While Heartgard Plus and Heartgard for dogs may sound similar, there is a fundamental difference between the two. While Heartgard offers protection against heartworm disease alone, Heartgard Plus tablets are effective against three types of worms, including heartworm, roundworm, and hookworm.

Heartworm treatment is expensive due to several factors: Heartworm medications are relatively new, and their high price is attributed to research and development costs. Moreover, the medication is often imported, making it more expensive to obtain.

Heartgard Plus is a prescription pharmaceutical and requires veterinary authorization. This prescription medication will kill heartworms and control and treat hookworms. Every 30 days feed your dog one chewable tablet and your dog will be protected from heartworms and hookworms.

Nuheart Generic Heartgard Alternative is a monthly treatment for the prevention of heartworm in canines. This generic medication contains the same ingredient at the same dose rate as the Heartgard brand of Heartworm prevention medication, so it has just the same effectiveness, but costs a fraction of the price.

Please allow 6 to 8 weeks for delivery. I have been using HEARTGARD Plus for over twenty years to prevent heartworm disease and control intestinal parasites in my patients. It has been proven to not only be a safe and effective preventive, but it is also a joy to administer as it is a tasty beef chew.

Heartgard Plus Chewables is the veterinarian, FDA, and EPA-approved medication that protects your dogs from dangerous internal parasites, such as heartworms, roundworms, hookworms, and ascarids.

HEARTGARD Plus chews prevent heartworm disease as well as treat and control hookworms and roundworms. HEARTGARD Plus is delivered in a real-beef chew that dogs prefer.

Heartgard is known for preventing heart worms. Your pet should be checked for heart-worms prior to taking Heartgard. Nexgard is the only FDA approved option for preventing infections that cause Lyme disease. Unlike Heartgard, Nexgard has not yet been evaluated for use in breeding, pregnant, or lactating dogs.

Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health in recent years has expanded vaccine and drug factories in Georgia and Missouri. The 48-year-old Puerto Rico plant now manufactures the heartworm preventive Heartgard Plus (ivermectin/pyrantel) and packages Brazilian-made NexGard chewables for shipment to the United States and Canada.

Heartgard Plus is a prescription pharmaceutical and requires veterinary authorization. This prescription medication will kill heartworms and control and treat hookworms. Every 30 days feed your dog one chewable tablet and your dog will be protected from heartworms and hookworms.

Heartworm treatment is expensive due to several factors: Heartworm medications are relatively new, and their high price is attributed to research and development costs. Moreover, the medication is often imported, making it more expensive to obtain.

NexGard and Heartgard are both safe for most dogs, but there are a few side effects to be aware of. NexGard can cause vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy, and loss of appetite in some dogs.