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Originally Posted by Barefoot
Before we wintered in Florida, our dogs used to get an eight-month break every winter from heartworm medication.
Now they are on it twelve months a year, and I feel guilty each month when I put Revolution on their neck because I know it's poison.
If I thought it was safe to use it every second month, I'd do it in a heartbeat.
Of course the Manufacturers are going to tell pet owners they must use it monthly, they're in sales!
I wish I knew exactly how it works. Sigh. There is so much misinformation on the internet.
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Well, the manufacturers have the vets convinced, Bare. When I first took Crosby to FL as a puppy, he got a terrible flea infestation even though he had the medicine. They were having a big flea problem in Key West that year, and I was told by the vet there to dose him again. It had only been two weeks. (Didn't) I gave him one of those daily pills & cleaned out the crate and crossed my fingers.
Then last year when he was staying out by Ocala National Forest with a sitter who had a doggie door and several fenced acres for the dogs to play in, the vet here told me to put an extra dose of Avantix on him to cover the possible tick problem. (Didn't)
I wish I knew the real story on flea protection. I'd love to skip it, but 90 lbs & long hair is a lot of dog to watch for fleas on.