Heartguard

[Diesel11]

Hi everyone
What are your thoughts on heart guard? I gave Bear one last month with no side effects but was wondering if there is a more natural remedy that would be as effective since I don't want him to get heartworm. I already have a natural spray for flea and ticks since I'm not giving him bravecto anymore

 

[Squeezer]

Hi everyone
What are your thoughts on heart guard? I gave Bear one last month with no side effects but was wondering if there is a more natural remedy that would be as effective since I don't want him to get heartworm. I already have a natural spray for flea and ticks since I'm not giving him bravecto anymore

Hi there, we gave our EB puppy Heartguard once and within a day she started having seizures. Our vet isn’t sure if Heartguard caused the seizures ( through some research, some vets have correlated the use of Heartguard, Bravecto et Al with seizures- there are statistics to back up , and I didn’t bookmark the data…you may be able to dig it up; it’s rare but definitely not to be ruled out).

Since we aren’t sure if HG is the cause of the seizures ( side note: we had our puppy tested for Addison’s and the test came back negative), we found and now use the natural spray offered by the good folks up in Canada ( don’t recall their name off hand)…it seems to work well so far. If you search the threads on this forum, you’ll find a “recipe” for natural spray that you can make yourself ( lavender oil and other easily available oils seem to be the main components as I recall).

Our vet insists that we try HG again ( we live in Texas where mosquitoes are plentiful to be sure)….with all the issues we’ve had with the puppy having seizures, I am very hesitant to try any of the “chemical” heartworm treatments….it only takes one mosquito bite to potentially infect a dog according to our vet.…

We have a 5 year old male bullie that has been on Heartguard since he was a pup and has had zero side effects…

There are plenty of others on the forum who’ll offer up their takes on the issue….everyone here is here to help and will provide their experiences with HG ,as well as others issues in the EB world!

 

[Diesel11]

Hi there, we gave our EB puppy Heartguard once and within a day she started having seizures. Our vet isn’t sure if Heartguard caused the seizures ( through some research, some vets have correlated the use of Heartguard, Bravecto et Al with seizures- there are statistics to back up , and I didn’t bookmark the data…you may be able to dig it up; it’s rare but definitely not to be ruled out).

Since we aren’t sure if HG is the cause of the seizures ( side note: we had our puppy tested for Addison’s and the test came back negative), we found and now use the natural spray offered by the good folks up in Canada ( don’t recall their name off hand)…it seems to work well so far. If you search the threads on this forum, you’ll find a “recipe” for natural spray that you can make yourself ( lavender oil and other easily available oils seem to be the main components as I recall).

Our vet insists that we try HG again ( we live in Texas where mosquitoes are plentiful to be sure)….with all the issues we’ve had with the puppy having seizures, I am very hesitant to try any of the “chemical” heartworm treatments….it only takes one mosquito bite to potentially infect a dog according to our vet.…

We have a 5 year old male bullie that has been on Heartguard since he was a pup and has had zero side effects…

There are plenty of others on the forum who’ll offer up their takes on the issue….everyone here is here to help and will provide their experiences with HG ,as well as others issues in the EB world!

Thank you

 

[helsonwheels]

(Good folks up in Canada)

Ive posted numerous times my lavender mixture on EBN. Like you @Squeezer I wouldn’t use chemicals on my dogs cause that’s basically what these tick/fleas/mosquito products are, pesticides. People really need to research what’s being sold out there n this goes for humans too. Simply read the side effects. Eye opener.

 

[Squeezer]

Thank you

You are welcome !