[judy t]

Same thing happened to me, Becca. I couldn’t see it but there was a response to it so I don’t know how that happens. I see your post regarding the Vetri Science spray and thanks for the info. I see those ingredients are pretty standard so maybe I’ll just search those ingredients and get my best price. I can tell you that for sure, diatamaceous earth sprinkled on their bedding also does wonders.

[judy t]

Becca, do you use the Vetri Science spray or wipe?

[judy t]

Well, Cameron, you’ll have to show me where I said that I “love Advanix”. I put it on my young, strong girl for one month to give me time to explore alternatives for her.

You go ahead and use what you want on your dog’s. No skin off my nose.

[judy t]

Cameron,

Here’s some basic science: don’t take any drugs that haven’t been on the market long enough to determine long-term effects. And if, as you say, we’re in a lot of trouble, much of it is due to the fact that too many people blindly follow anyone wearing a lab jacket.

I was “digging at my husband’s doctor”? RIGHT! He prescribed two drugs and told us that they would be safe to take forever with no adverse affects when they’d just been out for a couple of years! How scientific is that? One has since been recalled for causing coronaries and the other is causing gastrointestinal problems. How long has Bravecta been out?

Read some of these reviews on the subject: http://www.productreview.com.au/p/bravecto.html

Personally, I’m good with anecdotal evidence.

As for what I do, I have four dogs, two inside and two primarily outside. I just put Advantix II on my big, healthy year-old lab/shepherd mix for the first time, and I’ll watch her carefully. For my others, I’ve found diatamaceous earth to be very effective in treating bedding and lounging areas. I also bath and check them often and use various herbal sprays which repel insects. I’m next door in Alabama, so I have pretty much the same climate that you’re in.

And thank you for your thank you, you condescending jerk.

[judy t]

Again…how toxic must this stuff be?! A dog might be young and healthy enough to take it with no adverse reactions for awhile, but it hasn’t been out long enough to know what kind of long term damage it may cause and I certainly wouldn’t give it to an old or ailing dog. I don’t need a study to tell me that. Comfortis killed my dog and I’ll never get over that.

This reminds me of our doctor telling my husband that he could take Vioxx and Prilosec forever with no problem. Riiiiiight. Good thing he has a wife who finds alternatives to drugs.

Seriously, if it’s toxic enough to kill fleas what’s it doing to your pet?

[judy t]

Jenna…I wouldn’t use it again. I killed my elderly lab by giving her one of those oral flea medications. It was too much for her kidneys. I’m still not over that. I did have to break down and give my four dogs Nexgard for fleas and I’m happy to say that it worked great and no one got sick at all.

I probably wouldn’t use chemicals at all if we lived somewhere else, but here in the south inside/outside dogs are going to have fleas and mine were just covered up this year. The house was also infested but I used diatomaceous earth (DE) and vacuumed often. Also, once the dogs were flea-free it didn’t take long before the house was also clear. Just vacuum everyday, including the furniture. I’d also put some DE in your vacuum bag.

[judy t]

Hi, all…new to this site, but found it doing a search on “Bravecto”. The little gal behind the front desk at my vet’s office told me that this was the best, absolute safest product from my old dog. A few years ago, another receptionist told me the same thing about Comfortis, which killed my dog.

I think I’ll pass.

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