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Originally Posted by Barefoot
What about heart worm prevention?
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I also do not use monthly flea/tick/ prevention. Not a fan of rubbing poison on the dog's skin. I check my dog periodically. If there are fleas they will be on the underbelly or near the private area. Once I saw 3 fleas, a bath in dawn blue finished that off.
I do use the heart preventative. My vet said that the concentration of active ingredient in the US medicines is 3-5 times less than what you would be required by law to give in some foreign countries like Australia.
Funny though, we were told the medicine we were giving for over 2 years was ineffective and we had to come into the vet for a free heartworm test and a free six month supply of the new stuff. The test was negative.