Even a farm collie, and the company that makes the heart worm preventative that is safer for collies suspends production?
We don't know the answer to that question and it is beginning to seem like no one else does either.
We want to use Interceptor for Gil, as collie type dogs have been known to have life-threatening adverse reactions to the more common heart worm medicines, but Novartis suspended production in December.
We searched the net, called and emailed veterinarians, and looked into all kinds of suppliers to no avail.
Although many online sources claim that production will resume soon, I called the company today and was told repeatedly, "We don't have a date yet for resuming production," with no further details.
This is troubling as English Shepherds are among the breeds prone to Ivermectin toxicity....
which is bad news indeed.
There is a test for the mutant gene, which causes the dog to be susceptible to toxicity. Maybe that is the answer for Gil
Look into Revolution. It does NOT do ticks, I use a Preventic collar with it on my dogs, but it does do Heartworms and Fleas. If used correctly there is no recorded instance of any collie having a bad reaction. In tests, when given orally (which is NOT how its supposed to be given, but I guess they're required to test it anyway), out of all the test subjects they had ONE minor bad reaction from a known sensitive collie.
ReplyDeleteI hope you can identify a solution quickly.
ReplyDeleteOh no, and here come the mosquitoes! I hope you find a solution for that dear little dog and your other collies, too.
ReplyDeleteGeez! If something works...get rid of it.
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ReplyDeleteYeah. The test.
He's too precious to take chances.
Dang. It's always something.
Ruth, Thanks for the info. We will look into it.
ReplyDeleteREv. Paul, I can't believe the whole company is essentially shut down.
WW, thanks, at least he is a very, very hairy guy, so they are going to have to work to get to any skin.
Linda, I am really puzzled by this whole affair. There is so little available to be read about it yet, it seems like pretty big news to me. It is not just the heartworm med that is suspended.
Cathy, yep, Becky is sure obsessing about it.