Products that help protect your dog from heartworms naturally without chemical preventatives.

Many of our customers are worried about the chemicals in heartworm prevention treatments, and rightfully so. Many holistic veterinarians believe that the long-term use of heartworm prevention drugs may be directly or indirectly associated with arthritis, liver and kidney diseases, skin allergies, and many types of degenerative problems and many holistic veterinarians avoid these chemicals completely in many climates.

For your convenience, here is an index and handy link to our suggestions to dog owners who want to try to protect their dogs from heartworms without chemical preventative treatments. If you do choose this alternative be sure your dog receives heartworm testing from his or her veterinarian regularly.

Suggestions & Tips:

- Garlic. A super healthy food supplement your pet should be taking anyway! Great bonus is that it helps make your pet unattractive to mosquitoes and other parasites!
- Neem Spray. Safe, natural, organic neem spray repels mosquitoes and other predators.
- Neem and other herbal shampoos... contain ingredients that help repel mosquitoes and other predators.
- Avoid mosquitoes. Eliminate standing water, even in small quantities, all over outer environment to discourage mosquito growth
- Attract birds. Birds are great fun to watch and host and will eat thousands of mosquitoes every day.
- Consider bats. If you have a significant mosquito presence, consider hosting bats who eat up to 600 mosquitoes per hour
- Grow anti-mosquito herbs. Yes, there are anti-parasitic herbs you can grow that will also discourage mosquitoes from hanging around your property. Find lists by following the links below.

Without further delay, here is a convenient list of the products that will help you protect your dog from heartworm without chemicals:

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