I have used the Milbemycin on my dogs *forever* and never ever had once single issue, not even with my Sight Hounds, who are total canaries in the coal mine when it comes to medicines.
I literally wept when they stopped making it.
Since that grim day, I’ve relied on testing regularly, instead, after the Ivermectin stuff gave the brats so much trouble.
Don’t get me started on vets.
Most of them graduate, start a practice and never go to any seminars, which exist solely to educate them on all the *new* protocols, such as the “annual vax” which should no longer be annual.
But vax make them a LOT of money.
Most still push the useless [best case scenario] and deadly [worst case scenario] Lyme vax.
Far too many still include the toxic Rimadyl in their drug arsenals.
I could rant for hours but I won’t.
I have vet horror stories galore.
One idiot cost me the Wonder Dobe of my youth.
It’s been 31 years and I still grieve for that dog.
We were really happy with Interceptor. I didn’t. I swore like a fiddler’s b*tch. I was so damn mad, I ranted & raved to everyone who would listen- every supplier, Novartis, Merial, my 4 vets- everybody. lol Even got on the pharmaceutical reps’ forums & raised hell.
That research was how I discovered Sight Hounds (breeds sensitive to Ivermectin). If not for a gal with Mini Aussie Rescue (MARS) in New England somewhere, I’d have lost my mind when all that was going on. She put me on to Dimmitrol & told me how to get it.
We are on the same page with ALL of this. They give toxic garbage like Rimadyl- & even try to trick people into using it by prescribing under Novox or Carprofen- so it’s not just about the money. Deramaxx (which is Vioxx), too. Tramadol costs a lot less & is 10 times more effective without the side effects & liver/ kidney damage. I feel like they’re treating my animals like guinea pigs, not caring if they suffer & die horrible deaths in the process.
It breaks my heart. I can live without a doctor or a lawyer, but I NEED a vet- a good one, that I can trust. The trouble is THEY trust. (I guess)
The link I was referring to is this one
https://www.b-naturals.com/newsletter/heartworm/
Google is a good source, too. Seems like I’ve seen another page or 2 that have had the same info.