworm pills make for a better option - the main thing to remember is your pets health and eleminate any existing issues, and ideally to take preventative steps to ensure that your pet never develops adult heartworms in the first place.

Almost all pet owners are faced with the need to treat for fleas at some point, once a year if not more, in which case there are combination solutions such Revolution or Advantage Mult that can take the place of medicines such as Frontline and a heartworm pill, this makes for an economical solution because one the flea problem is resolved you just change back to Heartgard or equivalent generics such as Valuheart.

Those who live in areas where mosquitoes are found should use make sure to take preventative measures against heartworm all year round.

In colder climates where there are no mosquitoes present in winter then you can avoid the winter heartworm medicine for up to three months before you resume dosings. As we all know prevention is the best cure and remembering to keep up the regular treatments is key. Keep a calendar on the wall to track when the next dose is due for find any method that helps you remember to keep up treatment at the recommended intervals.

Most of the medications mentioned above are suitable for Pets over 6-8 weeks old and its best that you begin treatment at this age and not earlier. Its unnecessary to begin preventative at an earlier age if the exposure to mosquitoes has not occurred yet.

However once the threat of exposure is a reality then measures must be taken to protect your pet.