Dog thread!🐾

[ShrekDawg]

https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterina...al-adverse-events-associated-isoxazoline-flea

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterina...al-adverse-events-associated-isoxazoline-flea

I refuse to use these products. My vet wanted me to because of all the Lyme disease around here. I don't think the risks are worth it, and it isn't guaranteed to prevent tick diseases anyways. Thankfully we don't have fleas here. I keep aussies which can be sensitive to some drugs. My last one used to have seizures from heartguard. Plus once these products are in your dogs you can't get them out.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Definitely not fear mongering. We all have to choose what we want to use in our pets. I'm just saying I choose not to use them for various reasons.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I refuse to use these products. My vet wanted me to because of all the Lyme disease around here. I don't think the risks are worth it, and it isn't guaranteed to prevent tick diseases anyways. Thankfully we don't have fleas here. I keep aussies which can be sensitive to some drugs. My last one used to have seizures from heartguard. Plus once these products are in your dogs you can't get them out.

I use Nexgard and Heartgard but thankfully we ran out a while ago. I was going to renew them but now I’m too scared to

 

[ShrekDawg]

Definitely not fear mongering. We all have to choose what we want to use in our pets. I'm just saying I choose not to use them for various reasons.

I didn’t think you were. And that’s understandable

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I didn’t think you were. And that’s understandable

I just didn't want people who do choose to use these products to think I think anything bad about their choices. Some I type short, so maybe it sounds short?

 

[ShrekDawg]

I just didn't want people who do choose to use these products to think I think anything bad about their choices. Some I type short, so maybe it sounds short?

I totally get that! And nah, it didn’t!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I use Nexgard and Heartgard but thankfully we ran out a while ago. I was going to renew them but now I’m too scared to

I do use the heartguard. Heartworms are no joke. For the aussies that are mdr1 positive I use Sentinel.

 

[StinkyAcres]

I refuse to use these products. My vet wanted me to because of all the Lyme disease around here. I don't think the risks are worth it, and it isn't guaranteed to prevent tick diseases anyways. Thankfully we don't have fleas here. I keep aussies which can be sensitive to some drugs. My last one used to have seizures from heartguard. Plus once these products are in your dogs you can't get them out.

Same here. We took both of my dogs off of the oral flea and tick preventatives after we adopted them. I felt very uncomfortable making my dogs eat those (relatively new) pesticides. I do however use Heartgard Plus for Luna and Interceptor Plus for Dorie.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I do use the heartguard. Heartworms are no joke. For the aussies that are mdr1 positive I use Sentinel.

That’s smart!