best online store for dog heartworm/flea medication?

Dijos

Dijos

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I am going to try out an online store, but does anybody have some recommendations? G,B,U?
thanks!
 
VetVax.

One bottle of Ivomec cattle wormer can worm a dog for several years.
About 45 bucks.
1 cc per 100 pounds orally.
Pure Ivermenicn sp? Same ingredient as expencive heart worm med.
Give once a month for heart worms.

This is the best med for mange as well.
Many dogs have weak immune systems and expencive mange treatments don't work.
Ivomec will.
 
Any recommendations?.... Yes. Go to your DVM. It is against the law to purchase these without a prescription. That doesn't stop them either. Most if not all of these online pharmacies either are or have been sued for fradulent practices. Whether it is medicines not approved by the FDA or from foreign countries, or possibly even counterfeit drugs.
Your DVM will have the real stuff, and the companies that make it will back up their product only when purchased through your DVM.

Buying cattle medicine and trying to accurately dose your dog is a crap shoot at best. There are several breeds that you cannot do this in. Your DVM knows them, do you?

Support your DVM, not those ethically challenged bastards.
 
Mongo,
I thought that topical flea spots were sold OTC, without a prescription. I can get the prescriptions from my DVM, but she's ~60 miles away right now.
 
We use Dr. Foster & Smith and have been happy with them.
They sell name brand pharmaceuticals and ship quickly at decent prices.

You have to have a prescription for heartworm meds, but not for flea solutions.
 
I don't buy any prescription medications from an online pharmacy without a prescription from either of my Vets. My one Vet has basically phases out his pharmacy stop, except for what he might need immediately. They call your prescription into some online pharmacy who calls you to tell you that your prescription is ready, but they will never quote you a price. When I contact them, I find that their price is higher than the regular online pharmacies I use, and which I have found to be pretty reputable.

These are the online pharmacies I have used, and they always have to get the prescription authorized from the Vet. That's just the way it is supposed to work with a legitimate online pharmacy.

I shop around for best prices for the prescription meds. I typically use the following online pharmacies:

www.petcarerx.com
www.discountpetdrugs.com
www.entirelypets.com

and if you need a compounded medication, I use:

www.islandpharmacy.com (I get cyclosporine 2% drops in oil)

I am sure there are many other pet pharmacies out there, but I have used all of these and have had no problems with them, and I have not had any complaints from my Vets about them.

Both of my dogs are on long-term and probably lifetime medications, so I need to get my products as inexpensively as possible. The brand is typically the same, so I just check to see whose price is lowest and I go from there. My Vet(s) understand my need to save money on long term maintenance medications.

But always go through your Vet. Your Vet knows what is the best medication for your pet. Trust the Vet. If it is a one-time medication, probably getting through your Vet is best. If it is medication that you will need refills on, talk to you Vet about it. Maybe do some searches on the exact medication and which online pharmacy it is, and see if you Vet will authorize you to use them.

I know my new Vet wants to make sure that the online pharmacies are licensed to dispense in California. He's a good man. I appreciate that he is willing to work with me to save me money on my long term maintenance meds.
 
In my city a product called Revolution is easily available, though it's not what I'd call cheap. Revolution is applied topically on a monthly basis to the back of the neck (where they can't lick it) on dogs and cats, dosage being dependent on the animals' weight. It comes in pre-measured vials, and it works very well to eleminate fleas, mites, etc., and some intestinal worms besides I understand. I am thinking of buying some online to save money.

A long time ago my wife and I lived in a rural area here and we rescued and cared for a lot of small animals. We did as much of our own vet work as practical because it was all we could afford. We gave injections of vaccines and antibiotics when required, and all these things were available locally from feed and seed stores then. We also ordered by phone from catalogs then, and the antibiotics we used were identical to what a pharmacy had on it's shelves. For example, 500 capsules of tetracycline (oxytetracycline hydrochloride) were in a "people labeled" glass jar with a label detailing animal dosages just rubber banded over the people label.

You just have to watch the vets, learn everything you can from them and from reading, and proceed with caution.
 
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