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What's the best heartworm, flea, and tick prevention for my dog?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Female | unspayed | 5 months and 10 days old | 24 lbs

What is the best heart worm and flea prevention

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Answered By Jennifer Summerfield, DVM CPDT-KA

Veterinarian, Certified Dog Trainer

Published on January 11th, 2017

Personally, I like Trifexis very much - it covers fleas, heartworms, and intestinal parasites and is extremely effective. If you need something that covers ticks as well, then I would suggest Nexgard or Bravecto for fleas and ticks, along with Heartgard or Sentinel for heartworm prevention :)

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