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VALUHEART HEARTWORM
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. If you would like to email me directly, reverse the 1st 4 letters (to become ralft) in my email address shown he |
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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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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 . .. "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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"Ralf G. Toennies" wrote in message ... 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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