Parasite Prevention
Parasites like fleas, ticks, and heartworms can cause serious discomfort, long-term health issues, and even death for your pet—but the right prevention plan can stop them in their tracks. At Animal Hospitals of the Lowcountry, we help you choose the best protection for your dog or cat from the many options available. With expert guidance and year-round solutions, we make parasite prevention simple, effective, and tailored to your pet’s needs.
An important part of wellness is protection from fleas, ticks, heartworms, and intestinal parasites. Here are some of the products we utilize at Animal Hospitals of the Lowcountry:
Heartworm & Intestinal Parasite Prevention
Before using any products, discuss with your veterinarian to find the right product for your pet.
For Dogs:
- Credelio Quattro™ (lotilaner, moxidectin, praziquantel, and pyrantel chewable tablets) provides the broadest parasite protection of its kind, covering 6 types of parasites in one chewable tablet. It’s approved for use in dogs and puppies as young as 8 weeks, weighing 3.3 pounds or more.
- Sentinel Spectrum Chews™ (milbemycin oxime, lufenuron, praziquantel) are monthly, tasty beef-favored chews that provide prevention and control of fleas, heartworm, and intestinal parasites.
- ProHeart Injectable™ (moxidection) provides 6 to 12 months of continuous protection against heartworm disease and treats hookworm infestation.
For Cats:
- Revolution Plus™ (selamectin, sarolaner) broadens the scope of protection for cats and kittens against fleas, ticks, ear mites, roundworms, hookworms, and heartworms with a simple-to-apply, quick-drying, small-volume, monthly topical solution.
Other Products Available for Flea and Tick Prevention:
Before using any products, discuss with your veterinarian to find the right product for your pet.
- Credelio®️ (lotilaner) is a small, tasty chewable that’s approved for all puppies and dogs 8 weeks of age or older that weigh 4.4 pounds or greater. Credelio isn’t just gentle on your pup, it also kills ticks and fleas fast, and lasts a full month.
- FRONTLINE Gold has a triple action formula. Its 3 secret weapons: fipronil and (S)-methoprene and pyriproxyfen make it relentless at killing fleas, flea eggs and larvae, as well as ticks. And the protection doesn’t quit all month.
- CAPSTAR®️ is a tablet you give orally that starts working within 30 minutes to kill the adult fleas on your pet while being remarkably safe.
- Comfortis®️ is a beef-flavored, chewable tablet that kills fleas and prevents flea infestations on dogs and cats. Fleas start dying in 30 minutes and lasts for a full month.
