What are you using for Whipworm prevention?

[eyost]

Hi all,

A few weeks ago Cody was found with Whipworms. We did the first round of Dontral which got the worms out and are scheduled for another round of dewormer. I will eventually need to get him on prevention. The vet recommended Triflexis but I am a bit leery since it has Comfortis in it. He does not have fleas and from what I have read this can be quite aggressive.

Sentinel seems to be a possible good option along with Frontline but I understand from them that Sentinel is just coming back on the market after a factory shutdown. They are waiting a few months to see how things go.

Thoughts?

Thanks in advance,

Ed

 

[Ann]

I use Sentinel on my two dogs who are sensitive to medications with no problem. Neither can have flea or tick repellants and I have to be careful what meds I give them. Sentinel is the safest one I've found.

 

[Cooper'sMama]

Both of my boys are on trifexis. We live in the country. SO I'm weary of fleas. And I've had no intestinal parasite problems since

 

[melbell]

Both of my boys are on trifexis. We live in the country. SO I'm weary of fleas. And I've had no intestinal parasite problems since

I use trifexis as well. It covers a wide range of things. Main concerns in my area though is heartworm and ticks (both of mine also wear tick collars... Ruutu got his right after I found a tick on him... never want to play that game again)

 

[eyost]

Thanks everyone for your replies.

So far we are going the route of Heartgaurd and every two weeks a dewormer until the vet feels comfortable with Sentinel since it has been reintroduced to the market. We are also doing Frontline, garlic, vacuuming regularly, and brushing regularly.

After having an infestation with our collie a few years ago we definitely don't want to visit that again. Eeh gadz

Ed

 

[melbell]

Glad you have a plan. At least you have experience with it . One thing about Frontline is it often doesn't work depending on the dog.

 

[Tabitha]

Thanks everyone for your replies.

So far we are going the route of Heartgaurd and every two weeks a dewormer until the vet feels comfortable with Sentinel since it has been reintroduced to the market. We are also doing Frontline, garlic, vacuuming regularly, and brushing regularly.

After having an infestation with our collie a few years ago we definitely don't want to visit that again. Eeh gadz

Ed

I just noticed your post and was very concerned. Heartgaurd can be very dangerous to the life of some herding breeds including shelties, your can read more about it here. Also how much garlic are you feeding him? Onions and garlic in large amounts can also me dangerous to the life of your dog. I'm not sure just how much you can give them. Maybe someone else can chime in? I'm not trying to scare you, just wanted to let you know.

 

[Calliesmom]

I just noticed your post and was very concerned. Heartgaurd can be very dangerous to the life of some herding breeds including shelties, your can read more about it here. Also how much garlic are you feeding him? Onions and garlic in large amounts can also me dangerous to the life of your dog. I'm not sure just how much you can give them. Maybe someone else can chime in? I'm not trying to scare you, just wanted to let you know.

This is the message that I've been taking to get out regarding heartworm medication and medications in general. Always monitor your dogs when starting any new medication.

All heartworm medications are on the MDR1 list at high doses. All of them not just Ivermectin. All of them are considered safe at low doses even ivermectin. But indivdual sensitives do occur regardless of breed and mutant status as shown by Sharon7's normal MDR1 dog.

From the WSU website:I only listed the heartworm meds.

Drugs that have been documented to cause problems in dogs with the MDR1 mutation include

Ivermectin (antiparasitic agent). While the dose of ivermectin used to prevent heartworm infection is SAFE in dogs with the mutation (6 micrograms per kilogram), higher doses, such as those used for treating mange (300-600 micrograms per kilogram) will cause neurological toxicity in dogs that are homozygous for the MDR1 mutation (mutant/mutant) and can cause toxicity in dogs that are heterozygous for the mutation (mutant/normal).


Selamectin, milbemycin, and moxidectin (antaparasitic agents). Similar to ivermectin, these drugs are safe in dogs with the mutation if used for heartworm prevention at the manufacturer's recommended dose. Higher doses (generally 10-20 times higher than the heartworm prevention dose) have been documented to cause neurological toxicity in dogs with the MDR1 mutation.
Selamectin is Relovution, Milbemycin is Interceptor, Moxidectin is Advantage Multi or Proheart

this post was requoted in the thread that you linked to..............
and was originally posted here