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re: Why is a prescription for heartworm pills necessary?
Posted on 10/19/18 at 10:11 am to terd ferguson
Posted on 10/19/18 at 10:11 am to terd ferguson
The food diet I need requires a prescription from most places, however amazon sells it without the need for prescription. so it’s always odd to me how some places require a prescription and others don’t. It’s the exact same brand and I’ve ordered it successfully before. It is more expensive buying it that way, so I just order from chewy now and they do require checking with my vet first.
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Posted on 10/19/18 at 10:14 am to terd ferguson
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So the vet can charge you for a visit. It's all a racket.
Mine doesn’t require a visit to get more Trifelxis
Posted on 10/19/18 at 10:18 am to BulldogXero
Because if you give a dog that has heart worms heart worm preventive medication it will kill them
Posted on 10/19/18 at 10:32 am to CommunityCollegeFTW
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Because if you give a dog that has heart worms heart worm preventive medication it will kill them
This
Posted on 10/19/18 at 10:36 am to wickowick
my two dogs had heartworms when we got them at 8 months. did the medicine to get rid of it, then started on whatever heartworm preventative. Did it for a few years. Haven't given them heartworm medicine in over 5 years. They are doing just fine.
Posted on 10/19/18 at 10:38 am to chinhoyang
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My sister has 50+ foxhounds
Why does your sister have so many Walker dogs? Does she run deer?
Posted on 10/19/18 at 10:43 am to BulldogXero
Petisupply.com is your solution
Posted on 10/19/18 at 10:52 am to BulldogXero
Veterinarian checking in here. I dont do private practice so i got no skin in this game.
two big reasons:
1. There are different drugs to control heartworm infection. As some have stated ivermectin is common. Certain breeds are very susceptible to ivermectin because they lack a blood brain barrier to it and it will kill them. So you're veterinarian is there to make sure you dont kill your dog.
2. If your dog is already infected with heartworms unbeknownst to you and you give it heartworm medication, it can kill the worms. Thats good right? no! The then dead worm can then dislodge from the heart and travels to the lungs where the body will cause a fatal reaction. Thats why the vet insists on doing a heartworm test before dispensing any drugs to you.
two big reasons:
1. There are different drugs to control heartworm infection. As some have stated ivermectin is common. Certain breeds are very susceptible to ivermectin because they lack a blood brain barrier to it and it will kill them. So you're veterinarian is there to make sure you dont kill your dog.
2. If your dog is already infected with heartworms unbeknownst to you and you give it heartworm medication, it can kill the worms. Thats good right? no! The then dead worm can then dislodge from the heart and travels to the lungs where the body will cause a fatal reaction. Thats why the vet insists on doing a heartworm test before dispensing any drugs to you.
This post was edited on 10/19/18 at 11:09 am
Posted on 10/19/18 at 10:58 am to beauchristopher
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The food diet I need requires a prescription from most places, however amazon sells it without the need for prescription. so it’s always odd to me how some places require a prescription and others don’t. It’s the exact same brand and I’ve ordered it successfully before. It is more expensive buying it that way, so I just order from chewy now and they do require checking with my vet first.
Pet food industry is a complete Scam.
Posted on 10/19/18 at 11:02 am to TeddyPadillac
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Haven't given them heartworm medicine in over 5 years. They are doing just fine.
Let me guess. You don’t get the flu shot either, right?
Posted on 10/19/18 at 11:06 am to LarryCLE
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Let me guess. You don’t get the flu shot either, right?
me? no
my kids, yes.
I have nothing against it. i'm just too lazy to go somewhere to get it, and i'm not going to die from the flu. If the pediatrician could have given it to me when i brought my kids, i would have gotten it.
Posted on 10/19/18 at 11:10 am to BulldogXero
The same reason you can no longer buy the rabies vaccine at pet stores any more. The vets lobbied to get that stopped so only a licensed vet or clinic can give the rabies shots.
I use to give all my animals all their shots. You can still buy the other vaccines for parvo, feline leukemia, etc. and give the shots yourself, but no longer the rabies.
The wife and I will go to the local fire station when they have the SPCA sponsoring their yearly vaccination weekend and it is much cheaper than going to a vet clinic.
I use to give all my animals all their shots. You can still buy the other vaccines for parvo, feline leukemia, etc. and give the shots yourself, but no longer the rabies.
The wife and I will go to the local fire station when they have the SPCA sponsoring their yearly vaccination weekend and it is much cheaper than going to a vet clinic.
Posted on 10/19/18 at 11:19 am to gumbo2176
Wrong.
It's because rabies is a deadly disease that can affect humans. Animal care and federal health services decided it would be best that it can only be given be veterinarians because they can document if an animal has been vaccinated or not.
This is good for you because if your dog/cat bites someone, we can do a quarantine and observation since its vaccinated, opposed to putting it down and collecting the brain for testing.
Again, i dont do private practice and sell rabies vaccines, so, no skin in game, just clearing up nonsense.
It's because rabies is a deadly disease that can affect humans. Animal care and federal health services decided it would be best that it can only be given be veterinarians because they can document if an animal has been vaccinated or not.
This is good for you because if your dog/cat bites someone, we can do a quarantine and observation since its vaccinated, opposed to putting it down and collecting the brain for testing.
Again, i dont do private practice and sell rabies vaccines, so, no skin in game, just clearing up nonsense.
Posted on 10/19/18 at 11:27 am to BulldogXero
If you have a regular vet, just call and ask for the prescription. They shouldn’t charge for that. Then just get it filled via one of the online stores
Posted on 10/19/18 at 11:40 am to caro81
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just clearing up nonsense.
This is the OT. It thrives on nonsense.
Posted on 10/19/18 at 11:45 am to CommunityCollegeFTW
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Because if you give a dog that has heart worms heart worm preventive medication it will kill them
Therefore the vet can charge me like 300% the cost of buying it OTC?
Posted on 10/19/18 at 11:51 am to BulldogXero
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leech more money from their customers
you do realize the vet doesn't make up the rules on what requires a scrip and what doesn't, right? Its not like he just arbitrarily picks and chooses. Pretty sure that's all regulated by the CVM which is under FDA supervision.
Posted on 10/19/18 at 11:55 am to BulldogXero
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Therefore the vet can charge me like 300% the cost of buying it OTC?
The vet can charge you whatever he likes. You decide whether or not you want to pay it. Vet offers you the service or goods. Agreeing to pay what he asks is on you. Don't blame the service provider if you agree to the transaction.
Posted on 10/19/18 at 12:29 pm to tigerinthebueche
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Don't blame the service provider if you agree to the transaction.
Buying them from the vet is literally the only non-shady way to buy them only now they charge as much for a pill as it used to be for an entire box
Posted on 10/19/18 at 12:32 pm to BulldogXero
Massive outbreak of heartworms in people.
Prices are out of control Vicodin like
Prices are out of control Vicodin like
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