Canine Revolution vs Heartgard and Frontline
Looking for advice for preventative medication for heartworm, ticks and fleas for our yorkiepoo and poodle mix dogs. Some veterinarians do not sell Revolution and I wonder why? We are looking for a...
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I don't really care for all-in-one products.
Years ago my very trusted vet's feeling was (and still is, as far as I know) that putting so many chemicals into a dog all at once couldn't be a good thing, and that it was probably better to spread things a week or more apart. That made sense to me, and it's always stuck with me. Plus where we live now our dogs have never needed flea/tick prevention during the winter. So I'd be dosing them with more chemicals than necessary for a good part of the year (plus spending more money than necessary) if we used an all-in-one product.
Frontline Plus has always worked fine for our dogs, but I did just re-order flea/tick stuff and decided to try K9 Advantix. For heartworm and intestinal worm prevention ours get Heartgard Plus.
Years ago my very trusted vet's feeling was (and still is, as far as I know) that putting so many chemicals into a dog all at once couldn't be a good thing, and that it was probably better to spread things a week or more apart. That made sense to me, and it's always stuck with me. Plus where we live now our dogs have never needed flea/tick prevention during the winter. So I'd be dosing them with more chemicals than necessary for a good part of the year (plus spending more money than necessary) if we used an all-in-one product.
Frontline Plus has always worked fine for our dogs, but I did just re-order flea/tick stuff and decided to try K9 Advantix. For heartworm and intestinal worm prevention ours get Heartgard Plus.
