[NAGDU] Nexguard experience

[Caitlyn Furness]

Ok, Julie and Tracey, thanks!

So, do you get it from the vet, or can I get it OTC??

thanks!
Caitlyn

> On May 3, 2016, at 6:55 PM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Cait.
> Cedarcide is a topical, made mostly of cedar oil.  I try to put it on the dogs every week or so during flea season.  It comes in a spray bottle, so I spray and rub.
> Julie J recommended it.  It wouldn't work for heartworm, but I bet it repels all insects, including the heartworm-carrying mosquito.
> I don't know how effective it is, but I do know my guys haven't had fleas or ticks while I've been using it, and Julie J says her dogs haven't, either.
> That's all I can say about it.
> Tracy
> 
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> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Nexguard experience
> 
> Tracey,
> wow, glad Crocus is alright!!
> 
> Can you tell me about the product you went back to??  Is it a topical, or an internal one?  and, is it just for fleas and ticks, or does it cover fleas, ticks, and heart worm?
> 
> I’ve been using Trifexis for a couple of years now, and it is a chewable that covers heartworms, fleas, and hookworms and roundworms.  I just hate putting all these chemicals into my dog!  Sadly, though, I haven’t found any so called natural alternatives that I feel comfortable using.  I want to be as certain as possible that my dog is pest free!
> 
> Cait
> 
>> On May 3, 2016, at 8:28 AM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> I decided to try the Nexguard flea and tick pill this year.  It seemed 
>> like a good alternative to the nasty flea goo.  I gave it to both my 
>> dogs last month.  24 hours later, Krokus vomited 3 times, and was 
>> trembling and obviously uncomfortable.  The vet did not find anything 
>> wrong, but gave him an anti-nausea shot, and then he was OK.
>> 
>> I am not sure if it was the pill, or if he picked something up 
>> somewhere.  I asked 3 vets, and they didn't know if it was the pill, 
>> either.  However, vomiting is a possible reaction.
>> 
>> So I decided the pill wasn't such a good idea for us, and took them 
>> back for a credit at my vet's.  It's back to the Cedarcide for us, 
>> which seems like the least obnoxious alternative.
>> 
>> I did ask around, and other users have not had problems. So who knows.
>> 
>> Just thought I'd share.
>> 
>> Tracy
>> 
>> 
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