You cannot regulate something and get more of it, period, in any field and for any lame reason like Vets not making enough money or one out of ten thousand dogs who are treated getting ill or dying from the pills. What about the ten thousand that will die now that their owners can't afford to keep their dogs healthy? It's just another example of “concerned” people looking out for themselves and saying they're looking out for someone else.
Please go to petshed.com. That’s where I get my animals’ monthly wormers and flea and tick meds.
What really upsets me is that this little guy is the sweetest dog in the world. He’s calm, friendly and happy. We’re going to try to save him and he is worth saving.
I did my homework on ivermectin. It is the same medication in the monthly heartworm preventative. It does not kill the adults, but it does weaken them and shorten their lifespan.
In less than two years, the dog can become heartworm free with this medicine alone.
The problem we’re having at the moment is that the larva are dying and the little guy is pretty sick with that.
The vet says that we’ll know within 6 months if he’s healthy enough to survive the prolonged heartworm infection. In the meantime, we need to keep him calm and happy. He also said that sometimes it doesn’t work and the dog is not cured in the two-year time frame.