Heartgard

A lot of people and dog owners have already heard of heartgard and its preventative effects on dogs and cats. Now the producer Merial came up with something that is going to give extra protection for your dog not only against heartworms but also against other types of worms such as the hookworm and the name of this new medication is heartgard plus. We will give you the important facts about heartgard plus and the green pack dosage.

Heartworms are being transmitted via infected animals, soil or mosquitoes. In the beginning of each mild season or mosquito season, your dog should be checked up on heartworms, because heartgard plus can only be prescribed by the veterinarian and can only be availed thru the vet. If your dog has no preexisting heartworm infections, you can safely put your dog on heartgard plus medication. There are three kinds of packs available which are blue, green and brown. The colors represent the dose and the most common dosages belong to the green pack. The blue pack is for dogs up to 25 pounds, the green pack is for dogs from 26 pounds to 50 pounds and the brown is for dogs from 51 to 100 pounds.

Most people own medium sized dogs that are home trained and thus choose the green pack. If the dog is heavier than 100 pounds, let us say 145 pounds, and then you would have to alternate the packs each month since you have to administer heartgard plus once a month every month until further notice by your vet. For 145 pounds, you would have to give your dog one brown in one month and one from the green pack the next month.

Heartgard plus contains ivermectin which is the medicine against the heartworms and it also contains pyrantel for the other worms in the dog’s body. The green heartgard plus pack contains 136mcg of ivermectin and 114mg of pyrantel. The exact amount of medications is vital in case of side effects. The vet will be able to determine right away if the side effects are cause by the dosage of the green pack or not.

Heartworms often cause a sudden death to both dogs and cats, and heartgard plus can prevent this from happening. You will see how much better you and your dog will feel once you are administering heartgard plus in green packs, because your dog is safe and that makes you feel at ease.

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