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Bravecto
Kevin Lindsay United Kingdom (Verified User) Posts 1420 Dogs 10 / Races 7 12 Feb 2016 11:54
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With Spring (hopefully) around the corner I was recommended (by a vet) Bravecto for my hounds. It claims to kill fleas and ticks for 3 months.
Does anyone have any experience of using it on greyhounds?
Martin James Ireland (Verified User) Posts 1128 Dogs 5 / Races 0 12 Feb 2016 12:26
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Yes Kevin it the real deal complete wipe out for months no more washing etc. 20 Euro tab split in 2 does 2 adult dogs flavoured too so no problem getting dogs to take them.
Chris Robertson Ireland (Verified User) Posts 1043 Dogs 28 / Races 0 12 Feb 2016 12:30
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Yes had a bitch come into the kennels covered in ticks give her Bravecto gone in 24 hrs. But I think if you read the leaflet it works best if given when the dog has got them not used as a preventative and as it isn't cheap I would be inclined to wait.
Kevin Lindsay United Kingdom (Verified User) Posts 1420 Dogs 10 / Races 7 12 Feb 2016 14:44
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Chris Robertson wrote:
Yes had a bitch come into the kennels covered in ticks give her Bravecto gone in 24 hrs. But I think if you read the leaflet it works best if given when the dog has got them not used as a preventative and as it isn't cheap I would be inclined to wait.
Good grief! I hope you gave the owner a good 'ticking off' too!
Kevin Lindsay United Kingdom (Verified User) Posts 1420 Dogs 10 / Races 7 12 Feb 2016 14:46
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martin james wrote:
Yes Kevin it the real deal complete wipe out for months no more washing etc. 20 Euro tab split in 2 does 2 adult dogs flavoured too so no problem getting dogs to take them.
This will be my third year of using Bravecto on my dogs Give half tablet at beginning of April, and no fleas or Tics at all for a whole year.Only available from Vets in Ireland, costs around 22 euro per tablet, so that 11 euro per dog per year, brilliant .
Kevin Lindsay United Kingdom (Verified User) Posts 1420 Dogs 10 / Races 7 12 Feb 2016 15:25
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Geoff - when you say you give "half a tablet" to each dog. What is the dose of the tablet you halve? Is it the one for 'large dogs' weighing 20 - 40kg? How come both you and Martin recommend giving only half the dose?
Howard Moshinsky USA (Verified User) Posts 886 Dogs 3 / Races 0 12 Feb 2016 18:44
Because one tablet is the recommended dose by the company that manufactures it, BUT , I was told by a person of high regard in the Greyhound World on day1, that I could use half a table per dog, and it would work ok.....it did.
There a 4 different weights of dogs from 10 kg to 40kg quite clearly marked on the packaging.
Yes Howard ...i too agree very much with this link ...i had a hound given one of thse type of treatments and he developed vilient fits and died ...can i prove it ...no ...but i am very suss on all these products ...and if they did kill a few dogs ...well what laws are they breaking ...its a great lurk
Robyn Wrightson Australia (Verified User) Posts 205 Dogs 0 / Races 0 01 Mar 2016 02:06
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Below is a link to a facebook page "Does Bravecto kill dogs". Many breeds of dogs have died using this drug.
There is also a sister group called Does Nexgard kill dogs!
I have a little dog that Nexgard made very, very sick!
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