Dog flea and heartworm meds

Heartgard is great but hard to find these days. It's chewable and is supposed to be beef flavor so they think it's a treat.

If you don't have a collie, you can use Ivermectin for heartworms, which is dirt cheap. Ivermectin is the ingredient in Heartguard, and if you dose it yourself using the Ivermectin for sheep (cheap at a feed store), you'll save a ton of money.

My sister has around 60 foxhounds and she spends less for heartworm control than I do with a Border Collie and an Aussie.

Collies can be ivermectin sensitive.

Here's a link that explains it all:

Ivermectin on the Cheap

Trifexis is a one stop shop.

Look beyond heartworm flea coverage. Some treat intestinal worms such as rounds hooks and whips. If you take your dog out a lot to parks or around where exposure to wildlife Trifexis may be the best one. It smells awful though.

Mine gets a shot every 6 months, about 110 for heartworms and fleas. I honestly dont know the name.

He was on heartgard. We were happy with that as well

Six month shot is only for heartworms.

I would recommend Proheat 6, the 6 month shot for heartworms and Bravecto, the 3 month pill for fleas. Not the cheapest route but much less chance for missed doses. Drug Co. research shows that of people that claim to give monthly doses always on time have a purchase history of only 9 a year. You don't want to mess with heartworms.

This is what we use after one of the liquid ones failed. It's expensive but has worked really well.

Buy mine online from Canada vet.com

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Dog flea and heartworm meds

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Bravecto for fleas and ticks. Only have to give 1x every 90 days. If you go this route, you must give a separate heartworm medicine, such as HeartGard (about $22 for 6 month supply).

Trifexis for fleas, heartworms and internal parasites (all-in-one pill) given monthly.

Your local vet will charge about $90 for a two pack (large dog dosage) and for Trifexis about $120 - $130 for a 6 month supply.

Online, you can find Bravecto for $60 and Trifexis for $85 ... but you must get them from Australia. Shipping takes about two weeks to get in, so plan accordingly. The web site is called Pet-i-Supply dot com. I've used them for years and their legitimate as they come.