Heartgard Plus is a medication used to treat heartworms and some other parasitic infestations in dogs and cats.  Ivermectin/pyrantel, the generic alternative is not manufactured by the company that makes the brand product.  Heartgard Plus (ivermectin/pyrantel) is used to fight off heartworms while in their larval stage and to control infections of ascarids and hookworms.  Separate products are available for both dogs and cats.

Heartgard Plus contain two active ingredients:  Ivermectin, which interferes with the parasite’s nerve transmission, causing paralysis and death of the immature heartworms (larvae) and Pyrantel pamoate, who also interferes with the parasite’s nerve transmission, causing paralysis and death of intestinal worms.  Death of intestinal worms occur when they are exposed to the environment.  Heartgard Plus (ivermectin/pyrantel) can ensure that your pet will be free of parasitic infections for thirty days per usage.  Tablets are administered orally, either by placing the tablet in your pet’s food or by giving your pet the chewable tablet on its own.

Heartgard Plus (ivermectin/pyrantel) is available in several different dosages. The general recommended dose is 6 mcg of ivermectin and 5 mg of pyrantel per kilogram of body weight. Chewable tablets are available for pets under twenty-five pounds, between twenty-five and fifty pounds, and above fifty pounds. If your pet weighs more than one hundred pounds, you may have to combine several smaller tablets. Each type of Heartgard Plus tablet is color coded to ensure your pet is getting the right amount of medication. The medication should be used during the time of year when parasitic infections are most common, such as when mosquitoes are active (they can carry parasitic larvae). Heartgard does not protect against adult heartworms, so your pet should be checked for heartworms and then treated if necessary before beginning a Heartgard Plus (ivermectin/pyrantel) regimen.

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