Heartgard Problem ?

[BigBite]

hi i gave my puppies (about 4.5months) HG yesterday and today they vomited a little and soft stools :( im not sure if its the HG or the food since last night i was busy at work and asked a friend to feed them and he overfeed them.

im taking them to the vet tomorrow but since im online i wanted to get more info.

Thanks in advance

[frontierrots]

I've had several dogs either vomit or have nasty sloppy stools after getting their Heartworm pills

For those dogs I used Interceptor at the Safeheart dosage (it's an FDA approved dose of the same product- 11-25 lb Interceptor dose for a 51-100lb dog) and that reduced or eliminated the problem. The safeheart dose does NOT kill intestinal parasites just heartworm

You should ask your vet about it

Overfeeding by a friend could also do it, especially if it was different food

[brunie's mom]

If it's Heartgard Plus, that has a wormer in it. It could be that your pup's had worms and the worms have died off after the dosage. They often have upset tummies after deworming.

Gina

[targonrotts]

i have never had a problem with heartgard plus chewables. i do it since they are 8 weeks of age for life.
i know some breeds can be a bit sensitive to it, such as collies, aussies.
i think from what you described and both at the same time, that it could be the overfeeding/diet change related.
if it happens again next month with the heartgard dosing, then i would consider switching to interceptor in case it is a sensitivity issue.

[BigBite]

thanks all for the help ..much appreciated :)

the puppies recovered and back to normal yesterday morning, i guess it was either the HG or overfeeding.

ps. i feed them wellness and i switch to Canidae. thanks to this site