re: For those of you who have your dogs on heartworm | flea preventive medicine

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My vet told me that the drug companies only guarantee the drug when sold by a vet, so if your dog has a reaction, you're SOL vs if you buy it at a vet clinic, yo

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My dog almost died from taking Trifexis that was purchased from my Vet. I'm pretty sure they would not buy me a new dog like the one I have now. After this took place I did some research and there has been multiple reports of this drug killing different breeds across the U.S. And yet my vet had no idea.

I understand the point you are trying to make but the vet will also try and sell you on science diet food or whatever they get a cut on and that's some of the most unhealthy food available for dogs. They get a incentives for using certain drugs just like doctors.