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Updated on October 29th, 2025
At Petco, learn more about the benefits & differences of Interceptor & Interceptor Plus dewormer for dogs with heartworm, roundworms, hookworms & tapeworms.
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Your dog is so handsome! Both Heartgard Plus and Tri-Heart Plus protect against heart worms, but I personally like Heartgard Plus best. As of yet, we have very little research on CBD oil in veterinary patients, so we cannot make any recommendations one way or the other about this product - we do not know what an appropriate dose might be, and if there are any potential health concerns or drug interactions in dogs. In addition, because it's a schedule 1 drug, it's illegal for us to prescribe or recommend. I hope this helps!
Updated on August 12th, 2025
Heartgard plus is a prescription only medication, so you need to get a script from Akita's vet in order to get it. You can call and ask them to write a script for it if she's been seen by the vet within in the last year. Otherwise, you will have to make an appointment.
Updated on August 12th, 2025
Heartgard plus comes in different sizes. Since the next size up is 26 to 50lbs, and she was weighed with leash and collar she can take the 1-25lbs dose. However keep weighing her before giving the dose, as she may gain weight and once she hits 26lbs+ she will need the next higher dose.
Updated on August 12th, 2025
Fortunately, there are a number of heartworm preventatives similar to Heartgard, including TriHeart Plus and Iverhart. Other options for heartworm prevention have different active ingredients and include Trifexis, Interceptor, Sentinel, Revolution, and Advantage Multi. Simba's vet will be able to prescribe another option and make sure that Simba has had a recent heartworm test.
Updated on August 12th, 2025
Heartgard Plus has a very high margin of safety, so I would not expect this to cause any serious problems. I would recommend monitoring her for the next day or two to make sure that she's acting normal, but otherwise you shouldn't need to do anything different :) You can go ahead and give her next dose on April 15th as scheduled.
Updated on August 12th, 2025