Annual tick and flea jab

[Mrs Jingle]

I don't think we are in particularly high risk area for ticks where we are in Ireland, but given that my horse had Lymes disease, we obviously do have some around the place and I am quite paranoid now about the dogs. Oral Bravecto roughly at 4/5 month intervals is their usual protection but I wouldn't be keen on an injectable form.

I am a little wary of many of these new things purely because many years back, when spot on type control was offered to us by our small animal vet we had adverse effects on 2 of our collies and 3 of our cats. Within the first 3 years of use all went blind or lost a great deal of their sight and they were all of varying ages. Our vet tried to talk down the common denominator but I still believe to this day that the regular spot on treatment was the issue. Obviously we stopped using any sort of spot on for any of them from then on. I have only had one pet go blind in old age since then, which obviously is fairly common in older pets.

I know the injection is the same thing we give orally, but I just can't shake my mistrust now until alternatives have been on the market for a long time before I will take the risk with my pets.

 

[druid]

I know the injection is the same thing we give orally, but I just can't shake my mistrust now until alternatives have been on the market for a long time before I will take the risk with my pets.

It has been on the market a significant amount of time, just not in Europe. It was opted to focus the licensing on Australia initally as the paralysis ticks there make it more "needed" as such.

Take the Alizin "mis-mate" injection, it's been licensed in Europe for a long time and in frequent useage but is only set to be licensed in the US, finally, in 2026/7

 

[Clodagh]

No surprisingly, even though we have plenty of sheep/deer/wildlife, the moorland here is relatively tick free. If I go to the woods or beach off the hills I have to check them for ticks and when we go to the highlands I spray them as it’s very ticky up there.

I suppose the sheep act as tick mops?

 

[Mrs Jingle]

It has been on the market a significant amount of time, just not in Europe. It was opted to focus the licensing on Australia initally as the paralysis ticks there make it more "needed" as such.

Take the Alizin "mis-mate" injection, it's been licensed in Europe for a long time and in frequent useage but is only set to be licensed in the US, finally, in 2026/7

I have no doubt at all that my reservations and fears are totally irrational and based on very little real knowledge, but sometimes after a bad experience it is what it is and you (me) just have to go with your gut.