-=> RICHARD WEBB wrote to ALL <=-

 RW> Hello all!


 RW> Got an interesting little note from our veterinarian
 RW> yesterday admonishing us to switch from the heart guard
 RW> we've been using to a new product, which supposedly does
 RW> flea control, supplanting the Front line for that purpose.
 RW> ONly trouble is, for those of us who are rural, or semi
 RW> rural is that it doesn't do tick  control.

 RW> tHey say in this little note:  "We have had an unacceptable
 RW> number of dogs test positive for heartworm that have been on pone of
 RW> the preventatives listed ... "

 RW> OF course heart guard is listed.

 RW> When querying our vet's office about this yesterday, we were told the
 RW> following:

 RW> IF we were to switch to this new formulation we could remain on our
 RW> monthly regimen.  HOwever, we'd still need to treat
 RW> with the frontline for tick control.

 RW> HOwever, if we don't switch then we should go to an every
 RW> twenty days cycle for the heart guard.

 RW> Anybody else hearing this?

It's only one anecdotal account but My Spanky was on both Heart Guard Plus and
Frontline for his entire life.

No problems at all.

British Staffordshire Bull Terrier ( pit bull) and the sweetest guy you'd ever
meet.

I also fed him raw turkey necks as treats thawing them overnight and thus he
never
required a teeth cleaning.

Dogs are immune to salminela but this recomendation is only for larger dogs
that can
take down a turkey neck in three minutes like my friend Spanky.

Not ever neutered and due to hip dyplasia on steroids the last 3 1/2 years on
his 
life for pain he was a docile wonder and my best friend.

Whatta guy! 

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