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Is anyone from Adelaide? Which vet would you recommend? I bought heartgard plus but next time I'll get valuheart so I'm not doubling up on the intestinal worm treatment. Seems like most people trust it.

Thanks for all the input. I'm happy to do the heartworm tablet as the associated risks of the ingredient in heartgaurd are low. I'm going to a vet now that only vaccinated every three years. My last dog died of gme at 5 and was vaccinated every year which I think contributed to his overactive immune system. I live near Morphettville racecourse and I've heard of a few ticks in this area. But I'm only going to treat if necessary as I don't like the topical flea treatments you are supposed to give regularly. I think it's good to be aware of the risks of some of the drugs that have caused terrible adverse reactions. Don't get me wrong I believe in preventatives and vaccinations but you need to be careful.

Great thanks that's helpful. The active ingredient is exactly the same as heartgard. It's considered the safest and most effective I think. I'm giving my dog half of one of the medium dog tablets (Drontal) and I might take back the heartgard. I'm a bit worried I'll overdose him with the other ingredient but I've heard it's not really possible but you can never be too careful. Also is flea season the warmer months?

Hi I have a 10 week old cavalier King Charles spaniel. My vet recommended a liquid applied to the neck to control heartworm, fleas, ticks and intestinal worms. I looked up this product online and there seemed to be a lot of reactions to this product and to other flea products applied this way. I feel more comfortable with ingested tablets after researching online so I've gone out and bought heartgard and Drontal because the heartgard doesn't protect against all intestinal worms. The problem is there's a crossover of some of the ingredients making timing difficult as I don't want to overdose him. What brands and combinations of treatments have people found effective and safe. Do I really need to flea my dog all the time?