Just curious as to what the consensus may be on this topic.
It's winter where I live now and wondering if it would be safe enough to hold off on the interceptor for a few months.
last heartworm test in Oct was neg.
Depending on where you live you can do without for the winter months.
What I do here in the frozen white north is drop the heartworm in november and then test in march/april before starting again. Not too many skeeters here now. If you travel to more temperate climates though you may want to consider that in your decision.
For those of you who do not give it all year around remember one thing...it takes a minimum of six months from the bite to when the test COULD show positive. Where I work (in the South) we give it year round but I know a lot of people who take the chance and not give it during the winter. For those we stress the importance of testing every six months to be on the safe side.
Just something to keep in mind!!! :-) People will call the clinic in a panic if they are a week late on giving it and we have to explain to go ahead and give it...you have some leeway anyway...but that they won't get a positive result for awhile anyway.
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I give it year round,but was wondering if anybody elas has ever heard that it may affect the dogs nose (smelling) for a few days after it has been given.
Stop making excuses for your dog and start training it!
My area; Indiana/Ohio River Valley; has not seen a good harsh frozen winter in several years (perhaps that may change this year from the Farmers Almanac predictions) so I have kept my dogs on the monthly Interceptor Prevention year round; testing in the spring.
I don't have any experience with dogs living in the northern climes, but I live south and have to absolutely give the heartworm preventatives every month. I unfortunately see dogs suffering on an everyday basis with heartworm (very common here) and the treatment to try and cure a dog is very hard on the dog as well. (if he survives it). I would rather play it safe, spend the extra money on the treatment and have the peace of mind. Just my two cents worth.
Me too, yearround. It's pretty frozen here, but my heartworm pills are good for many types of parasites. And my dogs seem to eat some pretty disgusting things, and hookworm is a concern for me.
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