My2Dobies
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Hey gang!
I would love to hear your thoughts and experiences with heart worm preventatives as well as tick / flea preventatives. I searched some older posts about this topic, but they seemed to spin off in a more holistic approach. What I did learn is that I want to do some more research into the topic. But what I need right now is some solid info on more “traditional” products, especially from those of you fellow southerners.
We live in north central Texas, where we deal with “city” mosquitos, and have a weekend place in southeastern Oklahoma on a river with woods and adjacent ponds and marshy areas, where mosquitos, ticks and sometimes fleas thrive. Lexi is now 4 1/2 months old and just finished her last round of shots, so in a couple of weeks, we will again be spending our weekends in OK. With my previous girls, I used Heartguard (chewable) monthly and topical flea/tick stuff (Pet Armour - I think). My vet gave me a sample of Advantage Multi, which is a topical that covers heart worms, fleas and ticks. But . . . I just don’t like the topical stuff, especially with lots of little grandkids running around.
I saw at one point where some on here were happy with Sentinel, which appears to be a chewable that covers all three. Can those of you who use these types of products school me on what y’all use, and the pros and cons?
I would love to hear your thoughts and experiences with heart worm preventatives as well as tick / flea preventatives. I searched some older posts about this topic, but they seemed to spin off in a more holistic approach. What I did learn is that I want to do some more research into the topic. But what I need right now is some solid info on more “traditional” products, especially from those of you fellow southerners.
We live in north central Texas, where we deal with “city” mosquitos, and have a weekend place in southeastern Oklahoma on a river with woods and adjacent ponds and marshy areas, where mosquitos, ticks and sometimes fleas thrive. Lexi is now 4 1/2 months old and just finished her last round of shots, so in a couple of weeks, we will again be spending our weekends in OK. With my previous girls, I used Heartguard (chewable) monthly and topical flea/tick stuff (Pet Armour - I think). My vet gave me a sample of Advantage Multi, which is a topical that covers heart worms, fleas and ticks. But . . . I just don’t like the topical stuff, especially with lots of little grandkids running around.
I saw at one point where some on here were happy with Sentinel, which appears to be a chewable that covers all three. Can those of you who use these types of products school me on what y’all use, and the pros and cons?