Important Information on Heartworm and GE Mosquitos

Published: Wed, 03/16/22

MOSQUITO MADNESS- article by Dr. Deva Khalsa - Click Here to Read

Genetically Modified Mosquitos may be spawning unintended consequences

click above to read all about it!

Some facts about Heartworm Prevention:

Heartworm medicine does not prevent infection in the future. Rather, it works backwards, killing up to a certain stage of the Larvae. It works backwards for approximately 6 weeks, (a tiny bit longer than this) until the larvae matures to the next stage.
Many preventives contain other, additional poisons, pesticides, and toxins with the reasoning that you are handling intestinal worms, external parasites, etc., with that once-a-month dose. In my opinion, your dog does not need to be exposed to that toxic burden once a month in order to prevent heartworm. It’s not healthy.
Ivermectin has been the standard go-to product for heartworm prevention and it’s general health benefits are just beginning to surface. It's very safe. Heartguard Plus is commonly prescribed, but once again we have all these other insecticides (in addition to ivermectin) that our dogs do not need on a routine basis. Heartguard Plain, in the form of chewables, is available at 1 800 pet meds and it is simply ivermectin.
There are heartworm maps that delineate the incidence of heartworm in areas of the US. Below is a heartworm map from the American Heartworm Society. You can use that incidence along with when mosquitoes are in season when making decisions on how long you will treat each year. In colder States, one dose of ivermectin on May 1st covers all of April and half of March. Remember it works BACKWARDS.
In areas where the risk of heartworm is high, I now recommend treating once a month during the season rather than every 6 weeks as I am uncertain of the future implications in relation to the GE mosquitoes.

While I commonly have consultations for allergies, cancer and organ failure I also do Wellness Consultations. In these, we discuss everything your dog and cat DOES NOT NEED, along with alternatives to the toxic poisons that are routinely offered. The Wellness Consultation takes into consideration your location and lifestyle, among other things. When you go for your spring check-up you wind up saving a great deal of money and your pet is exposed to fewer dangerous chemicals and vaccinations. You'll also understand all the science behind your decisions on your pets health.

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In the article above, I write:

POISON BOMBS

"Let’s start with flea and tick prevention. We don’t want our dogs to get fleas and ticks and we want to avoid tick-borne diseases. Yet we are making our dogs poison bombs as we give them oral and spot-on flea products that stay in their systems – for months! The concentration of these insecticides in your dog’s body for this time period is so high that even at the end of the month or three-month period a flea or tick drops dead within seconds of nibbling on your dog. That’s impressive! But if that’s what it’s doing to the fleas and ticks, what’s it doing to your dog? These powerful poisons circulate through your dog day in and day out. It’s also important to know just how carcinogenic they are. Established research has repeatedly proven the carcinogenic effect of the ingredients in these products. There are now natural, non-toxic products that are effective so there’s no reason to have to use these toxic products on your dog."