Ticks

[Bowland blades]

I've had my 3-year-old Lab on Bravecto since a pup and had no problems, well apart from getting him to swallow it. Mentioned this to the vet last week, and he offered the Bravecto in injection form. Lasts a year.

cjs

Exactly why i don't personally to be honest

 

[finnbear270]

Horses for courses.

 

[highland stalker]

Fit & healthy 12 year old GWP been getting Bravecto twice a year for as long as I can remember. Very heavy tick burden areas.
Nothing comes close to keeping ticks off dogs like Bravecto.

 

[wytonpjs]

Bravecto 3 month duration covers the biggest period. Any of the products that have a drug ending in "-laner" will do though. Surest collars reputed to be good too. Frontpro is available without a vet prescription.
What ever you use is a chemical

@Buchan well knows my thoughts about Bravecto and in our conjecture, the outcomes we had with a Vizsla.

Just read this from the very recent Guardian article:

Other approaches (tick/Lyme Disease vaccinations) are also being explored. Among them is monoclonal antibody from Tonix Pharmaceuticals, which could be given before exposure to ticks, while Hu is working on a drug with Tarsus Pharmaceuticals that is already used to protect dogs and cats. Unlike the vaccines, this drug – known as lotilaner – kills the ticks, rather than the bacteria they carry. ​

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Despite my earlier comments years ago that I wished they did a Bravecto for humans, I certainly won't be using this one if it comes to market!

 

[fizzbangwhallop]

Following the various posts on here last year, I used Hedgewitch on the dog.. and myself, after he picked up a tick in bracken… swmbo also used it on herself to protect against bitey things for which she is just a magnet…

Cheers
Fizz

 

[tgb]

Another vote for bravecto!

 

[w-hak]

Bravecto 3 month duration covers the biggest period. Any of the products that have a drug ending in "-laner" will do though. Surest collars reputed to be good too. Frontpro is available without a vet prescription.
What ever you use is a chemical

Afoxolaner just plain works. I use a product called NexGard on my border terrier. It contains afoxolaner and has proven exceptionally effective in my experience. I have never tried fluralaner (i.e. Bravecto, etc) but have heard good things about that too.

 

[Buchan]

Afoxolaner just plain works. I use a product called NexGard on my border terrier. It contains afoxolaner and has proven exceptionally effective in my experience. I have never tried fluralaner (i.e. Bravecto, etc) but have heard good things about that too.

All the isoxolazines are good. We need to find a way to break the residue in faeces down though

 

[hogey]

All the isoxolazines are good. We need to find a way to break the residue in faeces down though

What do you mean about the "residue in faeces"

 

[Buchan]

What do you mean about the "residue in faeces"

The compounds remain in soil for a long time and are damaging to soil invertebrates. We need a means of disposal that isn’t harming them

 

[hogey]

Pick it up and take it home .that's what we do

 

[Buchan]

Pick it up and take it home .that's what we do

Indeed, no dangling poo bags.

 

[Tyla]

The compounds remain in soil for a long time and are damaging to soil invertebrates. We need a means of disposal that isn’t harming them

Ive also heard that the spot on treatment used on dogs are really harmful to aquatic life when dogs swim. We dont have a huge tick problem locally, see them on deer carcasses and the dogs pick up a few each year but I just remove them rather than use a preventative. Never had one myself in this country. I may operate differently if they were causing me more of a problem

 

[Buchan]

Ive also heard that the spot on treatment used on dogs are really harmful to aquatic life when dogs swim. We dont have a huge tick problem locally, see them on deer carcasses and the dogs pick up a few each year but I just remove them rather than use a preventative. Never had one myself in this country. I may operate differently if they were causing me more of a problem

Not just aquatic - all invertebrates. Not helped be blanket treatment and no environmental studies