Heartgard Plus Chewables for Medium Dogs 26-50lbs (Green)

Heartgard Plus Chewables Medium Dogs 26 – 50 lbs (Green)

Just one bite from an infected mosquito can give your dog the potentially fatal heartworm disease. The risk is genuine. With all 50 states reporting the cases, the need for effective protection against this deadly disease is more real than ever. So, regardless of where you live in the USA, your dog needs a heartworm disease preventive regularly without interruption.

Heartgard Plus for Medium Dogs Green is a vet-recommended, heartworm disease preventive for dogs. Not just a treatment, Heartgard Plus comes in delicious real-beef chew form, making it the #1 dog-preferred chew. With over 30 years of proven protection, this preventive gives you the confidence to prevent heartworm disease. What's more, Heartgard Plus for 26 – 50 lbs Dogs dosage also treats and controls 3 species of hookworms and 2 species of roundworms with every single dose, all year long.

Recommended For:

• Dogs.
• Heartgard Plus for Medium Dogs can be given to dogs from 6 weeks of age that weigh between 26 and 50 lbs.

Heartgard Plus Coverage:

• Prevents heartworm disease by eliminating the tissue stage of heartworm larvae (Dirofilaria immitis).
• Treats & controls roundworms (Toxocara canis, Toxascaris leonina).
• Treats & controls hookworms (Ancylostoma caninum, Uncinaria stenocephala, Ancylostoma braziliense).

Active Ingredients:

Ivermectin 136 mcg, Pyrantel 114 mg

• Administer Heartgard Plus orally at monthly intervals on or about the same day of the month. It can be offered to the dog by hand.
• Give the dosage in a manner that encourages the dog to chew, rather than to swallow without chewing. This will prevent the risk of choking or intestinal obstruction.
• For dogs that swallow treats whole, you may break the chews into pieces and administer them to the dogs. Alternatively, you may add the chew intact into a small quantity of dog food, ensuring the dog completes the dose at once. If you suspect that a part of the dose is lost, give a full dose.
• This preventive should be given at monthly intervals, especially when mosquitoes (vectors), potentially carrying infective heartworm larvae, are active. Administer the initial dose within one month (30 days) after your dog's first exposure to mosquitoes. Give the final dose within one month (30 days) after your dog's last exposure to mosquitoes.
• When switching to Heartgard Plus from another heartworm preventive, administer the first dose within one month (30 days) of the last dose of the previous treatment.
• If you miss a dose or if treatment is delayed, immediately give a dose of Heartgard Plus and resume the dosing schedule.

Heartgard Plus Dosing Guide:

Heartgard Plus is not effective against adult heartworms (Dirofilaria immitis). Test your dogs for existing heartworm infection before starting with heartworm preventive treatment. If your dog is infected, consult a vet to treat the disease and remove heartworms before starting a preventive program.

It is safe at the recommended dose level in pregnant, breeding and stud dogs. Clinical trials suggest that Heartgard Plus can be used with flea collars, shampoos, dips, anthelmintics, antibiotics, vaccines and steroid preparations.

For dogs that swallow treats whole, break the chews into pieces to prevent choking or intestinal obstruction. Keep it out of reach of children, uninformed people and pets.

Do not use Heartgard Plus in puppies under 6 weeks of age.

Storage Guide:

Store between 68°F - 77°F (20°- 25°C) with excursions permitted between 59°F - 86°F (15°- 30°C). Protect it from light.

Heartgard Plus Ingredients:

Ivermectin, Pyrantel

Nuheart Ingredient:

Ivermectin