[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

OK CFrance, I'll give it a try. I didn't post the information about the online websites where I buy pet meds because I thought perhaps we weren't allowed to do that on TOTV. I'll try now.

We were using 1800-PetMeds® - Huge Savings and The Best Guarantee. I liked them very much. Excellent customer service and marketing. They would contact our Vet directly for the prescription for the heartworm meds.

We recently switched to Pet Supplies | Dog & Cat Supplies, Pet Meds | DrsFosterSmith.com Pet Products. A friend recommended it and the prices are lower than 1800petmeds. I recently placed a "test run" order for glucosamine for Biggins which works great for his arthritis, sweet potato dog treats for Lollipop which works well for her food allergies, and a few other things. Drsfostersmith offer a lot of their own products at less money, and so far, they seem to be excellent.

All dogs still need to have a yearly blood test at their Vets when they have the annual physical. That's when our Vet writes the prescription for Heartworm medication. And upon request by the online company, the Vet's office faxes the prescription. I don't need to be involved, the online company deals directly with the Vet's office.

We use Revolution for fleas, ticks and heartworm. It's a liquid that you put on their back each month. We find it does a good job. We don't like using chemicals on our dogs every month, no-one does. But it's much better than the possibility of heart worm. Our dogs used to get a break from November until May when we spent winters in Canada, and they didn't need meds in the winter. Now that we're wintering in Florida, they need to be on heartworm meds 12 months a year.

Heartworm seems to be quite prevalent in Florida. Of course there are a lot of mosquitos. Ticks are most prevalent in the north-east US, but they can be anywhere. One of my dogs got ticks when I was living in southern California. We always check our dogs after we've had an outing in the woods.

Thanks. I've been getting their catalog for years but never knew they discunted prices. I'll pay more attention now. I see they have Trifexis heartworm/flea and tick prevention.