Our 8 month golden retriever had seizures from Simparica trio. It started 2 hours after giving it to him. We were thankful after about 3 weeks they stopped. The vet told us it wasn’t caused by Simparica, it was an underlying issue. Which I don’t believe.
The FDA would disagree with your vet. They put out a warning, which is huge when it come to the FDA caring about pets, that one of the active ingredients in Simparica, along with a host of other flea and tick meds was found to cause seizures, some resulting in the death of cats and dogs. You can find it online. Frontline has a different ingredient and was not listed, but it is a pesticide.
I was giving my golden Simparica trio too. Nothing happened to him 🙏 but I stopped giving him. I seen a few reviews on it I didn’t like. Now I’m trying to look for something natural to protect him. I never gave my 5 Yorkies any meds for fleas and ticks and they lived till 16-17 yrs. old.
As a retired animal control officer of 27 years on the job, I have always had Bloodhounds, and they require a mile long walk every day. I live on a farm in Virginia that has a healthy population of deer. Some years I have returned home from that walk having discovered as many as thirty deer ticks on me and or my dog. (I always wear Khaki colored pants and stop about every three minutes to take a quick look at the legs of the pants, often seeing deer ticks that I have picked up. Have been walking my dog in these fields for at least thirty years and have discovered an amazing phenomenon that has never failed. It's hard to believe I know, but it is absolutely true. My bloodhounds head (the top) is light brown, and I find that if I examine the top of her head about every three minutes when we get home I will see a/or several deer ticks that have come to the surface (on top of her hair), and can easily be picked off and killed. I look for about a half hour after we get home. Sometimes of course I find none, but I find that if she has picked up any deer ticks they will present themselves EVERY TIME. Does not work for dog ticks, but deer ticks Yes. I find that if one day I am not diligent about this process, she will have a swollen deer tick somewhere on her in a day or two. As you know, deer ticks are so small that you will not find them under the fur until they swell up with blood. But if I take the time and pay attention to her head when we get home I will spot EVERY deer tick that she has picked up. AMAZING
Great information, thank you for posting. When my two cats were 8 months old, I treated them with a commercial flea medicine. I did it a second time, a month later. I found your page, and several others, that address putting toxic chemicals on our pets. I now vacuum frequently and spray my house with a natural flea treatment. No more chemicals on or in my cats!
I like your explanation. Your expression truly tell that you want to help many pets owner to stop harmfull flea medication which has many bad implication. I believe you said this, it's because of love. And you love your pets so much and you don't want to hurt your pets by harmfull medication. Thank you for saying the truth. As a parent of my pet, I appreciate your great video! FYI, my cat has got seizure after take that harmfull meds to get rid off flea. I'm so sorry to my cat for making her illness. Luckily, my cat is safe now. Then, i would never use such a bad medication again! If you are pet owner, and you see this. Please find natural ingredient things for your lovely pets❤
I found Springtime Supplements-Garlic Chews for animals. 2 dogs of my dogs eat it willingly, and 2 of them I have to put in their mouth to swallow. They keep the smell of garlic on their skin (not noticeable to me) and works as a repellent. It keeps the mosquitos off too. I do not give my pets any meds at all. I also make non cooked, dog cookies, containing DE (use like flour). Usually, a combination of DE and virgin Coconut Oil, with pumpkin or chicken broth or anything else they like as flavoring and are not allergic to. Keep in the freezer til used. I have a pond in the yard and deer and other wildlife here, Lots of ticks. Very few ticks bite and if they do, they usually die on the skin, unless they just got there. I am a big believer in Garlic. I also eat garlic daily and have had ticks on me, they have always been dead when pulled off. Good luck.
Effective for me is to keep my dog area grass extremely short and bagged up grass clippings, my theory is that the area is to dry for fleas to reproduce, not sure but I stopped using flea and tick meds 5 years ago without issue, but at the same time my house did not have any fleas either and with new carpet and tile floors. Years ago I applied flea and tick meds to a 12 pound female jack russell and she went temporarily deaf for 2 weeks from the application. We have got to find other solutions for our pets and humans alike. Chemical companies rarely do studies on the long term effects of their products. Treat your pets like family because they are❤️
Our Yorkie was on NexGard F&T and was having seizures. We then remembered they started around the time we started using NexGard. Stopped giving it to her and she hasn’t had a seizure since.
I am also of the opinion that the use of spot-on treatments depends heavily on the environment in which one lives. Here in the Bavarian Forest, we have a tick hotspot. The likelihood of the animal and the human getting infected with a tick-borne disease is much higher than the risk posed by using a spot-on treatment. It's just the way it is here. During the peak season, we find around 20-30 ticks on an untreated animal, especially after a single walk (!) in the woods. With the spot-on treatment, it might be just 1 or 2 ticks that can be easily removed from the fur. Biological remedies are of no use. It's not like we haven't tried alternatives. A friend of mine now has Lyme disease because of a tick bite like that. I try to limit the use of spot-on treatments to three times a year, but as the tick population worsens here every year, it's challenging.
It’s all about the risk/benefit assessment, and that is something that each person needs to decide on with their vet, taking into consideration their local risk factors and lifestyle choices. For us, we live in an area with high rates of Lyme disease, and a few other nasty things that we, the dog, and the indoor cats could get from any ticks brought into the house after a walk in the nearby forest. One of the dogs at the park got Lyme disease from an early season tick, before they started their nexgard for the year, so we have assessed the risk of tick bourn disease to be very high with a high likelihood of having lifelong health complications, and after talking with the vet have kept up the monthly treatments of the tick prevention medication year round so that we don’t get Lyme disease from an unseasonably warm weekend walk in the woods like that poor dog from the park did.
I agree with you that it is about risk to benefit depending on where someone lives. I disagree with you, however, that a dog owner "needs to decide on with their vet...." I disagree that the vet's opinion should play a role given that vets are brainwashed by big pharma in vet school to actually believe that there is no risk to any of these products even when the statistics show otherwise. For those vets who are able to think outside the box and still deny that there are any side effects, well, they are just after profit.
I have used this on my pets before but, usually, I never had to use them more than a few times because they worked so good. I did use an anti-flea product on my cat once and he went into seizures. I had to bring him to the emergency vet BUT, when I switched over to Front Line, the seizures never happened again with him or any of my future pets.
A huge thank you Rodney. You & Dr. B have helped SO much. I always share your videos. I have 11 dogs & lots of cats, we have no fleas, worms or ticks. I think a raw/bal diet, no toxins & a strong immune system are the key. 🥰 I live on a rural farm.
Renee a lot depends on where you live. For instance Lungworm is mostly on the east side of America, although has spread in Canada and the UK. In the UK, they think it is because people have been travelling with their dogs from one area of the country to another. In the UK, one in five foxes have the parasite, and there are different types of the parasite and some are fatal. I took my 6 month old puppy to a pedigree training session and when he came back I saw a flee on him for the first time. He'd been to the groomers the day prior, so there were no flees on him then, or prior to that evening. Has far as the fox lungworm parasite, he could've picked that up from anywhere, drinking from puddles, smelling an infected dog's poop, licking an infected snail or their trail, eating grass with the parasite. Big choice when it is in the rural areas, it spreads easily if people don't pick up their dogs stools, or get their dogs tested on a regular basis.
What do you do? I have a lot of animals too! I hate putting these products on my babies! What are you doing for all of yours to keep them flea and tick free? I'm at a loss, I don't know what to do!
@@susan4981 Hi Susan. I follow Dr. Becker, Rodney Habib & follow Dana Scotts Dogs Naturally Magazine articles. I research. Here's my routine: *Feed raw/balanced diet. *Do a yearly detox with Dandelion or Milk Thistle tincture. *Feed appropriate natural suppliments according to the particular needs of that dog. I have a good natural vet to help with anything they need which is usually just heartworm testing since I do not feed heartworm prevention. *Feed organics...sauercraut & ground pumpkinseed to discourage parasites & support the immune system. *Feed Omega fatty acids from various sources to fight free radical damage. Sardines, coconut oil, flax seed oil, mct oil, etc... *I feed probiotics to build the immune system & digestive enzymes. *I feed apple cidar vinegar about 3 times per week. *I feed my home made bone broth & collagen to support joint health. Thats pretty much it other than feeding various natural suppliments for remedies. I do rescues who come to me with cancer, heart disease, lung disease, liver or kidney disease, seizure disorder, immune system problems & allergies. I've had great results. I was able to stop seizures in 2 of my dogs with a long history of them. 1 dogs had only 20% kidney function, the other had a little more kidney function. They were both healed. My liver failure dig is healed. The lung disease & heart disease digs are incredibly improved. They each get natural suppliments for those conditions. I do 2 more things: *They are isolated on my property. I am rural. I do have bears, mountian lions, cyotes, racoons, skunks & opossums. *They get no exposure to chemicals, shampoos, commercial or processed foods, no fertilizers, air freshners, household cleaners, bug sprays, automotive stuff, no flea/tick/wormers, no vaccines, no commercial veterinary products... *
@@reneeolson4881 wow you do a lot! That's great! So what do you do for treatments in the house and yard? I'm trying to go all natural but it's hard to find what is truly safe for cats and dogs. "I have both". Every one says something different. My vets and their personnel think I'm a horrible pet parent because I don't overload with vaccines and flea topics. I'm neglecting them. I have recently started using coconut oil on them for fleas, and diatomaceous earth and Dawn dish detergent for the yard and house. Mostly Dawn dish detergent for inside I don't really like the diatomaceous earth because it makes such a mess and I want to be safe with it so still trying to research what to do about the house and the yard pretty much but that's about the only thing that I have searched and discovered that's safe. Still trying to figure it out about the Heart Guard remedy and the outside dogs around their areas to keep mosquitoes off of them and get everyone off of Heartgard but I know my vets will be very upset with me.
I’m very grateful for the info, I don’t know if it’s the presentation style, but I find myself equally grateful that I don’t need to interact with this energy level on a regular basis. ITO the video as a product, it’s a no for me ITO subscription, sharing etc.
On the 29th of September, 2021, the vet gave my 6 month old puppy Nexgard for three months, and one tablet of a different product. The second product box was labelled but there weren't any information about it in the box. In the Nexgard box I can't find a list of whats in it, in the instructions. These pills were given to my puppy for Fox Lungworm, the laboratory found one larva of of it.
Just before your video popped up on my feed, I went to answer the doorbell and it was a salesman riding a Segway trying to sell me lawn treatments for fleas, ticks, mosquitos, etc.... I asked for a business card or some other literature to read over beforehand...of which he had none. No thanks!
I would love a video about heartworm meds. I do not use flea / tick meds and use effective natural repellants however I have been unable to find a trustworthy heartworm prevention, and heartworm disease is very scary! I would hate to have to give my dog heartworm meds but I also worry that he could get heartworms without it. Thanks for everything you do!
Preventive care. If the animals immune system is strong they will fight off naturally. Just test every four months. If test comes up positive look for walnut worm preventative care. Be careful though.. google information..
Heartworm is a scam It's not a pandemic It is easily prevented by not keeping your dog outside all the time.. and if you really wanted to make sure if you are still scared... Use a tincture of black walnut hull wormwood and clove once a month or every other month or in the Summers hottest times... You will never have a problem...I live near two ponds .. all my dogs have never gotten heartworm meds.. they all lived into their late teens... Al medium and large dogs
Excellent info. My wife and I have been making our own flea and tick for over a decade with natural ingredients. More ppl need to open their eyes to this stuff. Great job. Just make sure it's human grade oils not the diffuser oils.
@@usa2342 Tick/flea receipe: Glass spray bottle 1 cup filtered water 20 drops of lemongrass oil 20 drops of cedar oil Store out of sun & heat No contact to face or Cats
I use Citus Incanus dried leaves daily in their food, during the flea season. When we go out hiking in woody/brush areas I spray with Tropiclean: Natural Flea and Tick spray. I never use pesticides, of any kind.
i can only guess that you are getting great results. where do i find citus incanus & tropiclean? my dog is going some where and getting reinfected with fleas! the first dose of frontline was starting to get them under control then she came up with them again. she lives in the house so we don;t need ANY fleas.
@Rodney Habib thanks for the information. Do you have some suggestions/recommendations as to how we can prevent and treat the fleas/ticks naturally? Also, heart worm preventatives such as heartgard also have seizures/convulsions as a side effect; are there suggestions for coming off heartgard as well? Thank You.
I love this and it is intuitive to know these chemicals are awful. I am not sure how to manage ticks and fleas when they get out of hand in the summer.
i'm glad i trusted my instinct in not buying flea treatment recently. I have used food grade diamatious earth(ground plankton) for our cat fleas. using the smallest amount,outdoors, then comb out all the dead fleas and remaining powder, before she starts self cleaning. so easy & cheap. i saw instant relief for her and no weird side effects!
You have to ask yourself if you’re happy to live in a flea infested house or not. I’m not. People bang on about natural remedies, they barely work if at all. You want cats and dogs. You will have fleas if you don’t control them with chemicals. It’s that simple.
All I use is Apple cider vinegar, coconut oil, pumpkin seeds, nigella seeds, diatomaceous earth and garlic. Also rosemary and sage and cedar wood oil are excellent.
I watched my neighbor's dog go from this sweet girl to a vicious beast. If my neighbor so much as touched her she was shoeing clear signs of aggression. He gave her bravecto every 3 months, including through our Canadian winters.. Unfortunately, she was snatched by a coyote a few years ago but I cannot imagine how aggressive she would be today. I tried telling him to stop the bravecto a couple years prior and he refused. He now has a border collie, aka dog with MDR1 gene, so I've been terrified that this dog is going to end up seizing. Luckily, he has never given this dog these treatments and finally believes me when I say I haven't had a flea problem in almost 15 years
My English bulldog 3 years ago started to have head tremors. They said head tremors are common in this breed, then they said is because of low sugars and bla bla... the vet wanted to send my dog to the specialist, charged me big money for any kind of tests.... I started to do my own research like I always do and most of the time is like I resolve my problems, I discovered about the fleas medicine that can cause a lot of neurological problems... so I stopped to use those medicine on my bulldog and guess what?! Never a single head tremors again!!! Plus he never got a fleas either... so when I saw the vet again and I said to her that has soon I stopped the fleas meds my bulldog didn’t have head tremors anymore, she said : “ ok I give to you a different brand then “. Of course she never saw me again! One think I learned owning dogs: I have to stay away from dog food, fleas/ticks meds and annual vaccinations. And I have a beautiful, healthy and happy English bulldog with not even allergies!
I do the same and my dog is healthy. No commercial food, no flea, tick, heartworm preventives either. And guess what, my dog doesn't have fleas, ticks or heartworm. She is my third dog, so I have been doing this for at least 25 years and my dogs all healthy. I feed them home cooked meals.
@@MarthitaBeKe I’m happy to hear that!!! I don’t even vaccine my dog anymore once I discovered that with a blood test we are able to know if the pet need a vaccine or not, so that’s what I’m doing every year with him: blood test! It’s been 3 years and the result is that he doesn’t need vaccines! I discovered the blood test thing from Doct. Karen Becker. Too many pets are dying because they are over vaccinated and it’s all because of those little pieces of papers that we called “money”.
Yes, I forgot to mention that I don't vaccinate my dogs either. I do the titer test and the vet is amazed that my dogs has the antibodies already from the original vaccines when she was a puppy. My baby is a happy dog, with a strong inmune system.
The reactions our pets are having from these flea/tick medications are heartbreaking! The vet sent us home from our first appointment, for our 4 month old rescue, with a "welcome bag" with a free toothbrush, a free toothpaste sample, and a free simparico trio sample. 10 days after the simparico trio our Lily began waking up 3-5 times a night with what we thought were vivid night terrors. Our vet prescribed us benedryl to help her sleep, then rimadyl in case she was in pain, then trazodone for if it was anxiety, none of which fixed the nightmares. Finally they started happening in the evening while Lily was sleeping on the couch and we could see her reaction when she woke up. We realized she had a physical response as well. Loss of balance while trying to sit up and star gazing (neck goes back and looks at the ceiling), in addition to the immense fear response crying and yelping. We immediately reached out to an emergency vet clinic (not our primary vet) and they told us to bring her in right away as she was likely suffering from complex partial seizures. 3 nights in the ICU later, after multiple attempted discharges and readmissions through the ER, Lily has finally just made it through her first night back home with us seizure-free after being put on both Keppra and Phenobarbital. We're praying Lily continues to respond positively to the medication and doesn't go back to nightly cluser seizures. During the day and when not sleeping, Lily's the most perfect, beautiful puppy. This whole thing is BEYOND heartbreak. I need to remember to thank my vet for the "welcome bag". 😭
PHENOBARB WILL SLOWLY DESTROY THE RENAL SYSTEM. I DETOXXED my pekepom and got him off phenobarbital in just 4 weeks. Detox: Diatomaceous Earth, Bentonite Clay, Boron (20 mule team laundry). THEY GIVE OUR DOGS SEIZURES AND THEN THEY SELL US MORE MEDICATION TO KILL THEM.
Yes, my poor cat immediately started foaming at the mouth with bravecto and looked confused after she stopped foaming from the mouth and moving her tongue around
My dog got a terrible cough. It was lungworm . She was treated and is now on preventative. She is a collie cross 1in 100 collies gets epilepsy from fleas pill,. In the side effect leaflets . She was given it by a VET! She fitted, it was me looked at the side effects, I told the vet as I removed to another practise.
And make no mistake, when you put spot on fipronil on your dog, it is infusing into your skin and that of every member of your family when you pet your dog. Some have speculated that pregnant women are harming their developing babies by being exposed to spot ons on their dogs. May be a link to the rise in autism or the autism may arise in a young toddler who interacts with the dog. Fetuses, toddlers and kids have developing brains so these chemicals would be expected to be more harmful to puppies and young humans.
Thanks for the information this is crucial.theres also the factor of transdermal absorbstion into pet owners and anyone contacting the pet with these pesticides over a prolonged exposure period and the cumulative affects of that especially for people with nervous system sensitivities as the isosasoline stuff similar to thujone from plants in its action upon the gaba
I used vets best “plant base” formula on my outdoor dog. His fleas doesn’t bother him, once I applied this formula, he starts itching and biting himself. I guess I need to stop this, since it doesn’t help him anyways.
Thank you for all the great information you provide. Vets have been giving me shameful advice for years, like feed your dog Science Diet, which they happily profit from. I now feel like I’m nothing more than a cash cow (pun intended). I am ashamed of myself for listening to these so called experts. And more than that, I am ashamed of all the harm I might have caused my dear friends.
My beloved corgi just died of liver cancer (technically, the surgery killed him, oh the guilt) and I know of so many liver cancers in dogs over the past year or two. I am thinking it has to be the flea and tick meds.( I never put pesticides on my lawn ironicallyy) Worse? My dog still got lyme 3 times in his lifetime .
Flea pill Comfortis by Elanco killed both of my Bichon Friese dogs I still have not recovered from my stupidity as I had forgotten from 13 years ago there is a natural way to treat fleas. With peppermint oil mostly in water with a spray bottle. But my precious little boys both died from seizures and it was horrific!
I just got my dog in a shelter less than a yr ago. They gave her those vaccines before they release her to me. I just give her fresh 1 clove mince garlic in her home made food once a day. She's no longer scratching, the sore she had in her stomach for almost a yr disappeared, her dandruff gone. Her fur is glossy. I will not resume her bravecto when it expires this year.
I personally don’t use all these chemicals on Cookie. She is epileptic and I’m super careful about what all is used for her treatment. It’s not surprising that these are the results of this test. My common sense told me none of these chemicals were healthy
I have used Frontline for decades WITHOUT HARM. IMHO, a lot of VERY DANGEROUS NEW F&T products have been introduced which appear to be causing the seizures, etc., in pets over the last few years. I am very suspicious this guy uses the FRONTLINE PACKAGING while talking about a lot of possible problems that are IMHO BEING EXAGGERATED and have no relationship to the seriousness of SEIZURE OR DEATH which is being reported in huge numbers I have never heard before. I am 74 years old and have had many pets and used Frontline for decades on cats and dogs WITHOUT PROBLEMS. BTW, I find monthly applications is usually overkill; the treatments last for usually several months. If organic F&T can work for you, GREAT! Unfortunately, in a very infested environment, they may not work.
Cedarcyde is an all natural bug deterrent said to be so safe that u can use it to treat ur lawn,home, children,and pets. the only thing is that for it to be effective for ur pet u have to apply it like daily. But all the way worth it rather than risking a poisonous insecticide
Thanks for this everyone. I also feel like I am being taken advantage of by the drug companies with this too. I love my pup "but he is just a dog" but spending 50$ a month on a 5cent dose pisses me off. I also don't trust it. I wouldn't eat it... but I dont want my dog to get sick from parasites either.
What's he supposed to do..solve all your problems for you? Keep doing your Research. There's always alternatives. But that's where ones own personal opinions and science come into play 🤔
This is understood and grateful to post - I agree 1000% as my dog over the years developed face seizures - eventually they went away but agree most probably due to the Frontline . I switched mostly using Revelution - . I can't go with the oils..my dog stinks, he becomes increadibly "gooey", wet looking and just unpleasant. I hike in canyons alot so the dirt just gets all over him. I still use Revelution as it is the one that came out years ago and I can't buy it in states so order it over seas. What I do do is take Becker's advice and instead of going "over the weight"..which is what I used to do..ie. if my dog is 80lb Id by the one that went up to 110lb (to cover him) - now I buy LESS his weight..new dog is 55/60 so I buy the one that maxes at 45 and I go as long as I can..for me I went 2 months last time. She mentioned that true to most Vets and medical people they want your money (not all vets but we are seeing more and more people all about money) espeically "pharma" - so the every 30 days..I stretch out. The issue I have is Im not even certain we need to keep doing it over and over ..as I sometimes let my cats go months and they are fine but they are also mostly inside. So that's my 2cents. So far so good with the Revelation..my cats and dog seem fine. I also feed raw, fresh water, NO VACCINES of any kind and recently stop spay/neuter after I watched Dr. Beckers heartfelt video on spay neuter. To this point (I realize a different topic)..my new dog (female) stressed about not spaying due to blood, other dogs coming around..very minor adjustment. Just like we women people take care and have to make adjustments for our "time"..I simply watch her more. I have never experienced any issue with other dogs (NEVER) - I do have a good private back yard (2 gates)..but even walking she never seems to have issues being attacked by male dogs at all. Since she is crated and kept in her own private area and she cleans herself good never an issue with blood either. That and she only goes in heat twice a year..easy peasy. And she is healthy, and beautiful
What is your raw? Are all your cats and dogs fed raw? Is the the secret to being flea and tick free?! I'm desperate, my fur babies are starting to have issues with that and I don't want to harm them with products, but I don't know what else to do!
@@susan4981 I will make no claims, but I have a mastiff that will be 2 years old in november. I have never used a tick medication, and in total.. she has had 1 tick in 2 years. We have plenty of ticks in this area, I live in the countrysaide, lots of tall grass and woods. She has been fed raw since weaning, and she has never been sick. Fleas and ticks are more likely to go on animals with health issues. Dogs and cats fed raw seems to be healthier. So by personal observation.. yes, it makes a difference to feed raw. I live in norway, we have brands here of frozen, raw dog and cat food. Its even cheaper than kibble:P
Karen. I got my 4 yrs old poodle a partial spay, which keeps her from getting pg. Worked out great. About no vaccines, are you concerned your dog might get parvovirus, distemper, adenovirus or rabies? Do you do any alt preventive besides raw diet?
I knew it. I had a puppy on this. Recommended by a vet was so sick for weeks and didn't make it. This was after using this and this was 6yrs ago. The vet said no
Dr Jones is a holistic vet and his channel is Veterinary Secrets. His home remedies actually work but since they are more natural, there is more effort involved. For fleas and ticks he uses DE.
Thanks for this informative video! Did you guys know that Bravecto Plus for Cats does not contain fipronil or isoxazoline? Perhaps it’s still safe enough to use as an alternative to Frontline. Update: I just read the Bravecto insert and it says fluraner is a type of isoxazoline :(
I also watched a video from another person saying that bravecto is also not safe. Holistic vets do not like chemical-based anti-flea products. They give other more natural remedies like diatomaceous earth etc.
OMG my vet sold me Bravecto for my dog. I noticed it was a 3 month dose and thought wow this must be so strong and just how safe is it. My gut said NO do not give to my dog and I went on You tube, there is a lawsuit going on for this product. I will be sharing this information with the vet and asking for my money back. Folks plz research
I washed my outdoor dog with dawn soap, vinegar, vitamin e and water. Fleas dye instantly. I also do sponge bath. Dilute apple cider vinegar in water. Get small towel, dip in diluted vinegar. Clean dog with towel.
Earth Animal flea and tick. It takes about a week or two to really start working but it's amazing. Use FOOD GRADE Diatomaceous earth on your yard..it'll kill the adults in 24 hours but you'll have to apply for a few months once a week
Knowledge is the reason for telling us. Then we use our knowledge and choose an alternative. Diatomaceous earth, Bug Off garlic, flea combs, options are out there.
I live in the woods with lots of deer around, and I deal with a major tick infestation each Spring. I am in Georgia and I HAVE to use heartworm preventative since there is swampy area down the hill from my property. I used the heartworm 6 month shot and I've noticed that it also prevents fleas and ticks from sticking to my dog. The ticks ride on him from outside to inside and get on me. I don't want to give him shots, but heart worms are more dangerous in my area. I've started working 12 hr night shifts and I pay someone to keep my dog the nights I work because he doesn't like staying by himself so long. They started finding ticks coming off of him in their house and freaked out, so I had to give him Bravecto to keep the ticks off or I would have lost the sitter. Now, I'm worried. When I say tick infestation, I mean that I find about 20 ticks on me each time I cut grass, and have had about 8 attached to me and most came off of my dog onto me and that was in about 3 days time. I don't want to use pesticides, but I don't know what else to do. Ticks are only bad in the early spring.
Other than what this good doctor is saying, something like less than 1 in 10,000 dogs will experience the side effects, and it's likely to be much lower. So while we need to be cautious we shouldn't exaggerate the risks when there are potentially more benefits, and when it's used to prevent diseases like Lyme disease, which are potentially fatal.
U can use diatomaceous earth (food grade) in your yard, as well as on your animals…just make sure it is the Food grade as it’s safe for pets…if you’ve never heard of it research it and see all of its benefits.
There are esstial oils like patchouli that ticks hate. Also what the other person said, diamotatous earth. Works on fleas and ticks, just a powder you can work into the coat. Also put in the bedding. You can take it too.
What do you recommend using instead? I prefer alternative methods and am currently using natural sprays and EM collar, but I am afraid they are not as effective...
The vet in Japan prescribed me Broadline flea treatment for my cat I don’t remember if that had fipronil in it but that scares me. He passed away when he was 2 and half years old due to a heart disease , the treatment was done 1 year before his passing I hope it doesn’t have any connection, I know he seemed fairly normal and ok until the sudden heart failure.
I’m clicking on the “flea and tick support” link on the website and nothing is showing up? Is this one of those “sign up for our newsletter for complete access” type deals?
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Our 8 month golden retriever had seizures from Simparica trio. It started 2 hours after giving it to him. We were thankful after about 3 weeks they stopped. The vet told us it wasn’t caused by Simparica, it was an underlying issue. Which I don’t believe.
The FDA would disagree with your vet. They put out a warning, which is huge when it come to the FDA caring about pets, that one of the active ingredients in Simparica, along with a host of other flea and tick meds was found to cause seizures, some resulting in the death of cats and dogs. You can find it online. Frontline has a different ingredient and was not listed, but it is a pesticide.
Of course the vet is going to say that. Just like when you take your baby and they get vaxxed. "Oh, it can't be the vaccine".
My 2 years old shiba inu also suffered seizures due to Simparica trio.
I was giving my golden Simparica trio too. Nothing happened to him 🙏 but I stopped giving him. I seen a few reviews on it I didn’t like. Now I’m trying to look for something natural to protect him. I never gave my 5 Yorkies any meds for fleas and ticks and they lived till 16-17 yrs. old.
Find a new vet!
As a retired animal control officer of 27 years on the job, I have always had Bloodhounds, and they require a mile long walk every day. I live on a farm in Virginia that has a healthy population of deer. Some years I have returned home from that walk having discovered as many as thirty deer ticks on me and or my dog. (I always wear Khaki colored pants and stop about every three minutes to take a quick look at the legs of the pants, often seeing deer ticks that I have picked up. Have been walking my dog in these fields for at least thirty years and have discovered an amazing phenomenon that has never failed. It's hard to believe I know, but it is absolutely true. My bloodhounds head (the top) is light brown, and I find that if I examine the top of her head about every three minutes when we get home I will see a/or several deer ticks that have come to the surface (on top of her hair), and can easily be picked off and killed. I look for about a half hour after we get home. Sometimes of course I find none, but I find that if she has picked up any deer ticks they will present themselves EVERY TIME. Does not work for dog ticks, but deer ticks Yes. I find that if one day I am not diligent about this process, she will have a swollen deer tick somewhere on her in a day or two. As you know, deer ticks are so small that you will not find them under the fur until they swell up with blood. But if I take the time and pay attention to her head when we get home I will spot EVERY deer tick that she has picked up. AMAZING
Finally a channel that advocates/ or speaks facts for dogs. Appreciate it!
He's advocating for all pets. Why are many "dog people" self centered and even hateful towards other popular pets
Great information, thank you for posting. When my two cats were 8 months old, I treated them with a commercial flea medicine. I did it a second time, a month later. I found your page, and several others, that address putting toxic chemicals on our pets. I now vacuum frequently and spray my house with a natural flea treatment. No more chemicals on or in my cats!
THANK YOU Rodney for publishing! Word of mouth & sharing links are the best ways I know to raise awareness.
Thank you very much for your videos! You doing amazing most needed educating job! Honest and down to point! Thank you!
OMG! Thank you for this significant information!
Omg! Thank you so much!! I’m so glad to have seen this. You just saved my cat. I’m returning this product!
You are a cat superstar!
I like your explanation. Your expression truly tell that you want to help many pets owner to stop harmfull flea medication which has many bad implication. I believe you said this, it's because of love. And you love your pets so much and you don't want to hurt your pets by harmfull medication. Thank you for saying the truth. As a parent of my pet, I appreciate your great video!
FYI, my cat has got seizure after take that harmfull meds to get rid off flea. I'm so sorry to my cat for making her illness. Luckily, my cat is safe now. Then, i would never use such a bad medication again!
If you are pet owner, and you see this. Please find natural ingredient things for your lovely pets❤
I can’t believe the unscrupulousness of these companies!😡
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I found Springtime Supplements-Garlic Chews for animals. 2 dogs of my dogs eat it willingly, and 2 of them I have to put in their mouth to swallow. They keep the smell of garlic on their skin (not noticeable to me) and works as a repellent. It keeps the mosquitos off too. I do not give my pets any meds at all. I also make non cooked, dog cookies, containing DE (use like flour). Usually, a combination of DE and virgin Coconut Oil, with pumpkin or chicken broth or anything else they like as flavoring and are not allergic to. Keep in the freezer til used. I have a pond in the yard and deer and other wildlife here, Lots of ticks. Very few ticks bite and if they do, they usually die on the skin, unless they just got there. I am a big believer in Garlic. I also eat garlic daily and have had ticks on me, they have always been dead when pulled off. Good luck.
Great comment thank you for sharing.
Thank you SO much for doing the research and sharing this information.
Effective for me is to keep my dog area grass extremely short and bagged up grass clippings, my theory is that the area is to dry for fleas to reproduce, not sure but I stopped using flea and tick meds 5 years ago without issue, but at the same time my house did not have any fleas either and with new carpet and tile floors.
Years ago I applied flea and tick meds to a 12 pound female jack russell and she went temporarily deaf for 2 weeks from the application.
We have got to find other solutions for our pets and humans alike. Chemical companies rarely do studies on the long term effects of their products.
Treat your pets like family because they are❤️
diamatious earth.. foodgrade. (ground plankton) kills fleas within 4 hours in my experience.
Our Yorkie was on NexGard F&T and was having seizures. We then remembered they started around the time we started using NexGard. Stopped giving it to her and she hasn’t had a seizure since.
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Very valuable, we have to talk about that more & more. Nobody knows or doesn't want to.
Your back after long time stay safe 🧿
you guys rock in my world! Love you and refer all of you all anytime I try to get your info out to other pet parents.
Thank you for the effort and research done, very valuable information.
I am also of the opinion that the use of spot-on treatments depends heavily on the environment in which one lives. Here in the Bavarian Forest, we have a tick hotspot. The likelihood of the animal and the human getting infected with a tick-borne disease is much higher than the risk posed by using a spot-on treatment. It's just the way it is here. During the peak season, we find around 20-30 ticks on an untreated animal, especially after a single walk (!) in the woods. With the spot-on treatment, it might be just 1 or 2 ticks that can be easily removed from the fur. Biological remedies are of no use. It's not like we haven't tried alternatives. A friend of mine now has Lyme disease because of a tick bite like that. I try to limit the use of spot-on treatments to three times a year, but as the tick population worsens here every year, it's challenging.
What's spot on treatment
@@deborahcruse5771 Topical.
Yes - wonderful info. So what the heck do we use in place of these products???
Wow i love your video. You have done a great job. Thank You.
It’s all about the risk/benefit assessment, and that is something that each person needs to decide on with their vet, taking into consideration their local risk factors and lifestyle choices. For us, we live in an area with high rates of Lyme disease, and a few other nasty things that we, the dog, and the indoor cats could get from any ticks brought into the house after a walk in the nearby forest. One of the dogs at the park got Lyme disease from an early season tick, before they started their nexgard for the year, so we have assessed the risk of tick bourn disease to be very high with a high likelihood of having lifelong health complications, and after talking with the vet have kept up the monthly treatments of the tick prevention medication year round so that we don’t get Lyme disease from an unseasonably warm weekend walk in the woods like that poor dog from the park did.
I agree with you that it is about risk to benefit depending on where someone lives. I disagree with you, however, that a dog owner "needs to decide on with their vet...." I disagree that the vet's opinion should play a role given that vets are brainwashed by big pharma in vet school to actually believe that there is no risk to any of these products even when the statistics show otherwise. For those vets who are able to think outside the box and still deny that there are any side effects, well, they are just after profit.
I have used this on my pets before but, usually, I never had to use them more than a few times because they worked so good. I did use an anti-flea product on my cat once and he went into seizures. I had to bring him to the emergency vet BUT, when I switched over to Front Line, the seizures never happened again with him or any of my future pets.
Thank you for sharing!
A huge thank you Rodney. You & Dr. B have helped SO much. I always share your videos.
I have 11 dogs & lots of cats, we have no fleas, worms or ticks. I think a raw/bal diet, no toxins & a strong immune system are the key.
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I live on a rural farm.
Renee a lot depends on where you live. For instance Lungworm is mostly on the east side of America, although has spread in Canada and the UK. In the UK, they think it is because people have been travelling with their dogs from one area of the country to another. In the UK, one in five foxes have the parasite, and there are different types of the parasite and some are fatal. I took my 6 month old puppy to a pedigree training session and when he came back I saw a flee on him for the first time. He'd been to the groomers the day prior, so there were no flees on him then, or prior to that evening. Has far as the fox lungworm parasite, he could've picked that up from anywhere, drinking from puddles, smelling an infected dog's poop, licking an infected snail or their trail, eating grass with the parasite. Big choice when it is in the rural areas, it spreads easily if people don't pick up their dogs stools, or get their dogs tested on a regular basis.
What do you do? I have a lot of animals too! I hate putting these products on my babies! What are you doing for all of yours to keep them flea and tick free? I'm at a loss, I don't know what to do!
If you can help it would be greatly appreciated.
@@susan4981 Hi Susan. I follow Dr. Becker, Rodney Habib & follow Dana Scotts Dogs Naturally Magazine articles. I research.
Here's my routine:
*Feed raw/balanced diet.
*Do a yearly detox with Dandelion or Milk Thistle tincture.
*Feed appropriate natural suppliments according to the particular needs of that dog. I have a good natural vet to help with anything they need which is usually just heartworm testing since I do not feed heartworm prevention.
*Feed organics...sauercraut & ground pumpkinseed to discourage parasites & support the immune system.
*Feed Omega fatty acids from various sources to fight free radical damage. Sardines, coconut oil, flax seed oil, mct oil, etc...
*I feed probiotics to build the immune system & digestive enzymes.
*I feed apple cidar vinegar about 3 times per week.
*I feed my home made bone broth & collagen to support joint health.
Thats pretty much it other than
feeding various natural suppliments for remedies. I do rescues who come to me with cancer, heart disease, lung disease, liver or kidney disease, seizure disorder, immune system problems & allergies.
I've had great results. I was able to stop seizures in 2 of my dogs with a long history of them. 1 dogs had only 20% kidney function, the other had a little more kidney function. They were both healed. My liver failure dig is healed. The lung disease & heart disease digs are incredibly improved.
They each get natural suppliments for those conditions.
I do 2 more things:
*They are isolated on my property. I am rural. I do have bears, mountian lions, cyotes, racoons, skunks & opossums.
*They get no exposure to chemicals, shampoos, commercial or processed foods, no fertilizers, air freshners, household cleaners, bug sprays, automotive stuff, no flea/tick/wormers, no vaccines, no commercial veterinary products...
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@@reneeolson4881 wow you do a lot! That's great! So what do you do for treatments in the house and yard? I'm trying to go all natural but it's hard to find what is truly safe for cats and dogs. "I have both". Every one says something different. My vets and their personnel think I'm a horrible pet parent because I don't overload with vaccines and flea topics. I'm neglecting them. I have recently started using coconut oil on them for fleas, and diatomaceous earth and Dawn dish detergent for the yard and house. Mostly Dawn dish detergent for inside I don't really like the diatomaceous earth because it makes such a mess and I want to be safe with it so still trying to research what to do about the house and the yard pretty much but that's about the only thing that I have searched and discovered that's safe. Still trying to figure it out about the Heart Guard remedy and the outside dogs around their areas to keep mosquitoes off of them and get everyone off of Heartgard but I know my vets will be very upset with me.
thank you for this information. I will never use this stuff on my pets. very grateful for the research you put into this.
Just found your channel , Big pharma must hate you but I can’t help but gotta SUBSCRIBED 👍
Thanks for this information!
I’m very grateful for the info, I don’t know if it’s the presentation style, but I find myself equally grateful that I don’t need to interact with this energy level on a regular basis. ITO the video as a product, it’s a no for me ITO subscription, sharing etc.
love the high speed info
Thank you so much!
On the 29th of September, 2021, the vet gave my 6 month old puppy Nexgard for three months, and one tablet of a different product. The second product box was labelled but there weren't any information about it in the box. In the Nexgard box I can't find a list of whats in it, in the instructions. These pills were given to my puppy for Fox Lungworm, the laboratory found one larva of of it.
Just before your video popped up on my feed, I went to answer the doorbell and it was a salesman riding a Segway trying to sell me lawn treatments for fleas, ticks, mosquitos, etc.... I asked for a business card or some other literature to read over beforehand...of which he had none. No thanks!
I would love a video about heartworm meds. I do not use flea / tick meds and use effective natural repellants however I have been unable to find a trustworthy heartworm prevention, and heartworm disease is very scary! I would hate to have to give my dog heartworm meds but I also worry that he could get heartworms without it. Thanks for everything you do!
Try contact your local holistic vet. I bet they know natural solution to heart worm meds!
Preventive care. If the animals immune system is strong they will fight off naturally. Just test every four months. If test comes up positive look for walnut worm preventative care. Be careful though.. google information..
What flea/tick preventatives do you use?
@@nicoledoeden4484 Earth Animal Flea/Tick tincture.
Heartworm is a scam
It's not a pandemic
It is easily prevented by not keeping your dog outside all the time.. and if you really wanted to make sure if you are still scared... Use a tincture of black walnut hull wormwood and clove once a month or every other month or in the Summers hottest times... You will never have a problem...I live near two ponds .. all my dogs have never gotten heartworm meds.. they all lived into their late teens... Al medium and large dogs
So what can you recommend , that's Safer for my dog , but first , thank you for all the time and resources you took to share this info great job 💯.
try coconut oil......the lauric acid in coconut oil repels and kills fleas. massage well onto skin regularly.
Awesome info
Excellent info. My wife and I have been making our own flea and tick for over a decade with natural ingredients. More ppl need to open their eyes to this stuff. Great job. Just make sure it's human grade oils not the diffuser oils.
How do you make one?
@@usa2342 Tick/flea receipe:
Glass spray bottle
1 cup filtered water
20 drops of lemongrass oil
20 drops of cedar oil
Store out of sun & heat
No contact to face or Cats
@@kerryschwidde2344 thank You!
@@usa2342 your welcome
@Magnus Schveing Do you use a heart worm preventative for the pups as well? If so, what do you use? Thank you.
Thank you for info❤
I use Citus Incanus dried leaves daily in their food, during the flea season. When we go out hiking in woody/brush areas I spray with Tropiclean: Natural Flea and Tick spray. I never use pesticides, of any kind.
i can only guess that you are getting great results. where do i find citus incanus & tropiclean? my dog is going some where and getting reinfected with fleas! the first dose of frontline was starting to get them under control then she came up with them again. she lives in the house so we don;t need ANY fleas.
Do you use all of the five supplements for detoxing your dog at one time for a week? Thank you
@Rodney Habib thanks for the information. Do you have some suggestions/recommendations as to how we can prevent and treat the fleas/ticks naturally? Also, heart worm preventatives such as heartgard also have seizures/convulsions as a side effect; are there suggestions for coming off heartgard as well? Thank You.
Yes my question too! I'm so scared of all these products! What are we going to do for our babies?!!
Ivermectin completely safe.
I love this and it is intuitive to know these chemicals are awful. I am not sure how to manage ticks and fleas when they get out of hand in the summer.
i'm glad i trusted my instinct in not buying flea treatment recently. I have used food grade diamatious earth(ground plankton) for our cat fleas. using the smallest amount,outdoors, then comb out all the dead fleas and remaining powder, before she starts self cleaning. so easy & cheap. i saw instant relief for her and no weird side effects!
I read only use food grade on pets.
You have to ask yourself if you’re happy to live in a flea infested house or not. I’m not. People bang on about natural remedies, they barely work if at all. You want cats and dogs. You will have fleas if you don’t control them with chemicals. It’s that simple.
All I use is Apple cider vinegar, coconut oil, pumpkin seeds, nigella seeds, diatomaceous earth and garlic. Also rosemary and sage and cedar wood oil are excellent.
Robert, would you mind sharing the recipe to protect dogs from fleas/ticks?
I watched my neighbor's dog go from this sweet girl to a vicious beast. If my neighbor so much as touched her she was shoeing clear signs of aggression. He gave her bravecto every 3 months, including through our Canadian winters.. Unfortunately, she was snatched by a coyote a few years ago but I cannot imagine how aggressive she would be today. I tried telling him to stop the bravecto a couple years prior and he refused.
He now has a border collie, aka dog with MDR1 gene, so I've been terrified that this dog is going to end up seizing. Luckily, he has never given this dog these treatments and finally believes me when I say I haven't had a flea problem in almost 15 years
What do you use instead?
My English bulldog 3 years ago started to have head tremors. They said head tremors are common in this breed, then they said is because of low sugars and bla bla... the vet wanted to send my dog to the specialist, charged me big money for any kind of tests.... I started to do my own research like I always do and most of the time is like I resolve my problems, I discovered about the fleas medicine that can cause a lot of neurological problems... so I stopped to use those medicine on my bulldog and guess what?! Never a single head tremors again!!! Plus he never got a fleas either... so when I saw the vet again and I said to her that has soon I stopped the fleas meds my bulldog didn’t have head tremors anymore, she said : “ ok I give to you a different brand then “. Of course she never saw me again! One think I learned owning dogs: I have to stay away from dog food, fleas/ticks meds and annual vaccinations. And I have a beautiful, healthy and happy English bulldog with not even allergies!
I do the same and my dog is healthy. No commercial food, no flea, tick, heartworm preventives either. And guess what, my dog doesn't have fleas, ticks or heartworm. She is my third dog, so I have been doing this for at least 25 years and my dogs all healthy. I feed them home cooked meals.
@@MarthitaBeKe I’m happy to hear that!!! I don’t even vaccine my dog anymore once I discovered that with a blood test we are able to know if the pet need a vaccine or not, so that’s what I’m doing every year with him: blood test! It’s been 3 years and the result is that he doesn’t need vaccines! I discovered the blood test thing from Doct. Karen Becker. Too many pets are dying because they are over vaccinated and it’s all because of those little pieces of papers that we called “money”.
Yes, I forgot to mention that I don't vaccinate my dogs either. I do the titer test and the vet is amazed that my dogs has the antibodies already from the original vaccines when she was a puppy. My baby is a happy dog, with a strong inmune system.
@@MarthitaBeKe your pets are in the best hands, your hands! ❤️🌹🐶
Flea and tics I get but what do you use for heart worm. And what vaccines where they giving your dogs? The only vax I do is rabies
Thank you for the option.
Veterinary Secrets is a you tube channel with a holistic vet. Very good information on lots of things including fleas.😊
Dr Jones is great, bless him.
The reactions our pets are having from these flea/tick medications are heartbreaking!
The vet sent us home from our first appointment, for our 4 month old rescue, with a "welcome bag" with a free toothbrush, a free toothpaste sample, and a free simparico trio sample. 10 days after the simparico trio our Lily began waking up 3-5 times a night with what we thought were vivid night terrors. Our vet prescribed us benedryl to help her sleep, then rimadyl in case she was in pain, then trazodone for if it was anxiety, none of which fixed the nightmares. Finally they started happening in the evening while Lily was sleeping on the couch and we could see her reaction when she woke up. We realized she had a physical response as well. Loss of balance while trying to sit up and star gazing (neck goes back and looks at the ceiling), in addition to the immense fear response crying and yelping. We immediately reached out to an emergency vet clinic (not our primary vet) and they told us to bring her in right away as she was likely suffering from complex partial seizures.
3 nights in the ICU later, after multiple attempted discharges and readmissions through the ER, Lily has finally just made it through her first night back home with us seizure-free after being put on both Keppra and Phenobarbital. We're praying Lily continues to respond positively to the medication and doesn't go back to nightly cluser seizures.
During the day and when not sleeping, Lily's the most perfect, beautiful puppy. This whole thing is BEYOND heartbreak. I need to remember to thank my vet for the "welcome bag". 😭
PHENOBARB WILL SLOWLY DESTROY THE RENAL SYSTEM. I DETOXXED my pekepom and got him off phenobarbital in just 4 weeks. Detox: Diatomaceous Earth, Bentonite Clay, Boron (20 mule team laundry). THEY GIVE OUR DOGS SEIZURES AND THEN THEY SELL US MORE MEDICATION TO KILL THEM.
Thank you.
Yes, my poor cat immediately started foaming at the mouth with bravecto and looked confused after she stopped foaming from the mouth and moving her tongue around
I thought bravecto was only for dogs? That's the one they are saying has killed a lot of dogs. My mom quit using it
You probably did a shitty job of applying it and they licked at it and their mouth started salivating
My dog got a terrible cough. It was lungworm . She was treated and is now on preventative. She is a collie cross 1in 100 collies gets epilepsy from fleas pill,. In the side effect leaflets . She was given it by a VET! She fitted, it was me looked at the side effects, I told the vet as I removed to another practise.
And make no mistake, when you put spot on fipronil on your dog, it is infusing into your skin and that of every member of your family when you pet your dog. Some have speculated that pregnant women are harming their developing babies by being exposed to spot ons on their dogs. May be a link to the rise in autism or the autism may arise in a young toddler who interacts with the dog. Fetuses, toddlers and kids have developing brains so these chemicals would be expected to be more harmful to puppies and young humans.
Wow! And does it eventually detox or stay stored in their body and accumulate with each dosage?
Thanks for the information this is crucial.theres also the factor of transdermal absorbstion into pet owners and anyone contacting the pet with these pesticides over a prolonged exposure period and the cumulative affects of that especially for people with nervous system sensitivities as the isosasoline stuff similar to thujone from plants in its action upon the gaba
I used vets best “plant base” formula on my outdoor dog. His fleas doesn’t bother him, once I applied this formula, he starts itching and biting himself. I guess I need to stop this, since it doesn’t help him anyways.
Thank you for all the great information you provide. Vets have been giving me shameful advice for years, like feed your dog Science Diet, which they happily profit from. I now feel like I’m nothing more than a cash cow (pun intended). I am ashamed of myself for listening to these so called experts. And more than that, I am ashamed of all the harm I might have caused my dear friends.
THANK YOU!!!!! 😮😮😮
What about the flea/tick/mosquito repellent Waggie? Whats your take on this?
thank you,
My beloved corgi just died of liver cancer (technically, the surgery killed him, oh the guilt) and I know of so many liver cancers in dogs over the past year or two. I am thinking it has to be the flea and tick meds.( I never put pesticides on my lawn ironicallyy)
Worse? My dog still got lyme 3 times in his lifetime .
Flea pill Comfortis by Elanco killed both of my Bichon Friese dogs I still have not recovered from
my stupidity as I had forgotten from 13 years ago there is a natural way to treat fleas. With peppermint oil
mostly in water with a spray bottle. But my precious little boys both died from seizures and it was
horrific!
Thanks for that...
I just got my dog in a shelter less than a yr ago. They gave her those vaccines before they release her to me. I just give her fresh 1 clove mince garlic in her home made food once a day. She's no longer scratching, the sore she had in her stomach for almost a yr disappeared, her dandruff gone. Her fur is glossy. I will not resume her bravecto when it expires this year.
But Inread everywhere garlic is poisoning to dogs.
I personally don’t use all these chemicals on Cookie. She is epileptic and I’m super careful about what all is used for her treatment. It’s not surprising that these are the results of this test. My common sense told me none of these chemicals were healthy
It’s 5years with my corgi and so far so good 😊 Livibg in Boston and let me tell you how many ticks .
HI RODNEY, WHAT FLEA AND TICK TREATMENT DO YOU RECOMMEND FOR MY CAT. HE IS A MALE AND WEIGHS APPROX. 15LBS. THANK YOU. GREG
Great. I used selamectin twice on my puppy starting at 6 mos of age....
Please more information regarding heartworms and treatments for them?????
what is the alternative?
Wonderside is good, plenty of essential oil videos on non toxic bug sprays, Earth Animal has great products.
Okay I don’t see any comments from him where he said he’d drop some alternatives to use.
What should I use then? A stray cat has just turned up and my petshop said frontline was best. It doesn't seem to have worked
This wasn't mentioned but I am using Simparico Trio on my Yorkie puppy. That ingredient is Sarolaner. Any thoughts?
what do u recommend as a great alternative to these products? dnt want my dog to catch erlichiosis
What’s the solution????
thanks, just picked up new 15 week old pup .we have been training in back field. tics every time.
So what can I use that actually works and safe?
I have used Frontline for decades WITHOUT HARM. IMHO, a lot of VERY DANGEROUS NEW F&T products have been introduced which appear to be causing the seizures, etc., in pets over the last few years. I am very suspicious this guy uses the FRONTLINE PACKAGING while talking about a lot of possible problems that are IMHO BEING EXAGGERATED and have no relationship to the seriousness of SEIZURE OR DEATH which is being reported in huge numbers I have never heard before. I am 74 years old and have had many pets and used Frontline for decades on cats and dogs WITHOUT PROBLEMS. BTW, I find monthly applications is usually overkill; the treatments last for usually several months. If organic F&T can work for you, GREAT! Unfortunately, in a very infested environment, they may not work.
Cedarcyde is an all natural bug deterrent said to be so safe that u can use it to treat ur lawn,home, children,and pets. the only thing is that for it to be effective for ur pet u have to apply it like daily. But all the way worth it rather than risking a poisonous insecticide
Can you share some alternative preventatives for fleas ticks and heart worms?
Earth Animal flea and tick
I need a alternative please for heart worm
@@josieshepherd2483 Interceptor plus
Thanks for this everyone. I also feel like I am being taken advantage of by the drug companies with this too. I love my pup "but he is just a dog" but spending 50$ a month on a 5cent dose pisses me off. I also don't trust it. I wouldn't eat it... but I dont want my dog to get sick from parasites either.
Heart worm is caused by mosquitoes. I’m trying to find natural mosquito repellent.
What is the point of telling us this without alternatives? Not like we can just live with fleas and ticks
Earth Animal Flea and tick
Did you watch the entire video? At the end he explains where to find alternatives.
Seriously? Are you that narrow-minded.
What's he supposed to do..solve all your problems for you? Keep doing your Research. There's always alternatives. But that's where ones own personal opinions and science come into play 🤔
I'd rather he said something about this.. rather then not saying anything at all
So can u tell me the solution?
This is understood and grateful to post - I agree 1000% as my dog over the years developed face seizures - eventually they went away but agree most probably due to the Frontline . I switched mostly using Revelution - . I can't go with the oils..my dog stinks, he becomes increadibly "gooey", wet looking and just unpleasant. I hike in canyons alot so the dirt just gets all over him. I still use Revelution as it is the one that came out years ago and I can't buy it in states so order it over seas. What I do do is take Becker's advice and instead of going "over the weight"..which is what I used to do..ie. if my dog is 80lb Id by the one that went up to 110lb (to cover him) - now I buy LESS his weight..new dog is 55/60 so I buy the one that maxes at 45 and I go as long as I can..for me I went 2 months last time. She mentioned that true to most Vets and medical people they want your money (not all vets but we are seeing more and more people all about money) espeically "pharma" - so the every 30 days..I stretch out. The issue I have is Im not even certain we need to keep doing it over and over ..as I sometimes let my cats go months and they are fine but they are also mostly inside. So that's my 2cents. So far so good with the Revelation..my cats and dog seem fine. I also feed raw, fresh water, NO VACCINES of any kind and recently stop spay/neuter after I watched Dr. Beckers heartfelt video on spay neuter. To this point (I realize a different topic)..my new dog (female) stressed about not spaying due to blood, other dogs coming around..very minor adjustment. Just like we women people take care and have to make adjustments for our "time"..I simply watch her more. I have never experienced any issue with other dogs (NEVER) - I do have a good private back yard (2 gates)..but even walking she never seems to have issues being attacked by male dogs at all. Since she is crated and kept in her own private area and she cleans herself good never an issue with blood either. That and she only goes in heat twice a year..easy peasy. And she is healthy, and beautiful
What is your raw? Are all your cats and dogs fed raw? Is the the secret to being flea and tick free?! I'm desperate, my fur babies are starting to have issues with that and I don't want to harm them with products, but I don't know what else to do!
@@susan4981 I will make no claims, but I have a mastiff that will be 2 years old in november. I have never used a tick medication, and in total.. she has had 1 tick in 2 years. We have plenty of ticks in this area, I live in the countrysaide, lots of tall grass and woods.
She has been fed raw since weaning, and she has never been sick.
Fleas and ticks are more likely to go on animals with health issues. Dogs and cats fed raw seems to be healthier. So by personal observation.. yes, it makes a difference to feed raw.
I live in norway, we have brands here of frozen, raw dog and cat food. Its even cheaper than kibble:P
Karen. I got my 4 yrs old poodle a partial spay, which keeps her from getting pg. Worked out great. About no vaccines, are you concerned your dog might get parvovirus, distemper, adenovirus or rabies? Do you do any alt preventive besides raw diet?
I knew it. I had a puppy on this. Recommended by a vet was so sick for weeks and didn't make it.
This was after using this and this was 6yrs ago. The vet said no
Where can I get the study copy?
What do you suggest is the best preventive measure to use for our dogs? Thank you
Dr Jones is a holistic vet and his channel is Veterinary Secrets. His home remedies actually work but since they are more natural, there is more effort involved. For fleas and ticks he uses DE.
try coconut oil......the lauric acid in coconut oil repels and kills fleas. massage well onto skin regularly.
Thanks for this informative video! Did you guys know that Bravecto Plus for Cats does not contain fipronil or isoxazoline? Perhaps it’s still safe enough to use as an alternative to Frontline.
Update: I just read the Bravecto insert and it says fluraner is a type of isoxazoline :(
I also watched a video from another person saying that bravecto is also not safe. Holistic vets do not like chemical-based anti-flea products. They give other more natural remedies like diatomaceous earth etc.
OMG my vet sold me Bravecto for my dog. I noticed it was a 3 month dose and thought wow this must be so strong and just how safe is it. My gut said NO do not give to my dog and I went on You tube, there is a lawsuit going on for this product. I will be sharing this information with the vet and asking for my money back. Folks plz research
What to use instead of these products?
So what’s the alternative? My dog scratching until bloody during tick season is less appealing than the side effects.
I washed my outdoor dog with dawn soap, vinegar, vitamin e and water. Fleas dye instantly.
I also do sponge bath. Dilute apple cider vinegar in water. Get small towel, dip in diluted vinegar. Clean dog with towel.
Earth Animal flea and tick. It takes about a week or two to really start working but it's amazing. Use FOOD GRADE Diatomaceous earth on your yard..it'll kill the adults in 24 hours but you'll have to apply for a few months once a week
Can I put essential oils like lavender, or cedar wood on my dogs for ticks and fleas?
some essential oils are poisonous so i’d research before putting it :)
try coconut oil......the lauric acid in coconut oil repels and kills fleas. massage well onto skin regularly.
Knowledge is the reason for telling us. Then we use our knowledge and choose an alternative. Diatomaceous earth, Bug Off garlic, flea combs, options are out there.
What should we do then?
I live in the woods with lots of deer around, and I deal with a major tick infestation each Spring. I am in Georgia and I HAVE to use heartworm preventative since there is swampy area down the hill from my property. I used the heartworm 6 month shot and I've noticed that it also prevents fleas and ticks from sticking to my dog. The ticks ride on him from outside to inside and get on me. I don't want to give him shots, but heart worms are more dangerous in my area. I've started working 12 hr night shifts and I pay someone to keep my dog the nights I work because he doesn't like staying by himself so long. They started finding ticks coming off of him in their house and freaked out, so I had to give him Bravecto to keep the ticks off or I would have lost the sitter. Now, I'm worried. When I say tick infestation, I mean that I find about 20 ticks on me each time I cut grass, and have had about 8 attached to me and most came off of my dog onto me and that was in about 3 days time. I don't want to use pesticides, but I don't know what else to do. Ticks are only bad in the early spring.
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Other than what this good doctor is saying, something like less than 1 in 10,000 dogs will experience the side effects, and it's likely to be much lower.
So while we need to be cautious we shouldn't exaggerate the risks when there are potentially more benefits, and when it's used to prevent diseases like Lyme disease, which are potentially fatal.
U can use diatomaceous earth (food grade) in your yard, as well as on your animals…just make sure it is the Food grade as it’s safe for pets…if you’ve never heard of it research it and see all of its benefits.
There are esstial oils like patchouli that ticks hate. Also what the other person said, diamotatous earth. Works on fleas and ticks, just a powder you can work into the coat. Also put in the bedding. You can take it too.
What do we use
What do you recommend using instead? I prefer alternative methods and am currently using natural sprays and EM collar, but I am afraid they are not as effective...
Treat your yard to prevent fleas & ticks. Keep grass cut short. Make Tick Tubes. Only Natural Pet has natural & safe lawn treatments.
Earth Animal flea and tick
You should atleast share the solution in a link
The vet in Japan prescribed me Broadline flea treatment for my cat I don’t remember if that had fipronil in it but that scares me. He passed away when he was 2 and half years old due to a heart disease , the treatment was done 1 year before his passing I hope it doesn’t have any connection, I know he seemed fairly normal and ok until the sudden heart failure.
Rodney you forgot to add the resource links to the description area
I’m clicking on the “flea and tick support” link on the website and nothing is showing up? Is this one of those “sign up for our newsletter for complete access” type deals?