Joann H
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Last week I gave my 1 year old Lola Bravecto flea and tick medication for the first time. She had previously been taking Nexgard, but I switched vets. This vet highly recommended Bravecto. About 20 hours after taking the medication, Lola started to heave continuously for over an hour. Unfortunately, she aspirated and I had to rush her to the emergency, vet at 6:30am. Within 2 hours of her first symptom she was diagnosed with aspirational pneumonia. Her breathing, was labored and it was frightening.
According to the side effects of this drug, vomiting is the most common. The vet agreed with me that Bravecto could have caused this reaction, which could have killed Lola had I not acted so fast. Needless to say, I am giving Lola a topical flea and tick medication going forward.
While it is nice to only administer this drug once every 3 months, I cannot recommend doing so. This breed is prone to aspirational pneumonia, and anything that could possibly induce vomiting should be avoided.
Fortunately, she is on the mend and dong well.
According to the side effects of this drug, vomiting is the most common. The vet agreed with me that Bravecto could have caused this reaction, which could have killed Lola had I not acted so fast. Needless to say, I am giving Lola a topical flea and tick medication going forward.
While it is nice to only administer this drug once every 3 months, I cannot recommend doing so. This breed is prone to aspirational pneumonia, and anything that could possibly induce vomiting should be avoided.
Fortunately, she is on the mend and dong well.