Hi
I have 2 mini/toy poodles weighing 7kg each. I am looking at bravecto spot on for ticks. If I buy the dose for their weight (6.5-10kg) it is $81 each and it contains 250 MG FLURALANER. If I buy the next size up dose (10-20kg) it contains 500 MG FLURALANER and is the same price $81. Would it be ok to buy the bigger one and precisely measure it so each dog gets half which means they get the same dose as the individual packets but at half the price.
Thoughts?
Splitting Tick Treatments
bargain mumma on 17/04/2020 - 09:19
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I reckon you will be fine. I have heard of many people that do this and their dogs are still alive.
That last part was purely an assumption.
(From a pharmacology perspective, this happens to human medicines a lot. If something is out of stock and is urgent, the pharmacist will just dispense a higher dose and split the tabs to be repackaged. It is only doable if the tabs/caps are not enteric coated. Doubt any dog tablets would be as they will just chew the damn coating anyway.)
I think it depends on the manufacture of the tablets. In human tablets that can be split, eg. paracetamol, the quality control tests that the active ingredient is evenly distributed throughout the tablet. If you split the tab in two, both sides will have the same dose. This may not be true for animal products, so they can't guarantee that each half of the tablet will have enough active ingredient.
Normally not recommended but should be ok - https://www.petcircle.com.au/discover/can-you-split-parasite…
What do you use for worming?
Great reference! Thanks for posting.
Thanks everyone. I hadn't asked my vet - I only thought about it today as I went to order the tick prevention. My dogs are terrible at taking tablets. If you force one down their throats they will sit there and dry reach until they bring it back up. I actually get anxiety each time I need to give them tablets! Tick prevention is the worst as most requires them to have it on a full tummy and my girls are fussy eaters at the best of times, so trying to get a tablet in on a full stomach is a nightmare. I have tried on an empty tummy and they vomit.
For worming I use - https://www.budgetpetproducts.com.au/new/product/cazitel-all… If I cut it in 4 and wrap each 1/4 it in a piece of prosciutto ham they tend to have them with not much fuss. This is the only brand they do this with. I have tried others and they do the vomit it back up thing!
Is this your second account OP?
Anyway, have you tried Nexgard Spectra? Our dogs seem to eat the beef flavoured chewable with no fuss. https://www.petcircle.com.au/discover/which-flea-worming-pro…
Yes I have 2 accounts as I no longer have the email associated with the BAV account so can't reset the password but my desktop is signed in to that account. I need to get it sorted out.
Nexgard spectra doesn't control tapeworm unfortunately. I doubt it would make much difference as far as palatability go as my two girls often refuse to eat dinner and that can be a bone, kangaroo mince, Turkey mince - they are ridiculously fussy
These products work by applying a neurotoxin that is spread through the sebaceous glands of your pet.
A small overdosing should not harm your pet, but the obvious caveats apply.
A small animal does not need that much of an increase in the amount of the chemicals introduced to their bodies to have a significant (and potentially catastrophic) effect.
As always, it is your call, but I would be very surprised if any competent vet recommended that you go down this path.I hate knowing that my dog is having the neurotoxin however we have lots of ticks around so I'd never risk not giving them a preventative. I feel more comfortable splitting the spot on rather than a tablet as I can actually give them the exact dose for their weight rather than a weight range.
Vets and doctors never recommend splitting tablets when the right doses are available but the cost difference is massive and given I can literally measure out the exact millilitres I think it's probably a safe option.
As a side note I know that dogs can safely have double the recommended dose of the bravecto chews as one time one of the dogs vomited 5 mins after having the dose. I didn't know which one and panicked about either leaving one dog exposed to ticks or overdosing one dog. The vet contacted bravecto and they said that a dog can safely be given 2.5 times the recommended dose. So we redosed both dogs
What did your vet say when you asked them?