I read a science report about three years ago about the annual shots that dogs are recommended to get. The reports was very critical of the vet and supplies industry...it said we are over medicating our pets and in most cases harming them. It said the yearly shots should not be given but once every three years, not yearly.
I confronted my ex-vet and he just said he was following the law and that he hadn't read the report but tended to agree with it. I asked him why he wasn't campaigning to change the law if he suspected we were harming our animals...he just shrugged his shoulders. That's the last time I saw him.
My dogs get Heartgard monthly and Program (fleas) monthly. They get to the vet every three years for shots and check-ups.
I vaguely recall seeing a similar report around that time, then just went back to doing the same old, same old.
Interesting what you had to say about your ex-vet. So much of medicine seems a sham.
Our dogs are on Heartgard six months of the year due to our climate. Not many skeeters in Minnesota in the winter months.
Due to that fact, the vets insist they have a heartworm check before they start up on meds again.
Perhaps it would be wiser for me to keep them on Heartgard year-round, thus no need for a test.
Do you get a three-year prescription for the meds, or is no prescription required?
Sorry if that question's been addressed already on this thread - my eight-year old son and his six-year-old cousin are a bit of a distraction this evening. (: