Advocate-strange reaction - Page 2

Maisey1998 · #11 (**permalink**) 02-11-2011, 04:50 PM

I will add that her potassium levels were just on low/normal, the vet gave a potassium supplement and she perked up within a short time and thankfully gained the ability to walk and hold her head up again. She is a healthy cat normally and this wasnt just a coincendence, they firmly believe Advocate was responsible. It is a rare side effect but thought I would mention.

Malmum · #12 (**permalink**) 02-11-2011, 06:42 PM

Someone said exactly this in the vets the other day. Her dog had not had a retaction before but went crazy for 5 HOURS after application. I said I'd have washed the bloody stuff off pronto in case of severe allergic reaction, even
anaphylactic shock!

I wouldn't touch that stuff with a barge pole and mine have garlic in a meal every other day - never ever had fleas, mind you I don't have carpets or a cat so that helps too. The lady at the vets was told to contact the makers and note the batch number in case it was faulty. Poor dog she must have been extremely uncomfortable and I'd have been worried sick!

Dogs don't need loading up with chemicals every month when there are natural remedies to use.

Smiffys mum · #13 (**permalink**) 03-11-2011, 08:51 AM

Smiffy is on advocate every month as I don't know of any other way to tackle the problem of heart/lung worm, and the vet says that this is the only treatment on the market that will do this. I have a large garden which is always full of snails etc and we do get foxes come through the garden at night. All of these are supposed to be carriers.

If anyone has any suggestions to an alternative treatment, then this would be great. Other than that, Smiffy has had no reactions to it.

welshdoglover · #14 (**permalink**) 06-11-2011, 08:52 PM

what are those natural things called that us dog owners can use against slugs?
nametodes? has anyone used these instead and are they effective?

I read somewhere else, perhaps another forum, about another pet owner whose animal suffered an extremely itchy reaction to Advocate.

Sled dog hotel · #15 (**permalink**) 06-11-2011, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by welshdoglover

what are those natural things called that us dog owners can use against slugs?
nametodes? has anyone used these instead and are they effective?

I read somewhere else, perhaps another forum, about another pet owner whose animal suffered an extremely itchy reaction to Advocate.

Do you mean Nosodes? Ive heard of Nosodes as an alternative to conventional vaccinations, but not as a treatment/prevention from lung worm which is passed by slugs and snails if thats what you mean? Although obviously someone may know different.

As regards to natural way of catching and killing slugs and snails, my nan used to sprinkle salt on them which does kill themm they disolve almost, and beer traps yoghurt pots or similar buried in the ground filled with beer, that attracts them and they fall in and drown. Obviously you would need to do it last thing at night after the dogs peed, and retrieve them fist thing in the morning before you let the dogs out, as they may try to drink and lick at it and that would defeat the object.

absycats · #16 (**permalink**) 10-11-2011, 11:05 AM

theres also a problem with collies and their crosses which can have reactions to it and extra care should be taken my rotty x is fine on it but cassie my sprollie reacts to it it gives her colitus and shes lethargic 4 a few days so i wont use it now at all

Claregmf · #17 (**permalink**) 10-05-2012, 04:22 PM

Yes my 9 month old puppy exhibited the same reaction, he's 12 months now and I don't know whether to continue using it as he's had the same reaction each time. However the last time I used it, I put it on just before I took him out for his walk, by the time we got back he was fine!

Sarahnya · #18 (**permalink**) 10-05-2012, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Chezza79

Hi,
just wondered if anyones dog has had a strange reaction to Advocate flea/worming spot on?

Mia our 7 month Cocker Spaniel has been on it for the last 4 months, last month when she was given the treatment she bacame very erratic trying to rub her body against the wall (this was about 1 hour after application) and she wouldnt settle. Now my boyfriend gave her the monthly application again and she is going nuts (still awake at 03:30am) and is running around like a lunatic!!!

She did not react to it before and now the past two months she turns into a crazy dog running around because it is obviously annoying her. She has not had a skin reaction or any other symtoms apart from the erratic behaviour and wondered if anybody elses dog has had the same reaction?strange behaviour?

My dog had her lips and eyelids swell up after using this once, I never used it again on her after. My other dogs don't appear to have a problem with it though.

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