Su Saou Wen wrote 03/20/2007 06:08 AM Re: Heartworm injection VS pills? [Re: Lee Hough ] #134195 - 03/20/2007 06:08 AM
Su Saou Wen Webboard User Reg: 11-07-2006 Posts: 47 Loc: Taiwan Offline	Hi all, I just took my 6 month old pup to the vet for a general checkup. Everything is great: temp, heartbeat, intestines, and body fat. Teeth are in excellent condition, and the vet remarked on this. All this after feeding RAW since 10 weeks old :-) I was then told that I need to give her 1 pill for heartworm, once a month for life. I bought the product, but want to check here first. I live in south Taiwan, and we do have a major mosquito problem, and therefore heartworm. The product I was sold is: Novartis (Sankyo) 2.5mg MILBEMYCIN OXIME
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Sandy Moore wrote 03/20/2007 07:32 AM Re: Heartworm injection VS pills? [Re: Su Saou Wen ] #134205 - 03/20/2007 07:32 AM
Sandy Moore Webboard User Reg: 07-25-2006 Posts: 2665 Loc: AZ Offline	Su, this is a 3 yr old thread and you may have wanted to start your own, but I've learned that giving heartworm medicine before getting a heartworm blood test can be fatal if your dog already has heartworms. So blood test first. I don't anything about the medication you mentioned, someone else here is sure to know.
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Sarah Morris wrote 03/20/2007 07:52 AM Re: Heartworm injection VS pills? [Re: Sandy Moore ] #134207 - 03/20/2007 07:52 AM
Sarah Morris Webboard User Reg: 08-29-2006 Posts: 2324 Loc: Central Coast, California Offline	Sounds like you have Interceptor, Su. That's a good product from what I know of it. True
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Charlie Snyder wrote 03/20/2007 07:53 AM Re: Heartworm injection VS pills? [Re: Sandy Moore ] #134208 - 03/20/2007 07:53 AM
Charlie Snyder Webboard User Reg: 08-02-2001 Posts: 999 Loc: Offline	MILBEMYCIN OXIME is commericially used in Sentinal and Interceptor. These heartworm meds also kill round worms, hook worms and fleas. It is one of the more expensive heartworm meds. I would stay away from the Proheart injection. It's killed a lot of dogs.
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Sandy Moore wrote 03/20/2007 07:57 AM Re: Heartworm injection VS pills? [Re: Charlie Snyder ] #134209 - 03/20/2007 07:57 AM
Sandy Moore Webboard User Reg: 07-25-2006 Posts: 2665 Loc: AZ Offline	Sarah and/or Charlie, could you confirm to Su what I posted since you're both much more knowledgeable about this. I just wanted to post quickly about the heartworm blood test first.
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Sarah Morris wrote 03/20/2007 08:02 AM Re: Heartworm injection VS pills? [Re: Sandy Moore ] #134210 - 03/20/2007 08:02 AM
Sarah Morris Webboard User Reg: 08-29-2006 Posts: 2324 Loc: Central Coast, California Offline	You're right about the blood test before giving the medication, Sandy. Although you can give the medication when the pup is younger, 6 months is the earliest you'd begin the blood testing. Giving heartworm medication without first testing the dog CAN be fatal if they aleady have the disease. Edited by (03/20/2007 08:06 AM) Edit reason: Clarity True
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Su Saou Wen wrote 03/20/2007 09:44 AM Re: Heartworm injection VS pills? [Re: Sarah Morris ] #134241 - 03/20/2007 09:44 AM
Su Saou Wen Webboard User Reg: 11-07-2006 Posts: 47 Loc: Taiwan Offline	Thanks for all these quick replies! The vet gave her a blood test, an instant indicator, for heartworm and 2 others (can't remember the names, but apparently one of them can also be caught by humans). Anyway, all is clear, no problems at all. I am glad to hear that the pill is OK, again, thanks.
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