CH> You know how many dogs there are and have been that get on perfectly
 CH> without all this drug stuff. :( ?

 BA> You may live in areas where heartworm isn't a problem.  It is a
 BA> problem here. Years ago a dog I had developed it (it's passed by

 It is but not severe unless you're close to standing
 water where they breed. The city gets sprayed...

 BA> mosquitos), he spent a week in the animal hospital while the docs fed
 BA> him enough poison to kill the heartworm
 BA> but not enough to kill him.  $450.  The vet had two hearts (one dog
 
 BA> and one cat) in
 BA> jars of formalin on his secretary's counter, said hearts opened up to
 BA> show the heartworms
 BA> inside.

 I'd like to seek holistic methods. YOu know? Some kind of plant you
could grow at home. OH wait! The drug companies would see to it that
it is illegal.. yeah. You'd have to keep it a secret.

....


 BA> My dogs get monthly heart worm prevention treatments, fortunately the
 BA> vet has given me
 BA> some stuff that's a LOT cheaper than the monthly pills - it costs
 BA> about $60 per bottle
 BA> but one bottle will treat 9 dogs for over a year.  The vinegar in the
 BA> drinking water trick
 BA> seems to keep fleas a

 Okay so what is it? Share. :) re the heart worm alternative.


 Vinegar in the water? But will they Drink the water? My two took two
weeks to get used to Florida water when we moved to texas... And Cosmo
can't have any acidic food/bev. (Ulcer). He's not out much anyways
tho.. Keep 'em out from under bushes that's where the tics like to
hang out.


cind

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