re: #148 Mad Al-Jaffee

Dog question for those of you who might be able to help:

I usually give my dog HeartGuard to prevent heartworms year round. She ran out last month and I haven’t gotten a new supply.

Aren’t heartworms spread by mosquitoes? If so, should I just keep her off the HeartGuard during these cold winter months when no mosquitoes are around?

Depending on how many doses your dog has missed, vet may want to do a blood test before restarting the med. I took my old dog off heartworm preventive about six months of the year (called winter) as he required an annual blood test anyway. New dog gets it year-round. BTW, ask your vet if Heartguard med still is a tiny dot on the cube that may be lost if you dog doesn’t inhale the cube. Other products are available with the med contained throughout.