Frontlne Dangers?

Kimberley

Interesting reading but what do you think? Has anyone experienced strokes in their animals through using Frontline? :eek:

http://www.redmap.co.uk/ferretsabout/html/facts.html

asea

no & my family & boyfriend's family all use frontline for our moggies (a considerable number of them, too!)

our vets have all recommended it as well as the rescue centres that we have used. they have been licensed for use on animals in many different countries

i'm not sure about this site, the source is an anti pesticide website and i'm sure has it's own agenda.. if animals were dropping dead of strokes because of frontline i'm sure we'd know about it as it's so widely used!

Raksha

I have heard of one dog who developed a large open wound on the site of a Frontline treatment....

badmumof1

we always use frontline on the rescue moggies at the CPL never had any problems

Kimberley

I buy home made remedies now after reading that, a bottle lasts a year so i save money as well. I wouldn't trust it now

ka7e

A couple of my cats seem to get very hyper and twitchy after being treated. The stuff that was available before Frontline was really awful - all my cats (and the dog) used to salivate and pant after it was used. And it made me wheezy and lightheaded!

DanceInThe_Dark

Haven't heard about strokes but I have heard of lots of people who have experienced allergic reactions in their pets. Don't use it on any of mine as I don't like putting too many chemicals in my dogs.

Eels100

Any drug or chemical has the potential to cause an allergic reaction which in the case of Frontline may give you a local skin lesion. I wouldn't say that this is extremely common* (vs 'Bob Martin', which seems to lead to skin reactions with alarming frequency).

Given the wide availability and usage of Frontline and the low frequency of reported adverse reaction I would still describe it as a safe drug to use. No drug can be used in 100% of animals without the occasional unpredicted side effect - this is true of humans too.

Also, bear in mind that we're relying on a few small genetic and physiological differences between parasites and the host to make sure the drug kills the parasite without affecting the host. If you want to use ANY drug to kill a parasite then that's something you have to accept.

Edited to put that I meant I wouldn't say this is extremely common - d'oh!

you_wicked_gay

I use frontline on all 5 of my dogs and haven't had a bad experience with it.

However I've been told that as a natural, cheap way to keep fleas away, put garlic powder in your pets food, or a garlic capsule daily.

~Chameleon~

you_wicked_gay wrote: »

I use frontline on all 5 of my dogs and haven't had a bad experience with it.

However I've been told that as a natural, cheap way to keep fleas away, put garlic powder in your pets food, or a garlic capsule daily.

It's ok to give garlic to dogs but NOT cats! It is dangerous for cats and will cause anaemia amongst other serious health problems, and can actually kill cats!

Meanymoo

Our cat is allergic to Frontline - he gets a horrible sore red patch on the back of his neck and it obviously causes him discomfort. The vets gave us Stronghold instead which they said was a different chemical so he should be ok, but after two applications (2 months apart) he reacted to that in the same way. Some animals have more sensitive skin than others, just like some humans do, but to be honest I wouldn't use those chemicals on any cat I have in the future - you're supposed to use protective gloves and not let it touch your skin, so why on earth would I put it on my cat's skin? Plus, like another poster said, my cat gets really jumpy and hyper after flea-treatment applications. He's very clearly in pain / discomfort. If your cat or dog seems to react badly to a medication or treatment, you should stop using it even if others have no problems with it.