[NAGDU] Nexguard experience

Wed May 4 12:55:30 UTC 2016

There is also a spray made from peppermint and cloves that repels fleas and ticks. It has a very pleasant smell.  It is from Vets Bets and I get it on Amazon but it is available other places to

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> On May 4, 2016, at 6:53 AM, Julie J. via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Too funny!  My husband also hates the smell.  I've considered using the stuff as air freshener!   So the compromise is that I keep the dogs outside for a while after spraying them for the strongest cedar smell to dissipate. I also try to do it when he's not home.  The strong smell really only lasts a bit.
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> For a while Jetta would get a bit of a runny nose when I sprayed her.  I tried a different non toxic spray, but it had cinnamon in it that I didn't realize.  I absolutely cannot be around any amount of cinnamon oil.  I went back to the cedar spray with Jetta with no problems.  Whatever her thing was, she is over it.
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> LOL, I have some and use it myself, though not a bunch. My family objects to the smell, which I rather like myself.
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>> On May 3, 2016, at 6:55 PM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> 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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>> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Caitlyn Furness via NAGDU
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2016 5:19 PM
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>> Tracey,
>> wow, glad Crocus is alright!!
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>> 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!
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>> Cait
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>>> On May 3, 2016, at 8:28 AM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>>> 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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