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ColColt · 01-21-2007, 03:17 PM

I tried my best to copy what she says about heart worms but the .pdf file format the books come in won't let me copy it. I tried highlight and copy but, the function wasn't there. So, I tried Ctrl-C and that didn't work. Obviously, she doesn't want the information copied.

Here's what she said in essence about heart worms. She goes on in length about heart worms and how dogs get them and then recommends Heartgard Regular instead of the Heartguard Plus because it has "additional poisons for fleas, ticks, hookworms, ear mites, etc." She calls this a "pharmaceutical overkill". Further she states that no dog needs a constant poison in his body just in case a simple ear mite shows up and that if a parasite shows up-THEN treat it. The Heartgard Regular contains ivermectin whick kills heart worm microfilaria without all the additional poisons of the Plus version. She does indicate that the vet may also recommend Interceptor, Sentinel, Revolution or ProHeart.

I jotted this down since I couldn't copy it...hope that helps a little about the heart worm problem. Wish I could have copied it all as it was very informative.

01-21-2007, 03:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
ColColt Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 414	I tried my best to copy what she says about heart worms but the .pdf file format the books come in won't let me copy it. I tried highlight and copy but, the function wasn't there. So, I tried Ctrl-C and that didn't work. Obviously, she doesn't want the information copied. Here's what she said in essence about heart worms. She goes on in length about heart worms and how dogs get them and then recommends Heartgard Regular instead of the Heartguard Plus because it has "additional poisons for fleas, ticks, hookworms, ear mites, etc." She calls this a "pharmaceutical overkill". Further she states that no dog needs a constant poison in his body just in case a simple ear mite shows up and that if a parasite shows up-THEN treat it. The Heartgard Regular contains ivermectin whick kills heart worm microfilaria without all the additional poisons of the Plus version. She does indicate that the vet may also recommend Interceptor, Sentinel, Revolution or ProHeart. I jotted this down since I couldn't copy it...hope that helps a little about the heart worm problem. Wish I could have copied it all as it was very informative.