Every dog owner wants to ensure a long and healthy life of his furry pal. No one would want his pooch to suffer in agony due to heartworm infection. We are sure by now you might have understood the life-threatening impact these parasites can have on your pooch. Hence, to combat this disease, lots of heartworm preventive treatments have come up in the market. The peculiar thing about these heartworm treatments is there are two major ingredients present in majority of them: Ivermectin and Pyrantel but there are certain exceptional treatments that have only Ivermectin.
Ivermectin present in these treatments is anti-parasitic and is very effective against several parasites. While Pyrantel is primarily used for deworming purpose, thereby eliminating hookworms and roundworms. It is safe to administer these treatments to pooches over 6 weeks of age on a regular basis only after getting them checked for prevailing heartworm infection. If the pet does not have a prevailing heartworm infection, then commence the treatment.
The branded heartworm preventives are too pricey and so looking at the pet budget of dog owners, manufacturers have started producing certain generic heartworm preventives that are available in the market which are substitutes of branded treatments. Such treatments have the same chemical composition and the same strength along with the same dosage proportion as the branded treatment.
You also need to take care of the safety precautions the same way as you follow it for branded treatments. These generic treatments are manufactured to preempt patent expiry. The parameters of approval of generic heartworm preventive treatments by the FDA are the same as those of the innovator brand. So, basically they are doing the same functions as the branded treatments.
The great advantages of procuring generic heartworm preventive treatments for your tyke are:
- Since they are less expense than the branded treatments you can lots of $$ procuring these generic heartworm preventive treatments
- Contains the same ingredients and same dosage as the branded treatment so their effectiveness is the same as the branded treatment
- Extremely safe, reliable and effective in preventing heartworm disease in dogs of all breeds over 6 weeks of age
- No need to provide a prescription while procuring the treatment so you can now easily procure the treatment online
Let us now look at three of the most effective generic heartworm preventive treatments for dogs:
It is a generic version of Heartgard tablets that need to be given on a monthly basis to your tyke to prevent heartworm disease. It contains the same active ingredient as Heartgard – Ivermectin and even contains the same amount of ingredient. These tablets are available in meat flavor which is loved by all dog breeds. Hence, you can give these tablets orally to him or dissolve it in small quantity of water and mix it in the dog food. It completely eliminates heartworm larvae that infected the dog in the previous month.
This generic version of Heartgard tablets is recommended for puppies and dogs at least 6 weeks of age along with stud dogs, adult dogs and breeding or pregnant dogs. It is a monthly heartworm preventive treatment consisting of the same ingredient – Ivermectin which is quite effective in preventing heartworm disease in canines. Although it does not treat any other parasitic infection, you can amalgamate it with other flea and tick preventive treatments. It is one of the most cost-effective treatments for all sizes of dogs. You can save approximately 40% of the cost by purchasing Valuheart over other branded heartworm preventive treatments like Heartgard Plus.
So, which generic heartworm preventative treatment are you planning to get? Post your invaluable comments below and let us know your opinion.
