In NC we give heart worm meds year round. I live on 2 lakes and mosquitos carry the larva. Ann
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 5:10 PM, Deanna Corey <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Sheila...I think Nancy was making comment that in her area heart worm is > not a big risk...I understood her fine. > > > Wagging Tails in the Dog Park! > Deanna and the Dog Park Gang: > Nugget, Shuai Li, Mable, Mouse, Myrtle, Madison, Caleb and Maxine > From the mountains of CA > > http://swlf.lilyslim.com/v3T7m8.png?h9j6wId9 > > On Jan 26, 2011, at 1:30 PM, "dasha" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > They don't put them on heartworm meds for fleas anyway do they? Or did you > just throw that statement in there? Confused here > > Sheila > > --------------------------------------- > > We had some fleas on my neighbor's lawns last summer - so if Abbey was > over there I would look every where on her skin to see if I could see > anything which since she has black hair it was hard. I only saw one once and > I just gave her a warm bath and it just fell into the water. But to be safe > I used the little metal comb and went through her hair to make sure no eggs. > We do not have the problems in N. Calif like they do in the south - most > vets here do not put dogs on heartworm here unless we travel or go camping. > > > > > > > > > > -- Ann
