May 03, 2011
What products do you recommend for heart worm prevention, flea and tick protection?
Full Question:
What products do you recommend for heart worm prevention, flea and tick protection? I live in upstate NY in an area with heavy mosquito and deer population. I have an 18 month old Maltese/Shih-tzu pup that has already had surgery to fix a genetic hip and knee problem. I was lead to your web site when I was looking up info on diet, hip dysplasia, and knee luxation and read your views on immunization, diet, etc. I started making my own dog food with chicken, rice, vegs and "Balance IT" supplement a couple of months ago and recently ordered "Force" dehydrated raw food to slowly introduce to my dog by mixing it in with her homemade food. Considering the problems she was born with my main goal is to make sure she isn't exposed to anything that would cause further health issues. Any information or ideas you have would be greatly appreciated. 
Cindy's Answer:
We are fortunate to have very few mosquitoes here, but I would use plain Heartgard if I was concerned about heartworms. I don’t like the products that vets push that work on fleas, ticks, heartworms, etc…
Here are the products we use for flea and tick protection, I don’t use Frontline or any of those spot on products as I don’t feel that my dogs need all that poison in their system. I check them for ticks every day and pull any off that I find.
Para*Clear
Organic Neem Spray
Here are the products we use for flea and tick protection, I don’t use Frontline or any of those spot on products as I don’t feel that my dogs need all that poison in their system. I check them for ticks every day and pull any off that I find.
Para*Clear
Organic Neem Spray
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