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September 13th, 2014, 07:41 PM
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New Oral Flea and Tick Preventative-Lasts 3 months per dose
Bravecto, looks promising. Just now available in Canada.
I'm not a fan of Advantix and the other topicals as I find they leave an oily residue, have a strong odour, and not something you want kids getting on their face or hands when playing with the dog.
http://www.merck-animal-health-usa.c...m96-153753.pdf
Last edited by be2man; September 13th, 2014 at 07:44 PM.
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September 13th, 2014 07:41 PM
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September 13th, 2014, 09:34 PM
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Thanks. I'll have to ask my vet if she is using that product in the Spring.
" We are more than our gender, skin color, class, sexuality or age; we are unlimited potential, and can not be defined by one label." quote A. Bartlett
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September 14th, 2014, 12:22 AM
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Gotta say though, my dog has never had a tick or flea since I put him on Advantix. It is a little messy to apply but works .
I’m suspicious of people who don't like dogs, but I trust a dog who doesn't like a person.
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September 14th, 2014, 04:57 AM
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September 14th, 2014, 06:48 AM
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Supposed to be available in a 2-pack for next spring for a 6 months supply. It looks like they're pricing it to be competitive to 6 months of other flea and tick products plus some extra cause it's new. I'd guess anywhere from mid $60's in "rural" Ontario to ~$100 in the GTA per dose for the largest dog size 40-55kg
Last edited by be2man; September 14th, 2014 at 06:55 AM.
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September 17th, 2014, 12:15 PM
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thanks for posting this, doc.
"The dog is Small Munsterlander, the gun is Beretta."
"You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed" A. Saint-Exupery.
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September 17th, 2014, 02:21 PM
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Has too much time on their hands
It will be well under $50.00 from my U.S vet
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September 17th, 2014, 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by
yellow dog
It will be well under $50.00 from my U.S vet
At ~$53/dose for the largest size here, so I'm sure you're right with the exchange difference and lower wholesale cost in the US.
Last edited by be2man; September 17th, 2014 at 03:19 PM.
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September 18th, 2014, 09:48 AM
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birth defects data is sort of disconcerting...
"The dog is Small Munsterlander, the gun is Beretta."
"You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed" A. Saint-Exupery.
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September 19th, 2014, 01:02 PM
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it was approved in the us May of this year. it's made in Austria and was approved in the EU in February (launched in April). afterall, it appears to be a fairly novel compound.
no idea about the trail subject numbers in Europe, but the leaflet talks only about 224 subjects for the US trail with one reported adverse event. the birth abnormalities are not further discussed; I bet they were considered statistically not significant, otherwise they would not have received approval for the drug.
it's not one of those live safer drugs, so to me it certainly falls into the wait and see category for the next 2-3 years.
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