heartworm meds? Trifexis?

[irishedon]

I'm mostly a lurker on here but you guys have helped me so much over the years. I had a dog who had grain allergies and thanks to you he is great now! I need your help again....I wanted to ask about heartworm meds.
We have always used Frontline Plus for fleas and Sentinel for heartworms. Well there is the shortage of Sentinel. My vet is recommending Trifexis. Any thoughts?
Anyone have any other suggestions for heartworm meds?
For the record I have a 80lb male golden retriever who is 3.5 years old.
Thanks!!!

[irishedon]

Wrong board-sorry! Reposting on pets

[dexteroni]

We went with Iverhart for heartworm and are sticking with Advantage drops for fleas and ticks. Trifexis doesn't prevent ticks, just fleas.

[Doctorblue]

Jul 8, 2012 23:58:23 GMT -5 dexteroni said:

We went with Iverhart for heartworm and are sticking with Advantage drops for fleas and ticks. Trifexis doesn't prevent ticks, just fleas.

Advantage doesn't treat ticks either. Advantix does, but not Advantage.

[Doctorblue]

Not sure what area you are in, but we've been seeing a lot of tickborne diseases in my area. So, depending on the tick situation where you are, I'd definitely still get something for the ticks (Trifexis doesn't treat ticks). If you're happy with the Frontline, I'd use that and switch over to something like Iverhart or Hartgard.