FOR YEARS THERE WAS ONLY ONE TYPE OF HEARTWOM
PREVENTATIVE TO USE. THAT WAS THE DAILY PILL THAT CONTAINED THE
ACTIVE INGREDIENT, DIETHLYCARBAMAZINE (DEC). THIS PILL WAS CHANGED
FROM A NOT SO EXCITING TABLET TO A CHEWABLE DAILY TREAT UNDER
MANY BRAND NAMES, THE MOST POPULAR BEING, FILARIBITS.
IN THE EIGHTIES MONTHLY HEARTWOM PILLS HIT
THE MARKET. THE FIRST WAS HEARTGUARD. THIS CONTAINED THE ACTIVE
INGREDIENT, IVERMECTIN. THE NEXT TO HIT THE SHELVES WAS INTERCEPTOR,
AGAIN A MONTHLY PILL, THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT BEING MILBEMYCIN.
THEN CAME REVOLUTION. THIS WAS A MONTHLY TOPICAL PREPARATION THAT
CONTAINED SELAMECTIN. THIS WAS APPLIED IN A LIQUID FORM BETWEEN
THE SHOULDER BLADES. TO MAKE HEARTWORM PREVENTION EVEN EASIER
THAN ONCE A MONTH THREAPY, FORT DODGE PUT OUT PROHEART 6. THIS
WAS AN INJECTION THAT WAS GIVEN EVERY 6 MONTHS TO PREVENT HEARTWORM
INFECTION.
UP UNTIL LATELY, DOGS THAT COULD NOT TOLERATE THE MONTHLY OR SEMIANNUALLY HEARTWORM PREVENTION, COULD ALWAYS OPT FOR THE DAILY FILARIBITS. NOW FILARIBITS ARE OFF THE MARKET. AT PRESENT THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT FOR FILARIBITS.
I HAVE CHANGED ALL MY DAILY DOGS TO INTERCEPTOR
SINCE THE NUMBER OF COLLIES REACTING TO THIS LONG TERM PREVENTATIVE
IS LESS THAN WITH ANY OTHER PREPARATION.
THERE IS A COMPOUNDING PHARMACY THAT MAY BEGIN MAKING DEC. WHEN THAT BECOMES AVAILABLE, YOU WILL BE INFORMED IMMEDIATLEY.
DR. CINDI BOSSART
HEALTH CHAIR COLLIE CLUB OF AMERICA
DIRECTOR COLLIE HEALTH FOUNDATION
CINDIBOSSART@AOL.COM
954-561-8777
