[NAGDU] Nexguard experience

Wed May 4 20:06:46 UTC 2016

thank ÿou.

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From: Tracy Carcione via NAGDU  <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"   <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2016 7:39 am
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Nexguard experience

>
>
> 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
> > Courage to Dare: A Blind Woman's Quest to Train her Own Guide Dog is now
> > available! Get the book here:
> > http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00QXZSMOC
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Caitlyn Furness via NAGDU
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2016 12:38 AM
> > To: NAGDU Mailing Listeathe 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?
> >>
> >> Ithé™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 haventhé™ment
> >> 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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