Help Needed! Heavy or labored breathing

[LisaMarie]

Hi guys!!! I was just wondering if any of your bullies have had the following symptoms after you apply their tick medication. I use K9 advantix II as Frontline was ineffective on Her. I know it burns her or something because she sort of shivers just a little bit. Then later on she feels hot to the touch and her breathing feels fast to me. I have to tell her to go drink water (which she does). It really makes me so nervous! And I hate having to apply this to her,but I know I have too as we live in Vermont and ticks are all over the back yard. I am curious as to any of your bullies experience any of this and If so what do you do??? Could it be that I should not apply to her after bath time?? Any thoughts and suggestions will be greatly appreciated!!!! Thanks!!!

 

[JAKEISGREAT]

Ooooh. I would be worried too! I hate putting flea stuff on my critters! I had a cat have a horrible reaction to it and I no longer use flea medicine on her. That sure sounds like a reaction to me!

 

[LisaMarie]

[MENTION=2092]JAKEISGREAT[/MENTION] , She is sound asleep now, but the thing is I need to do this once a month because otherwise she would get ticks!! But thanks for your input. Im wondering whether maybe I should give her benadryl after applying it?? What do you think??

 

[loveabully]

I would try other stuff cause some dogs have gotten really sick an almost died I use the stuff to an never had a problem but other have their dogs gotten really sick kidney failure, seizures, got had the backend paralyzed so if she is shaking I would wash it off with dawn dish soap that's what they say to use

 

[LisaMarie]

[MENTION=5480]loveabully[/MENTION] oh that is scary!!! I think I will talk to my vet about it and Im gonna google other options too.

 

[Mack-N-MatildasMommy]

As stated elsewhere, I would talk to your vet. Now I know who you are! Lol!


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[LisaMarie]

Now I know who you are [MENTION=2150]MatildasMommy[/MENTION] !!!! Thanks for your help!! I will google on this.

 

[cowsmom]

I think I would use something else on my dog if they acted like that after applying. Do you let the dog dry after bathing before putting it on.

 

[Taylor]

I was wondering about this too...Charlotte doesn't have extreme symptoms like that, but she HATES me putting the flea&tick medicine on, so I was interested to learn if it does actually "burn" or sting. Let us know if you find something better!

 

[Texas Carol]

I think she had a reaction and would NOT use that particular med on her again.

My cat, CoCo almost died from Frontline (safe for nursing cats & kittens, they said)
she was on death's door for 5 days. I never use any med on her now, my other THREE
cats were fine.

There are natural products that work on sensitive animals, I know living there you must
use something but you could have lost your sweet baby and might the next time!

 

[cali~jenn]

[MENTION=1034]BruceP[/MENTION] uses diatomaceous earth I believe. I personally do not like the topicals so much. Have used a diff brand a couple times and hair fell out where it was applied, creeped me out. Thankfully we don't have much in the way of fleas or ticks tho.

 

[Baconator]

Fortunately for you winter is coming so the tics should be going to bed soon under the snow. I agree I would try something else, there was someone else that posted a few weeks ago about K9 Advantix giving their bully a really bad skin reaction too, let me see if I can find the feed.

 

[Texas Carol]

Google Dr Karen Becker...she trained as a tradional Vet then went into holistic
and natural healing...great advice for alternatives to the poisons used on our
babies...bullies are so sensitive anyways. Good luck!

 

[LisaMarie]

Thank you all!!! Great sugestions and advice!!! She is doing great but this is something that has happend before. I did some research and there are many number of hollistic recepies that im gonna try. I think this is a very interesting topic and the more I think about it it is a poison after all that we are putting on our dogs and cats. It doesnt make sense. I dont know what I will be using but I dont think I will use any of the ones out there any more after this. [MENTION=1034]BruceP[/MENTION] , what is it that you use on Miss Gracie??

 

[cali baker]

I wrote on FB, Lisa, that Tate gets quite agitated and uncomfortable after I apply the Revolution on him. I hate doing this to him plus it worries me. So I'm looking at alternatives as well. With Finn however, it's not a problem at all. Go figure!