Heartworm Medicine for Dogs and Cats: Comparison Chart

Heartworm medicine for dogs and cats is an essential part of keeping your pets healthy and happy. The disease is much easier to prevent than to treat, which means giving your dog or cat heartworm medicine before they become infected could save them from major health complications, including death. However, with all the heartworm medication options out there, it can be confusing which products you should be asking your veterinarian about. Luckily for pet parents everywhere, we have created the chart below, which compares the major heartworm medications in an easy to understand way. Some of these medicines also have a generic equivalent.

For more information, read our series about heartworm here. We also have developed a Heartworm Tracker, which lets you know what the risk of heartworm is in your area.

Heartworm medicine Comparison Chart

	Iverhart Plus for Dogs	Ivermectin; Pyrantel Pamoate Monthly; oral
	Heartgard Plus for Dogs	Ivermectin; Pyrantel Pamoate Monthly; oral
	Heartgard Plus for Cats	Ivermectin Monthly; oral
	Interceptor for Dogs & Cats	Milbemycin Oxime Monthly; oral
	Iverhart Max	Ivermectin; Pyrantel Pamoate; Praziquantel Monthly; oral
	Sentinel for Dogs	Flumethrin; Imidacloprid 8 Months; collar
	Advantage MULTI for Dogs	Imidacloprid; Moxidectin Monthly; topical
	Advantage MULTI for Cats	Imidacloprid; Moxidectin Monthly; topical
	Revolution for Dogs	Selamectin Monthly; topical
	Revolution for Cats	Selamectin Monthly; topical
	TRIFEXIS	Milbemycin Oxime; Spinosad Monthly; oral