[Bonanza]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

What about heart worm prevention?

In the past, we have periodically had our dogs on heartworm preventative. For the past three years, we did not use anything. We do have our dogs tested every year, however.

Truthfully, the jury's still out (my husband and I being the jury!) on drugs such as Heartguard, Ivermectin, etc. Here's the bottom line: If you don't give your dog something for heartworm and have your dog tested annually, even if he shows up as heartworm positive, he is easily treated because the heartworm is in its infancy. Not enough time has gone by for heartworms to do damage.

Truthfully, I want to speak about this in greater detail with our vet and hopefully, will get some real facts. I don't want to automatically treat our dogs but would if our vet feels it is absolutely necessary.

I don't profess to be a doctor or even be the smartest person in the world about what to do or not do. i do know that most vets automatically prescribe for fleas, heartworm, and all the usual shots. I try to read as much as possible, but finding the right information is difficult most of the time, having not gone through vet school!