Heartgard Plus Chewables Review

I love Heartgard Plus Chewables.  The dogs think that they are getting a treat.  Heartgard has been around for a long time, so that means something to me.  I don't like to try to newest products that come out, they don't seam to have to go through all the same testing as they do for human medicine.  They put out some new medication that sounds like it would be great, but no body tells you about side effect, or they find out about side effects monthes after it has been on the market being used.  So I stick with Heartgard.

Heartworm is a devastating thing although many pet owners don't believe it is a threat. They don't think about how hard the treatment is on the dog, they are basically supposed to be on "bed rest."  They also don't think about how expensive the treatments are.  Alot of vets like to treat from May thru Nov. But I usually start with the first pill in April, just because I usually start seeing bugs flying around in March or April.  And I usually give the last pill in December, no more bugs.  I want to make sure my dogs are protected.  One of my first rescue dog, was a dog that had two more heartworm treatments to go.  She was young and energitic, and during the treatments she wasn't able to play and run around.  Which ment taking her outside on a leash, alot of cage time in order to keep her resting.  Think about what how hard that would be to do with a two year old child, it is basically the same thing.  Plus once a dog has gone thru treatments, they have to be on heartworm medication year round (12 monthes), no options.  Because you'll never be able to test that dog again in order to find out if it actually has heartworm by a blood test, they will always test positive.