De-worming and Fleas
http://www.easttexashogdoggers.com/forum/index.php?topic=427.0Heart worms- Ivomec/Ivermectin
http://www.easttexashogdoggers.com/forum/index.php?topic=5023.0http://www.easttexashogdoggers.com/forum/index.php?topic=13759.0De Worming
http://www.easttexashogdoggers.com/forum/index.php?topic=4056.0http://www.easttexashogdoggers.com/forum/index.php?topic=11829.0Cost of Deworming Broke down per dog
http://www.easttexashogdoggers.com/forum/index.php?topic=6252.0Different Wormers
http://www.easttexashogdoggers.com/forum/index.php?topic=6252.0Intestinal Parasites in Canines
http://lswda.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=114Whipworms
http://lswda.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=272Tape worms
http://lswda.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=254http://www.easttexashogdoggers.com/forum/index.php?topic=11829.0Hook worms
http://lswda.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=255Heart worms
http://lswda.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=115More info on Ivomec
http://lswda.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=177http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?A=610Ivermectin Only
Melarsomine treatment is expensive and often out of reach for rescue groups, shelters, and many individuals. If the dog is stable (Class I), one option is to simply leave the dog on an ivermectin-based preventive. This option has led to a great deal of misconception about the ability of ivermectin to kill adult heartworms. Let us lay the rumors to rest now:
Ivermectin does not kill adult heartworms.
Ivermectin does shorten the lifespan of adult heartworms.
Ivermectin does sterilize adult heartworms.
Ivermectin does kill microfilaria (keeping the dog from being a source of contagion)
Ivermectin does kill L3 and L4 larvae (preventing new infections).
This means that if you opt to treat a heartworm positive dog with an ivermectin-based heartworm preventive only, you can expect the dog to remain heartworm positive for as long as two years and the heartworm disease will be progressing during those two years. This is not good for the dog but certainly beats getting no treatment of any kind. This approach should only be considered for patients who are Class I and may be able to withstand prolonged heartworm infection.
