Queen Mum's Dancing in the Rain

[Queen Mum]

The 6 month injection is called moxidectin. I looked up this website and found a whole lot of information about heartworms.

 

[Green Acres Farm]

The 6 month injection is called moxidectin. I looked up this website and found a whole lot of information about heartworms.

Moxidectin is the same as Quest and Cydectin.

I give my dogs 1cc per 100 pounds of 1% ivermectin not plus once a month for preventative. That dosage is a lot higher than the preventative chews, so I am pretty confident it takes care of it.

My understanding with heartworms was that it takes 5 months for them to develop into heartworms. So, it couldn't have been your fault. There is starting to be a lot of heartworm resistance to the regular chews.


ETA: So sorry about your dog

 

[Queen Mum]

It's a bugaboo. But Goofy is still in the early stages.

 

[Queen Mum]

Wow, I was just told about a blog on treating heartworm http://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com/2008/05/billion-dollar-heartworm-scam.html by babsbag that I think I will try.

 

[Green Acres Farm]

I just bought 500 ml of ivermectin for $90 off Jeffer's. It is going to last me forever!


http://dogaware.com/health/ivomec.html

 

[Queen Mum]

Goofy is starting treatment this week. YAY!

 

[goatgurl]

so sorry about goofy. I hope his treatment goes well. I live in terror of heart worms with my girls. I give Katie the lgd and emma the 14 year old mutt puppy both oral ivermec once a month but now have JJ who is an English shepherd and isn't suppose to have ivermec so i'm really concerned about her. I know you can test the collie types to see if they can have it but haven't been able to afford it yet.
do you still have your goats? see you have been on here as little as I have. hope all is well with you

 

[Queen Mum]

Goofy has started treatment. He is doing great! The first treatment made him a little sick but he did fine. He likes AC and stays in the house a bit, but he's the same old goofy dog. I love that boy!

 

[babsbag]

Thanks for the update and glad that he is doing well.

 

[Queen Mum]

The newest addition to my herd is doing really well. Bonzai has settled right in and has maybe bred two of my girls. The next five months will tell.