Thank you to all those who wrote to tell me what they use for heartworm preventative. Most people use the traditional heartworm preventative that we all know about. However, I just got this e-mail this morning and found it interesting. She told me that I can pass it on to the list, so that's just what I'm doing. Does anyone else use this for heartworm control? I heard it was good for those other pests (fleas & ticks), but this is the first time I've read that it was good for heartworm as well. So let me know what you guys think. Best wishes, Barbara Here's what one reader wrote to me: Go to earthworks and read up on diatemaseous earth (FOOD GRADE ONLY) I give this to dogs, cats, and horses at my house. It kills ALL types of parasites including heartworm. NO frontline, ivomectin etc. here. Read all the wonderful things it does for people and animals and then pass all the info on to all on the list. I don't have time to write it all down right now or I would, on the way to work. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================