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Old June 1st 05, 08:15 PM
Ralf G. Toennies
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I am interested in any experiences using this Australian med. for heartworm
prevention as an alternative for Heartgard Plus. How long has it been on the
market? It is commonly sold on Ebay for less than half what Heartgard sells
for. Also, is Heargard considered a prescription and therefore not sold on
Ebay.
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Old June 2nd 05, 06:25 AM
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"Ralf G. Toennies" wrote in message
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I am interested in any experiences using this Australian med. for

heartworm
prevention as an alternative for Heartgard Plus. How long has it been on

the
market? It is commonly sold on Ebay for less than half what Heartgard

sells
for. Also, is Heargard considered a prescription and therefore not sold on
Ebay.



I don't know anything about the Valuheart product you mentioned.
However, depending on how many dogs you (or you and your
friends) have, you can save from 85% to more than 95% of the
cost of monthly heartworm prevention by using Ivomec (1%
ivermectin sterile solution) for cattle and swine. This drug can be
legally purchased from farm supply & feed stores without a
prescription.

Unlike the Heartgard tablets & chewables, Ivomec (and its
generic competitors) doesn't come in premeasured amounts for
canine heartworm prevention, so you need to know how to
deliver approximately the correct amount for each dog.

Ivermectin has an extremely wide safety margin for most dog
breeds, who have been given 30-to-1 (and even higher)
overdoses in controlled studies without showing negative side
effects. Some collies and sighthounds who have two copies
of a certain mutant gene appear to be the dogs most
sensitive to Ivermectin overdose. But so far even they have
shown no negative side effects after an 8-to-1 overdose.

The "Plus" in "Heartgard Plus" refers to a drug called pyrantel,
which is used to prevent roundworms & hookworms. There
are non-prescription drugs (fenbendazole is one) that can kill
roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, & the Taenia species
of tapeworm.

Joe Johnston


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Old June 2nd 05, 01:34 PM
Ralf G. Toennies
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Thanks Joe for the suggestion on using Ivomec. A quick mcheck on pricing for
250 ml is $32.50 which is a little less than half what the Valueheart
tablets would cost on Ebay
"Joe Johnston" wrote in message
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"Ralf G. Toennies" wrote in message
...
I am interested in any experiences using this Australian med. for

heartworm
prevention as an alternative for Heartgard Plus. How long has it been on

the
market? It is commonly sold on Ebay for less than half what Heartgard

sells
for. Also, is Heargard considered a prescription and therefore not sold

on
Ebay.



I don't know anything about the Valuheart product you mentioned.
However, depending on how many dogs you (or you and your
friends) have, you can save from 85% to more than 95% of the
cost of monthly heartworm prevention by using Ivomec (1%
ivermectin sterile solution) for cattle and swine. This drug can be
legally purchased from farm supply & feed stores without a
prescription.

Unlike the Heartgard tablets & chewables, Ivomec (and its
generic competitors) doesn't come in premeasured amounts for
canine heartworm prevention, so you need to know how to
deliver approximately the correct amount for each dog.

Ivermectin has an extremely wide safety margin for most dog
breeds, who have been given 30-to-1 (and even higher)
overdoses in controlled studies without showing negative side
effects. Some collies and sighthounds who have two copies
of a certain mutant gene appear to be the dogs most
sensitive to Ivermectin overdose. But so far even they have
shown no negative side effects after an 8-to-1 overdose.

The "Plus" in "Heartgard Plus" refers to a drug called pyrantel,
which is used to prevent roundworms & hookworms. There
are non-prescription drugs (fenbendazole is one) that can kill
roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, & the Taenia species
of tapeworm.

Joe Johnston




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Old June 2nd 05, 01:51 PM
Joe Johnston
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"Ralf G. Toennies" wrote in message
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Thanks Joe for the suggestion on using Ivomec. A quick
mcheck on pricing for 250 ml is $32.50 which is a
little less than half what the Valueheart tablets would
cost on Ebay.


"mcheck" ?

$32.50 sounds more like the price of a 50mL bottle of
generic 1% ivermectin solution, rather than a 250mL
bottle. I could be wrong.

In any case, a 50mL bottle contains approximately 1842
(one thousand eight hundred forty-two) monthly doses
for heartworm prevention (assuming the dog weighs
100 pounds), and a 250 mL bottle contains approx.
9210 monthly doses.

Joe


 




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