[nagdu] Heartworm pills

[Tracy Carcione]

Thanks Sherrill.  Ben seems OK now, a couple days later.
Yes, I'd forgotten it's supposed to do so many things.  We'd been giving him 
Triguard, I think, and the vet said this was a similar med she has now that 
one isn't being made anymore.
He's been taking it for a few months now with no ill effects that I recall. 
It was just odd.
Maybe I'll give the vet a call and ask about it.  It's such a small 
reaction; I feel a bit silly calling the vet.  I think we guide dog users 
are much more tuned in to our dogs than Joe Average, since we're with our 
dogs all the time, and we notice small things which may or may not be 
significant.
Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sherrill O'Brien" <sherrill.obrien at verizon.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Heartworm pills


> Tracy,
>
> I'm using Trifexis now for Fallon, and it does have a rather odd nonfood
> sort of smell, which is a bit disconcerting. But the Trifexis I give is a
> combination heartworm/flea medication. It also includes prevention of
> intestinal parasites. My vet recommended it, so I'm giving it a try. I do
> wonder about it being able to take care of so many critters with one pill,
> so I'm ready to switch to something else if Fallon exhibits any odd 
> behavior
> or obvious physical discomfort. I thought that Trifexis wasn't made solely
> for heartworm prevention.  Just wanted to mention that.
> Hope Benny's up to his regular cat self right away.
>
> Sherrill
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org]On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
> Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 9:17 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Heartworm pills
>
>
> Trifexis, the box says.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nicole Torcolini at Home" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 8:55 AM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Heartworm pills
>
>
>> What brand is the pill? I use heart guard and have not noticed anything.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Oct 4, 2013, at 5:14 AM, "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net> wrote:
>>
>> Ben seemed to have a slightly odd reaction to his heartworm pill this
>> month. He got up in the middle of the night, so my husband took him out,
>> then I took him out, and he walked around, but didn't seem to do 
>> anything.
>> Then he hid in the corner for a few minutes, which is something he does
>> when he doesn't feel well (or he's hot, sometimes).  He didn't seem to be
>> in any distress, no panting, shivering, hunching..., and after a bit we
>> all went back to bed.
>> I did think, though, that his pill smelled funny, maybe moldy.  But pills
>> often smell funny.  We switched in February to a different kind of
>> heartworm pill, since they don't make the kind he used to get anymore.
>> Anyway, has anyone noticed a funny smell to the heartworm pill, or any
>> funny reactions?
>> Tracy
>>
>>
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