Okay, I thought I would make an informational post about heart worms and how to treat or prevent them if on a budget. We all know that Heart Guard pro and other medications cost a lot of money and if you have several dogs this adds up quickly. Well one option to treat or prevent heart worms is to go by your local Tractor Supply store or feed store. There you will find something called 1% ivermectin solution for cattle and swine. This is the same active ingredient in Heart Guard and other Heart Worm medications. You need to dilute this down however and only give it orally. To dilute down you use 1/10th of a cc per 10lbs of body weight. Other people may also have suggestions on how to properly dilute, but you must do this or it can harm or kill your dog. The dilution process is important and must be followed, however if followed properly this is a safe and effective way of keeping your dog healthy. Ivermectin will kill off new heart worms but it will not kill off the old ones. The old ones will die out on there on, and the use of ivermectin prevents the new ones from becoming an issue giving the old time to die. This however can leave lasting damage to your dogs health if they are weak already. Nothing substitutes for a vet visit and a good heart worm test, this is only a way to keep your dogs health up if you are low on money and can't afford a vet visit at the time. You should also make note that you only give the 1/10th cc per 10lbs of body weight once a month. So you give them their dosage only one time a month and keep up with what day it will fall on so you can make a note on your calendar.
This information is only for informational purposes and we are not responsible for your pets health or your use of this idea or solution. It is only a suggestion and we encourage you to talk to your local vet about ivermectin and it's use as a wormer. Thank you for reading and hope this may help point you into the right direction. You can find many informative tools on this subject by typing in 1% ivermectin as heart worm prevenative in google. Thanks again for stopping by and visiting the forum.
