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doxiesmama
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 Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 4:49 am Post subject: Heart worm medicine |
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| Hi - New to the forum and getting ready to place my first order. Was wondering about the generic heartworm medicine and the generic wormer that is offered for the dogs. Tired of paying out the nose for Sentinel, etc. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. |
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Angela Gellis
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| Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:29 am Post subject: |
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hello doxiesmama, welcome to Pet Shed!  regarding the generic heartworm disease and wormer, there are some good products here - heard about Revolution and Heartgard?
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doxiesmama
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| Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:36 am Post subject: |
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Yeah - but I see that Pet Shed offers a generic Heartgard (blue) and a generic wormer. Just wondering if anyone has used these?
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| hello doxiesmama, welcome to Pet Shed! regarding the generic heartworm disease and wormer, there are some good products here - heard about Revolution and Heartgard? |
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Angela Gellis
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| Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:42 am Post subject: |
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| I haven't used it but I heard the generic wormers work just as effective, protecting dogs against many kinds of intestinal worms like roundworms, whipworms. maybe you might want to try |
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Amelia Bowman
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| Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:55 am Post subject: |
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| hey, my parents use generic wormers for our golden retriever. they say these products work well and the good thing is that, they cost less than the branded ones. quite practical, really. |
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Beatrice Dixon
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| Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 3:51 pm Post subject: |
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yes it's practical but i'm the type who doesn't want anything less for my dog. if you can afford it, then buy the popular brands like Revolution because they seem more worthy buy than generic wormers.  |
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doxiesmama
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| Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:43 am Post subject: |
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Do you use the generic hearworm medicine?
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| hey, my parents use generic wormers for our golden retriever. they say these products work well and the good thing is that, they cost less than the branded ones. quite practical, really. |
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Gina Cavendish
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| Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 12:09 pm Post subject: |
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| i think, just to be safe, buy the branded one. i don't have anything against generic heartwormers but i have had a bad experience with a generic product before. branded heartwormers like heartgard or revolution are proven and vet-recommended so they're the better buy. |
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Pauline Weiss
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| Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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what's the difference between generic and branded heartwormers anyway? does anybody know?  |
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Amelia Bowman
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| Do you use the generic hearworm medicine? |
like i said, my parents used the generic heartworm medicine before and they say they got some positive results in their pet. by the way i haven't used it personally on my cat, though, but if my parents say they work, they must do. |
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Edith Pope
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| Pauline Weiss wrote: |
| what's the difference between generic and branded heartwormers anyway? does anybody know? |
One difference is that the generic heartwormers are less expensive than the branded ones. As long as a product works for your dog, then that's good enough.
If you're still confused which ones to use, it always helps to consult the vet for professional advice on these matters.  |
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Eleni Gordon
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Location: Iowa City, Iowa
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| Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 1:26 pm Post subject: |
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there's little difference between generic heartwormers and branded ones. the former tends to be cheaper. i haven't use generic heartwormers before, so i can't vouch for their effectiveness.  |
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