[NAGDU] Nexguard experience

[Tracy Carcione]

I bought Cedarcide on Amazon.
Tracy

> It's OTC.  I buy it from the company:
>
> https://www.cedarcide.com/product-category/animal-health/
>
> The specific product I use for the dogs is the Best Yet.  I have used the
> lawn products a few years ago when we had a plague of gnats.
> I haven't looked for it at Amazon, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was
> there.
>
> Julie
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Caitlyn Furness via NAGDU
> Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2016 12:38 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Cc: Caitlyn Furness
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Nexguard experience
>
> 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
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Caitlyn
>> Furness
>> via NAGDU
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2016 5:19 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Cc: Caitlyn Furness
>> 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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