My dog takes Credulo and Interceptor Plus. Unfortunately, the area I'm in (central VA) has lots of heartworm. It's no joke.

My dog also enjoys running around local farms and the Credulo has worked well. I've switched meds every year because I've been told it's a good idea. But this last year with covid, I didn't switch.

If your dog is mostly hanging out in an area with no heartworm (transmitted by mosquito) and not eating random stuff off the ground all the time, it might be okay to not give these meds. When I lived in CA my dog never took any heartworm or tick meds - it just wasn't anything anyone saw in that area.

Heartguard for heart worm meds. Frontline topical for fleas (March-Nov).
We tried the oral flea and tick but he had an allergic reaction to it (itching and licking). He had to be put on Benadryl to get it under control. Spent the weekend sleeping it off. If that hadn’t worked, he would had to get a steroid shot and the pharmaceutical company would have paid it since it was their med he reacted to.

Simparica Trio for both. We used to use Heartgard and NexGard, but as our dog filled out to his adult weight he ended up right above the weight threshold for Nexgard and when we bumped him up to the higher dose (per our vet's rec so he would be fully protected) he developed serious GI issues.

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Anonymous wrote:Gave my little dog interceptor for the first time on Monday. He is fighting for his life today in an ER. Has a bad case of pancreatitis.

What a nightmare! I’m so sorry. I hope he turns the corner very soon and makes a full recovery.

Thank you. Breaking my heart. I was afraid to give it and deliberately waited until after the holiday weekend. Within 24 hours he was vomiting. I immediately started him on his protocol (he’s prone to chronic but mild) and got him in first thing in the AM for supportive treatment. Was able to take him home on Wed but he started with bloody diarrhea and I rushed him to the ER. They think because he got supportive care so early that he should recover. I will know more tomorrow where we stand. His ultrasound didn’t look horrid so there’s that.

Poor baby. It sounds like you did everything you possibly could to protect your pup. He’s lucky to have a human who is so on top of things.

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Anonymous wrote:heart guard and nextguard

+1

+2 - heartgard and nexgard the chewables. my dog thinks they're treats.

We do this on the first of the month and the dogs love it!

Bravecto

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Anonymous wrote:heart guard and nextguard

+1

+2.

Same, but I am thinking of changing to Simparica Trio next month (finished this month's course of Heartguard and Nextguard) at the advice of our vet.

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Anonymous wrote:Gave my little dog interceptor for the first time on Monday. He is fighting for his life today in an ER. Has a bad case of pancreatitis.

What a nightmare! I’m so sorry. I hope he turns the corner very soon and makes a full recovery.

Thank you. Breaking my heart. I was afraid to give it and deliberately waited until after the holiday weekend. Within 24 hours he was vomiting. I immediately started him on his protocol (he’s prone to chronic but mild) and got him in first thing in the AM for supportive treatment. Was able to take him home on Wed but he started with bloody diarrhea and I rushed him to the ER. They think because he got supportive care so early that he should recover. I will know more tomorrow where we stand. His ultrasound didn’t look horrid so there’s that.

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Anonymous wrote:heart guard and nextguard

+1

+2.

Anonymous wrote:What heartworm meds do you use for your dog? Also, what flea/tick meds do you use for your dog?

Looking for recommendations. I think Heartguard doesn't cover as much as some of the others, but looking for feedback on any experiences, advice for best dog meds?

Heartguard and Nexguard. My dog has tolerated both really well. I try to space them out and give at separate times of the month. I don't like giving topicals-- it's a hassle, and I always manage to get some of it on myself and I'm pretty sure she rubs it on the furniture.

simparica trio

Anonymous wrote:What heartworm meds do you use for your dog? Also, what flea/tick meds do you use for your dog?

Looking for recommendations. I think Heartguard doesn't cover as much as some of the others, but looking for feedback on any experiences, advice for best dog meds?

Heartgard is fine for preventing heart worms in healthy dogs, but is not enough to get rid of some parasitic infestations. My dog had a bad, longtime case hookworms when I adopted him, so we had to give him a dewormer twice monthly. We alternated between Advantage Multi topical and Panacur in his food, giving him one or the other every 15 days. It took around 6 months of this regimen, but eventually, we got rid of the hookworms. Now he’s just on Heartgard once monthly for heart worm prevention.

We use NexGuard for flea and tick prevention, but still make sure our dog receives the Lyme vaccination yearly.

Anonymous wrote:Gave my little dog interceptor for the first time on Monday. He is fighting for his life today in an ER. Has a bad case of pancreatitis.

What a nightmare! I’m so sorry. I hope he turns the corner very soon and makes a full recovery.

Gave my little dog interceptor for the first time on Monday. He is fighting for his life today in an ER. Has a bad case of pancreatitis.

Heartgard and Nexgard.