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Hello. I am writing for your opinion on using Bravecto, the pill that provides 12-week flea & tick protection. My vet is keen on it. My concern is that one of my two dogs has had cancer twice; also she reacted badly (vomiting) to a similar pill when she was a puppy. What is your advice? Thank you
–Gwen
Editor’s Note: For alternatives, check out these two articles: Best Flea and Tick Prevention for Dogs & Homemade Flea and Tick Prevention for Dogs
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As one of the comment moderators for Canine Journal, my heart breaks reading all of our readers’ comments about what Bravecto has done to your pets. Fortunately, our Sally has been completely healthy and happy and didn’t get sick from the Bravecto. In the future, I will ask more questions up front about potential side effects of medications and do research on what my vet recommends for my dog. I consider us to be very lucky that nothing bad happened to our sweet Sally.
I want to express my sorrow for those of you who have given Bravecto to your dogs and they have gotten ill from it. I can’t imagine how it feels to be in your shoes and I want to thank you for sharing your experiences with our community so other pet parents can be more informed.
My puppy is 8 months old and my vet also recommended it. I informed her that I was a bit scared of Bravecto (heard of the rumors) but she kept on telling me her dogs did just fine with it..
Needless to say I haven’t given it to him. It is still in the box. Too scared to give it….
I don’t know how to get people to understand that just because their dog or cat tolerated it “just fine” the other times they took it, doesn’t mean they won’t eventually suffer a painful, agonizing death. My husband and I did a lot of research on this after they died because Bravecto was the only common factor in their deaths. And what we learned is that hundreds of thousands of pets have died or are now suffering agonizing organ failure or seizures, or both.
Mum was put on bravecto while pregnant and we think this may have caused issues, another pup had clef pallet and one abnormal organs and dwarfism
The damage isn’t always immediate, it can develop slowly and then hit like a tubesock full of nickels.
Pet parents, please please please don’t ignore the outcries. Bravecto and Nexgard are very popular options that are being PUSHED hard by vets, PUSH BACK.
Please talk to your families and friends, the risk isn’t worth the “reward”. I’d rather bathe in parasites before giving my babies anymore of this flavorful poison.
5 days later, Riley was euthanized….he had every side effect listed for Bravecto chewables.
It was a nightmare….I’m devastated, heartbroken, and miss my buddy Riley, more than anyone can imagine. 🙁
I need immediate help from all of you , my GSD is suffering from both fleas and ticks for the last couple of months.
I have tried using “Fixotic Advance” but it didn’t work as per expectation. Can you please suggest which medicine should I go for my GSD? One of my friend suggested me to use “Bravecto” , can you please suggest whether it will be useful or it has any serious side effect.
I’m not against it,but it is my last resort. My fur baby was INFESTED with them and finally I had to put my own selfish issues aside and give in to medicine. He was miserable. He couldn’t sleep, he couldn’t walk 5 feet without stopping to itch, they were literally EVERYWHERE. Our vet prescribed Bravecta and it was AMAZING and a miracle, at least for us. Every fur baby is different with how it works,luckily we were very fortunate. If anyone asked if I would recommend it,i would tell them our own personal experience and that thats for them to decide. I am happy we used it. It makes me sad for those it didnt work for, and unfortunately that’s the downfall when trying or using prescribed medicine it’s a risk and naturally you hope and pray doe the best.
Just put 2 and 2 together, saw my mom had given her a dose, and left the package on the counter. Could not figure out why she is acting so weird. Won’t go back to her conventional doctor. Should I fast her, put her on something to flush her system, she has been on raw food for 4 years, but gets the typical conventional shots, and vaccines.
Will have to find a holistic vet in the Vancouver BC area. Until then any suggestions? Good luck everybody.
This drug is toxic, poisonous & in too many cases lethal.
STOP MARKETING THIS PLEASE FOR OUR PETS SAFETY & THE OWNERS SANITY!
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But then I started reading some of the statistics. There are over a thousand complaints to the EMA about Bravecto in Europe, and about 800 to the FDA in the US. (Roughly, I can’t remember the exact statistics. I got it off of the “does bravecto kill dogs” Facebook group) That’s kinda scary to me. I also started reading a lot of stories of people who’s dogs started coughing after taking bravecto and they eventually died. And I started thinking about it. My shiba developed a cough shortly after we moved into our new house and started working on our basement. I attributed the cough to the dust from the drywall, but it never went away. She got xrayed at the vet, and they said they thought she might have collapsing trachea. About a year later, she started going downhill quickly. She was 12 (We thought. She was a rescue. She could’ve been older). It was to be expected because she was old. We were going to run some tests to see if it was old age or maybe something more malicious, but we never got that far. She collapsed after agility one night and we had to put her down. Abdominal Cancer. The tumor burst, and that’s why she collapsed.
That cough developed right around the time I got my akita. That’s when they were really pushing bravecto at the vet. They had stopped carrying advantage, and I didn’t want to use advantix because we have a cat. So I put them both on bravecto. My shiba then developed a cough, and eventually cancer. Now maybe it’s not related. She was 12, maybe she just was old and got cancer. Maybe she did actually have collapsing trachea. But what if it wasn’t? What if I killed my dog with medicine? That’s the thought that made me switch.
I just gave my dogs Advantix today for the first time now that their bravecto has warn off. It’s a little bit scary switching medicines, honestly, because you never know how they’re going to react to something new. Plus I’m worried about my cat getting sick. But, I’d rather take extra precautions and separate my dogs and cat for a day or two to make sure my cat is safe, than to worry about whether or not my dogs are going to die because of some medicine I’m giving them. I’m sorry you guys had to go through this with your dogs. I hope I switched in time for them to not have any bad effects from the drug.
If someones reading this and have had the same safe experience with Bravecto as I have (so far) but have had their dog showing signs after a few years of giving them Bravecto please let me know the signs to look out for!
After reading all your comments I have made the determination to not give her either the Bravecto or the Interceptor. I cannot chance it, this dose may well kill her. I could not live with myself if anything happened. She does get her anti seizure medication three times a day.
Sorry so long but thank you all for your input into this medication so we can all be better informed.
I have a 9yr old cocker spaniel and with an enlarged heart and heart murmur I used the flea and tick collar. I didnt want anything else introduced into her bloodstream because shes on heart medication. I thought this might be a safer route for her condition and age.
About 10 Days ago my vet game me Bravecto for my dog. I actually had never heard of it. I always use The Frontline spot on
which I have never had a problem with for my dogs. Anyway on leaving the surgery with my dog she said to watch
her for the next 24 hours after I had given her the tablet. If she was sick to ring in, if I was at all concerned about something to phone in and I could bring her back any time through the night they were 24 hours.
I didn’t think anything of it at first until I got back in the car and started driving home, then thought it was a strange thing for the vet to say about watching her. Watch her for what, and why? Needless to say alarm bells
started to go off in my head, As I kept going over what she had said. Got home typed in online and was horrified
to read what I was about Bravecto. Decided to ask a FB group for the breed of what they thought. Many mixed replies
both for and against.
I lost two dogs 4 year ago this year just old age they never had the tablet. I could not face losing another
right now. I decided not to give her the tablet and have got rid of it. Someone also put a video of their dog onto FB having fits having had the medication. Heart breaking to see. I actually rang the vets and told them
I hadn’t given the tablet and didn’t intend to.
What annoys me is that Vets seem to be dishing out this tablet, and giving no information to the owners of the risks
that are involved for fur baby parents to make their own informed decision.
My fur baby is my world. And I am truly sorry for all who have used the tablet and had the problems.
Sending hugs to all.
I’m so sorry for your loss. I have a 7 year old springer spaniel and I gave her bravecto two days ago. She was very lethargic and lost bladder control the night we gave it to her. She seems fine now and I’m praying that she will be okay. I was wondering what symptoms your springer had? I will NEVER give this medication to her again I’m just hoping she will be okay from this dose I gave her.
Thank you
She has been on strong medications, steriods, immune suppressants ever since. Many blood test and appts to monitor her. Not a day goes by that we are not scared. She was extremely healthy and full of spunk prior to the Nexgard. I feel guilty everyday for giving her the Nexgard.
If you research on -line, you will find many stories of horrible side effects from these tick/ flea meds. Do not put yourself or your beloved pet through any of this. Find a safer alternative.
The truth is found though in the report of 2016 to the EMA where it states:
“Metabolism
No metabolites could be detected in the faeces of the target animals however in the 90 day oral repeat dose toxicity study in rats as well as in the developmental study in rabbits a metabolite could be detected in substantial amounts in plasma. ”
So if it metabolizes with rats it is highly unlikely it doe snot with cats and dogs.
After accidental ingestion stomach lavage, as well as administration of active charcoal administration and laxatives, MAY be advisable but as reported here, it may be too late. We have to get this off the market !!
Firstly, I wanted to try to get as much of this synthetic/unnatural (fluorinated) stuff back out of his system as possible, but I wasn’t sure what it’d preferentially bind to (i.e., protein/carbohydrate/fat), so I hand-fed him boiled chicken breast, boiled rice, & cheese.
Secondly, I regularly carried his waterbowl over to where he lay and I held it for him so that he could drink lots of fresh water; after a while I’d then carry him to the litterbox so he could pee.
Thirdly, I lay on the floor beside him round the clock until he was well again, so he could feel safe. I gently talked to him and stroked his head so that he knew that I was near, and that I could tell that he was suffering.
On Day 5 (five) he was through.
Never again.
I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions for alternatives that are as effective as Bravecto is supposed to be. Topical treatments are constantly failing and I have to change brands all the time and they never seem to keep my dog protected for the full month. We were out of town and missed a treatment by 4 days once and literally had to move out of our apartment after both fumigation and very expensive flea treatment failed. When it gets really bad I have to sit with a flea comb and soapy water picking fleas off him one by one – I once got over 40 live fleas – and he hates it and now runs away when he sees the comb. The fleas also seem to have smartened up because they no longer hang out on the typical areas fleas like (they used to appear on the parts of his body covered in tan/white hair, now they only hide in the black. They also don’t appear near his tail, abdomen or armpits anymore. lately I only find them on his upper chest.) He’s an indoor dog. Doesn’t visit dog parks or hang out with many other dogs and yet its a constant problem. Furthermore, I cannot take a chance with natural flea products as we are in the midst of a flea-borne typhus epidemic in Los Angeles right now and it’s always flea season here so I need something strong and long-lasting. I love my vet and he insists Bravecto is safe, as has our secondary vet, but this thread is terrifying and I’m scared to give it to my dog.
Another question directed at the administrators – have you been reviewing all the posts to try and determine a pattern of common symptoms? It seems that a lot of people are blaming Bravecto for a lot of different types of issues and so I don’t even know what I should be looking for in terms of potential side effects. Any pattern between breeds? Age? Geography?
Regarding your admin questions, we haven’t been analyzing the comments for common threads regarding breeds, age, geography, etc. That would be interesting data to observer and see if there are any commonalities. Something we will definitely consider doing! From what I can tell, there seems to be no pattern I’ve noticed. I’ve given Bravecto to my dog in the past (prior to knowing about the serious issues with it) and fortunately I haven’t had any issues with it. My dog is approximately 4 years old, hound mix, female and we live in Iowa.
I have been living in LA for 10 years now and my dog has been taking some form of flea and tick medication either topically or orally until early last year when she reacted badly to taking Comfortis. This was an oral medicine that was to last a month and once administered, my dog vomited, showed lethargy, and had small to large, multiple lesions in her mouth. I knew that all pharmaceutical flea and tick medicine is just some form of pesticide/insecticide in smaller dosages that are supposed to be safe for our pets and never felt good about giving it to her, but with how bad the infestations get, i felt i had no other choice. however, after I saw these lesions, i decided that her body could no longer process the pesticide and stopped giving her any brand of flea/tick medicine. I found one product that seemed to work well. Wondercide Natural Flea & Tick Control concentrate for the yard (we used cedar and lemongrass) seemed to work well to kill the infestation in the back yard. We got the population numbers of both fleas and mosquitoes down significantly, not entirely since rats, raccoons, feral cats, etc. roam there, but it worked so well that we kept spraying the yard every time we saw any fleas in the flea trap. As for my dog, i had to comb her, bathe her regularly to keep her flea free, but she now suffers from Flea afflicted dermatitis so she’s just constantly itchy.
I got an application of BRAVECTO when a friend of mine raved about how well it worked for her cat, who also reacted badly to Comfortis. She mentioned that is gets rid of Flea afflicted dermatitis so i was really excited to try it out on my dog so that she can live itch free. After doing some reasearch and reading about how other dogs have reacted to it badly or caused deaths, I’m reluctant to try it out. Did you end up giving it to your dog? I empathize with your flea ordeal last summer. It was insane. I really hope this year will be easier for us and our dogs 🙂
I would loved to know how to get this out of her system as well!!
The vets can’t seem to understand how his kidneys and liver became damaged. But we used the bravecto just over 6 months ago.
I decided to post this so persons can apply some caution before using this product.
SIP Raja. We love you.
He had some sort of tremors, wouldn’t eat, he lost all his energy and all i did was lay next to him hoping for him to get through it and he did. I read reviews too late but if i would’ve known i would’ve threw it out.
We have just had a week from hell with our 5 year old, 40kg male Labradoodle, who also is never ill, full of life and eats exceptionally well. He has had Bravecto (on the advice of the vet), even though I voiced concerns previously. The problem as I see it, is that the dog doesn’t necessarily have an immediate reaction, it could be the same day, week, month or year, if the tablet is given on a regular basis. I’ve now researched even further, to find out that the toxins can build up, and slowly poison the dog, especially if they are not strong in the first place. The symptoms of both previously healthy dogs, did not come to light straight away, but after taking on a regular basis for a year. They were both disorientated, stagger, violently sick and diarrhoea, and all the usual symptoms connected to Bravecto. Our dog didn’t even recognise us for days.
Our current experience started 5 weeks ago, within a week of taking the tablet. I’ve never seen such a sick dog, and took him to our vet – cut a long story short 3 vets at the practice could find absolutely no conclusive reason for his illness, all the tests came back negative, and the dog ended up staying in for 2 days. At this point they recommended a referral to a vet hospital, which were also very good, but don’t seem to want to hear concerns about Bravecto. He had every scan, MRI, CT, Spinal tap, advanced bloods, to no avail – there appeared to be no answer. Our poor dog didn’t recognise us, couldn’t stand straight, and paced, without stopping for 36 hours straight. We were absolutely devastated and distressed. I asked for a neurosurgeon to have a look and that also concluded negative. I’m not medically trained at all, but know the dog, and it was definitely neurological in nature. He’d seen 3 vets and 4 specialist vets in the period of a week.
We brought him home on Thursday night, none the wiser, but if we were going to have to make the dreaded decision to let him go, it was going to be with us at home.
A miracle happened, and slowly (presuming by now the toxins had expelled themselves or worked through his system), our boy slowly came back to us over the next 2 days and now appears back to normal. We are so relieved to say the least, and will never ever give another dog this dreadful poison again.
I actually don’t know a vet that will say it could be related to Bravecto, but do have 2 colleagues who used to work as Vet Assistants, who both said the practice were bound somehow to prescribing this, but they themselves would never, ever give to their pets. Says everything.
Additionally, why do all vets want to recommend Royal Canin and Purina to poorly animals – indpendant dog food sites, show they are really low end and full of sugar and have as much goodness as cardboard. I’m afraid, as soon as my boy got home and wanted to eat, I put him straight back on to his raw……. he is now bounding back to normal.
I’ve owned dogs for 45 years, and up until using Bravecto have never experienced anything like this before.
Please, anyone reading this, do your own research before making the decision to give your dog Bravecto. I have never voiced anything on the web before, but as a concerned dog and animal lover, had to tell the story.
In the middle of September, after her second dose of Bravecta, she started having regular episodes where she would vomit, become lethargic, suffer tremors and a staggered gait. These episodes lasted four days the first few times, and occurred about twice a month. Eventually the episodes started happening more frequently, and would last about two days. Currently, these episodes are lasting anywhere between 12 hours and two days, but they’re occurring slightly more frequently than once a week.
I took her to the vet and am waiting for the blood panel results. She recommended that I take her off the Bravecta. I agreed with her whole heartedly. Unfortunately, she’ll have that crap in her system until December 13. Until then I’ve. Just been treating the symptoms the best way I can. I will take the advice of an earlier commenter and complain to the FDA as well as Merck. I’m also going to go on YouTube and share my experience. My dog has been so sick, and I’ve unwittingly been the cause.
As I mentioned in my first post, my dog began suffering these symptoms: vomiting full contents of stomach, lethargy, droopy eyelids, restlessness, confusion, “spacey,” extreme thirst, complete loss of appetite, staggered gait, tremors, overheating. Well, I stopped giving her Bravecto, and its efficacy ended December 13, 2018. From that day on, I saw an immediate reduction in the occurrences of these episodes, and over the next four months the episodes dropped off to nothing.
April 21, 2019 was the last episode. I thought, great, this crap is finally out of her system. Well, on October 24 and 25, 2019, my dog had a two-day episode. All the symptoms I mentioned above were present. Fortunately, the symptoms had almost all gone by late in the evening of October 25.
It had been six months between episodes. I think that’s wonderful, but I’m curious why she experienced such a long period of great health, then WHAMO! she’s out for two days. I can’t say for sure, except to suggest that some of this Bravecto remains in her body long after its three-month efficacy period. I asked my vet whether she believed Bravecto could be stored in a pet’s fat cells (like LSD and other types of dangerous drugs). She said no, but of course my vet office sells Bravecto. What did I expect her to say?
At any rate, other than this last two-day episode, my dog has been extremely healthy and apparently lucky. I’m very sorry for pet owners whose dogs suffered worse or even died as a result of using Bravecto. Also, you should know that today I organized the journal and log I had been keeping from the very beginning. I attached them to the FDA form 1932a (https://www.fda.gov/media/125072/download), and sent them off to the Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM1932a@fda.hhs.gov). They notified me that they are in receipt of my report and documentation. They will also cross report to Merck (the manufacturer of Bravecto).
If I can say one thing to owners who have used Bravecto on their pets, and whose pets are now experiencing the symptoms I mentioned, it would be that there is a good chance they will get better. Just stop using this pesticide, and advise all your friends to follow suit. If I can say another thing, it would be to stop listening to your vet singing the praises of this poison. Vets are inclined to accept only the research put out by Merck, and often overlook or ignore what their clients are telling them.
I get more ticks than my dogs do and I have 8 of them.
Then, these “episodes†started occurring a few+ times a year. He would seem fine, then look scared and weak. Then he would lose control of his muscles and either fall over or not be able to get up. Drooling became excessive and his eyes looked dialated and “lostâ€. He would lose his bladder and shake uncontrollably. These episodes would last for about 5-30 minutes; leaving him tired and weak. I have tried to correlate the episodes with medicines, food, weather, seasons, activities, etc. He has also had episodes of itchiness/scratching. We have not noticed any dry patches or redness. (I thought it could be the Bravecto wearing off and he had a flea or two?) I have taken him to the vet for regular visits; as well as additional visits when the earlier seizure-like events occurred. We hoped to diagnose “what†happened to treat or prevent further episodes. We ran test and all was good. Fortunately, he doesn’t have enough seizures to warrant sedation-type meds so we did “nothing†but hope that his last episode was just that— his last.
Our vet has also pushed Bravecto for him during this time- even after our concerns about the med were raised at each visit. He kept assuring us the medicine was safe. It is expensive and the rebates were hardly worth the effort it took to receive! But through all our complaints and concerns, we were still assured it was our best & safest option. My rationale was it was tested and approved by a reputable pharmaceutical company!?! Plus, our dog even liked taking it … it was his “treatâ€!
Our dog’s last episode was two weeks after giving him his last dose of Bravecto – – two months ago. Can I 100% say Bravecto was the cause of his seizures? No! Will I give him another dose of Bravecto? Absolutely NOT! I’m ashamed it has taken me this long to realize I probably, and literally, may have been handing him his poison!
Bravecto tablet. A few days later he had a bad seizure he is 7yrs old and has never had a fit before. This was the first time I have used it and it is the last. He has had fits after using this bravecto for over seven months before they stopped. He has always been a healthy dog before this. I am convinced bravecto is the cause of this. My son has just got a puppy and has taken him to the vets yesterday and in this puppy pack they have given him is bravecto tablets I was very annoyed as this could have dire consequences for a 9 week old puppy.
Did you ask your vet to follow up? Often in addition to paperwork, the company will require a post-mortem exam and other tests. We should partner with our veterinarians to let them know this is important and we are willing to do all we can to make sure the companies are aware and the reactions are on the record. When we have reactions to our own medications, we have to report them to the companies and FDA, my doctor has always provided the information for me to file the report. I am not aware of him filing forms but the company may contact the doctor because I provide the information on my doctor. Of course, there are privacy issues with people’s records and not necessarily with animal’s records.
In August when both dogs were due for their 2nd dose, I just couldn’t bring myself to give it to them. I just thought it absolutely does not make sense to give a chewy tablet filled with toxic insecticide to a pet that you dearly love and are trying to give the best to. Last Wednesday, the day before the FDA released their warning to the public that Bravecto causes seizures, tremors, stumbling and the like, I took the remaining 4 doses ( for both dogs) back to the Vet stating that I just couldn’t bring myself to giving them to my dogs. The Vet assistants were very dismissive and made me feel I was over reacting and didn’t know the facts etc etc. They even took the warning insert from the box to review the cautions from Merck, the manufacturer. I responded by saying ‘Do you really think the manufacturer, Merck, are going to list those side effects?’
I really did not appreciate the dismissive manner with which they responded to me. Even though for the past two years at our dogs annual check up, I clearly signalled that I felt the tremors and even the deafness was related to Bravecto, our Vet did not even record my intuitions in his notes.
My husband texted me the FDA public warning late Friday night, 2 days after I had returned the Bravecto to the Vet. I can’t begin to describe the guilt I experienced Friday night after the confirmation that the Bravecto causes seizures and tremors, stumbling and lack of coordination. Earlier that Friday morning, my female had great difficulty coming up the stairs outside. We had installed rubber mats both on the stairs outside and even in the house because with her tremors and lack of coordination ( again I remind you the Vet told us was old age and arthritis) she had great difficulty going up and down the stairs. When she did come in from outside after having had difficulty going up the stairs, she went to go down the stairs to our basement, which than God are carpeted, and fell about one third of the way down head over heel. She came sheepishly into the room, very disoriented after the fall and had one of the worst tremors I had ever seen her have which lasted much longer than any she has experienced before. She has then several times a day, like ‘shudders’ and trips over her own feet. Most times very unsteady on her feet, limping around and whenever she is standing, she is always leaning like the tower of Pisa. She just broke out with a new series of scaly patches at a few spots around her body with one large patch under her front leg.
I am devastated by the confirmation from the FDA about the toxicity hazard of this product. I can’t believe I made the intuitive decision the day before the Public Warning that I had returned the product to the Vet. I wish in my heart of hearts that I had followed that same intuition when I first had it 2 years earlier to not give it to them. My male has not presented like my female but he is 4 years younger.
I hope this helps anyone with identifying the symptoms of their own pets.
It’s just not worth taking the chance.
We are using ‘Cedarcide’ , a natural non toxic spray made from the Texas Red Cedar and NO, it is not the cedar oil that is dangerous for cats.
We have had great results with it over the last 12 years and sincerely wish we had simply stuck with it but when we moved to Ontario 4 years ago, we were overwhelmed with the tick crisis so thought we had better use the Bravecto because of the fear of Lyme disease.
I read reports from a vet in England who proved one dose of Bravecto can stay in the dogs system for even as long as a year! So even when you stop dosing them, they still have it in their system and will continue to present with the side effects.
Imagine giving the prescribed 3 or 4 doses! Imagine the concentration of the pesticide in their system!
Like GMO foods, Monsanto states that the pesticide Round Up that they use in their GMO’d seeds would not leak into the guts of the people eating GMO’d food but guess what, it does! Round up affects the ‘gut’ of the insect so you can imagine what it is doing to humans!
The American Paediatric Society tried to get the FDA to do something about it as they were seeing a huge increase of children presenting with serious intestinal disorders at very very young ages. Your intestinal health is the foundation for your immune system and now they are documenting that tour intestinal health has direct impact on your mental health.
We really don’t know what we’re doing,
do we?
I am sure the leakage of the poison in Bravecto is the same as the leakage of Monsanto ( which was recently bought out by Bayer pharmaceuticals )
They know what they’re doing for profit, without conscience or integrity and we, out of fear compromise our better judgement and feed poison to our beloved pets. Imagine, they were looking into making a Bravecto like tablet for humans like our neurology hasn’t been affected enough in this life.
No, we do not know what we are doing.
Julie Emerick
I wonder when given for the first time a half dose trial should be done to check for sensitivity?
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I hope you find a solution shortly as we head into summer!
And btw, “try to find one that does not have the side effects which your dog experienced” …isn’t that the Veterinarian’s job?
Crawl back into your hole Todd with your blanket and suck your thumb or whatever else you can find. Your harm is not welcome here.
Your post was not helpful. Your comments and assertions are irelevant and you’ve done a disservice to the discourse.
Your experience with Bravecto is subjective and anecdotal and therefore irrelevant. You offer no data to substantiate your point and there is no correlation to incidents of side effects and fatalities. It is useless to suggest that in a universe of one dog (yours) Bravecto didn’t kill it, so that is proof of efficacy. No one needs a reminder to be cautious with pharmaceuticals – that’s an obvious point. Maybe you need to hear it again: Bravecto kills dogs! Can you name any other brand of flea & tick drug that is killing dogs?!
I think you are the person who can help me. I’m not interested in the clinical trials for oral flea and tick insecticide for dogs. I’m interested in the long term studies. Where can I find the one for Bravecto. If not Bravecto, I’d be settle a long term study for one of the other favourites, such as Nexgard or Simparica.
Thank you.
– Panic Attack lasting 2 hours
– Respiratory Distress
– Multiple Convulsions
– A Seizure
As of today, it has been 3 weeks since my dog took Bravecto and to date, and she still has no appetite for her food, but she is constantly drinking water.
Do the research and check for the findings of the European Medicines Agency (EMA). Since it was launched in 2014, Bravecto has killed hundreds of dogs, while inflicting critical and lasting side effects on more than 5000 dogs worldwide.
Merck needs to act and pull this dangerous product off the market!
As for the monthly spot application products on the back, every northern breed dog I’ve by owned by the stuff drives them weird with panting, pacing etc. etc. That stuff is a toxin great for killing fleas and ticks but it still affects them too.
I ask my dog’s cancer vet. She said that she did not like any of the flea prevention pills. She said only to use the liquids: either Advantage Plus or Vectra. The problem now is that our dogs have buzz cuts & roll on rugs, leading to their rubbing off the flea liquid just after it’s applied.
My young dog had awful symptoms from a flea pill as a puppy. Our vet actually posted a sign about it because so many dogs vomited from it. Since then, our dog has had cancer twice. So we are cautious.
Please do check the FB group Does bravecto kills dogs or Is bravecto safe?
I will never ever feed them that.
Side effects like seizures was stated in the information leaflet on the topical application but not the Oral one.
Class action?