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Actually not the dog I recalled...

Nice dogs,,, and well maintained!!!

[German23]

Heart worms ....

Living so close to bayous and swamps, heartworms are
prevalent here... I had Newfoundland's , they all were found to have
heartworms ... The Vet meds and treatment, over time was costly...

Luckily, the fella at the old "Voth Rd Feed Store" had been a vet and
told me about "ivermectin" ... He told me to,
"Squirt the whole tube of it into a jar and put in 30 cc's of water, mix
completely. Then, using a big syringe, give them 1 cc of the mix for
every 10 lbs of body weight (120 lbs would get 12 cc's) spread out over 3 days,

He said to spread out the doses over a 3 day period and if any of them started acting strange,
stop the doses till they acted normal... Then continue...

He said that the "shots" the vets give out , put the heartworms in a suspended animation,
while the ivermectin, kills them.... They eventfully die and dissolved in their system...

10 years later, my dogs didn't have ANY heartworms ... No side effects ... and
lived to an old age .... 


and it still works


Ice

Wow.. You came out good in two ways.. Most importantly your Pups were OK from getting Heartworms and fortunate to recieve sound treatment in a cost effective way and able to administrator yourself is invaluable. I've heard horror stories in regards to the amount it costs for treatment when they have gotten heartworms.

I know most vet's mean well but the cost of treatment has gotten out of hand.. I actively look for ways to save $$ and care for both my German Shepherds at the same time. Being able to provide medicine without costly vet appointments helps greatly.

[Bubba Gamps]

Heart worms ....

Living so close to bayous and swamps, heartworms are
prevalent here... I had Newfoundland's , they all were found to have
heartworms ... The Vet meds and treatment, over time was costly...

Luckily, the fella at the old "Voth Rd Feed Store" had been a vet and
told me about "ivermectin" ... He told me to,
"Squirt the whole tube of it into a jar and put in 30 cc's of water, mix
completely. Then, using a big syringe, give them 1 cc of the mix for
every 10 lbs of body weight (120 lbs would get 12 cc's) spread out over 3 days,

He said to spread out the doses over a 3 day period and if any of them started acting strange,
stop the doses till they acted normal... Then continue...

He said that the "shots" the vets give out , put the heartworms in a suspended animation,
while the ivermectin, kills them.... They eventfully die and dissolved in their system...

10 years later, my dogs didn't have ANY heartworms ... No side effects ... and
lived to an old age .... 


and it still works


Ice

Wow.. You came out good in two ways.. Most importantly your Pups were OK from getting Heartworms and fortunate to recieve sound treatment in a cost effective way and able to administrator yourself is invaluable. I've heard horror stories in regards to the amount it costs for treatment when they have gotten heartworms.

I know most vet's mean well but the cost of treatment has gotten out of hand.. I actively look for ways to save $$ and care for both my German Shepherds at the same time. Being able to provide medicine without costly vet appointments helps greatly.

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I worked at a kennel for 3 years and we gave our dogs Ivermectin (1% solution) which is meant to be injected into cattle or swine, The dosage is. (.1 cc for each 10 lbs. pound of body weight). I give my dog .75 cc orally once a month along with 3.5 cc of Pyrantel Pamoate. These are the same two ingredients in Heartgard Plus. You can buy a 50 ml bottle of 1% ivermectin for about $40 and a 16 oz. bottle of Pyrantel Pamoate for about $25. There are dosage instructions on the Pyrantel Pamoate bottle. Pyrantel Pamoate is also a dewormer. I bought a bottle of each 3 years ago and there is still plenty left. Both medications can be bought without a prescription. We never had any of our dogs test positive for heart worms.