Tick

Labs and golden retrievers are known to be more susceptible to a bad reaction from Bravecto but what a lot of dog owners don't know is that although Bravecto won't stop a tick attaching, it won't stay attached to the dog. If a tick is removed in the first 24 hours it is unlikely to pass on Lymes disease, which can be fatal. It is really difficult to find ticks in the first 24 hours as they will be tiny, so although using a tick remover works when the tick is swollen with blood, it is not a preventative to Lymes. Lymes can be extremely serious and difficult to treat as the symptoms can be very varied. Also ticks are not a seasonal problem, if the temperature is over 40f, ticks are active and so much more prevalent. Panacur can also cause side effects in some dogs. It's all about balancing risk. I now live in an area where we have deer (we get them in the garden!) and we frequently visit areas where there are deer but every dog owner needs to balance the risk themselves. I talked to my vet as well as going online and she said they see many, many more dogs with Lymes than they do with a reaction to Bravecto. Your dog, your choice!

golden retrievers are known to be more susceptible to a bad reaction from Bravecto
Yes, that is my breed.

Ellianne

^golden retrievers are known to be more susceptible to a bad reaction from Bravecto^
Yes, that is my breed.

Bravecto is prescription only via a vet so I doubt it would be prescribed for a susceptible breed. My vet talked me through the reasons she thought it was better for my dog than alternatives. It's expensive but I get it via my annual plan. I also get Milebax monthly, mainly because of lungworm.

Ellianne

^golden retrievers are known to be more susceptible to a bad reaction from Bravecto^
Yes, that is my breed.

I’ve always used Billy no mates which is a herbal prevention for fleas and ticks. Works really well as the blood is horrible and ticks are easy to remove.

foxie that was what I was unhappy and a bit cross about. Bravecto was prescribed to my golden by my vet in London. Luckily I asked about it on my Cornwall Facebook group and quickly learnt it was not recommended. Phew.

Ellianne that's awful, thank goodness you were told the risks. Every medication carries some risk but if you can't trust your vet to give you good advice, who can you trust?

Some vets these days are too quick to prescribe strong chemical medications that can have very bad side effects. The chemical flea/tick medication recommended for my red lab puppy sits in the bloodstream for 3 months and can cause nerve/ neurological problems.

I don’t take medications myself so why would I give it to my dog? my previous lab went to a holistic vet in her last years ( she made it till nearly 14) and there are natural preventives that can be used. If I use a bought one it is usually something applied externally like Frontline.

Acording to the Internet (caveat emptor!) it does not matter whether you turn a tick clockwise or anti-clockwise as they don't have threaded necks!

Frontline works against ticks, fleas and lice on cats, so I suspect that their canine version does the same.

Prevention is definitely better than a cure when dealing with these beasts.

Round where I live ticks are a particular threat. I haven't had one, but we used to have cats and I often found them on them.

However, just over the river (Rhine) where our DS1 lives, they carry a horrific disease (Tick-borne encephalitis) and it is spreading our way. We went for a walk over there in the woods with DS1 and DS2 and all the DGC and one of the boys must have picked 12 ticks from his daughter.

So if you are ever in the Black Forest or anywhere further South of there, please be particularly aware of ticks.

Tick-borne encephalitis - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tick-borne_encephalitis