Comments for Pet Meds Reviews

Comment on K9 Advantix For Dogs Review by Linda Atkinson

Linda Atkinson — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 13:57:23 +0000

I found K9 advantix II highly ineffective. I used to use frontline and never had a flea problem. I used the K9 advantix and for the first time ever, my dog has fleas. Don’t waste your money on this product

Comment on Advantage Multi For Dogs And Cats Review by Katja Hinrichsen-Smith

Katja Hinrichsen-Smith — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:58:12 +0000

One of my dogs has extremely sensitive skin and is allergic to many things. I gave her the advantage multi last week, and she ended up vomiting, and would not get out of her kennel two days after the treatment. She refused to drink water and I ended up taking her to the emergency.

Comment on ProMeris For Dogs Review by Lisa Watson

Lisa Watson — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 05:53:39 +0000

I adopted a 3 mo old shar pei from a rescue~ with an obvious skin condition~ I asked them to please have her checked by a vet before I took her home, as I have 3 other pets. They reassured me she was not contagous, she had skin scrapings that were clear, and that because she is a shar pei she must have allergies. Well, 3 weeks later, when me and all my other pets started scratching, I started looking at the other possibilities. I tried Promeris before I had noticed all the negative reviews~ and am very grateful~ this stuff was a miracle cure for the mange on all my dogs (as my puppy probably had both the sarcoptic and demodectic) and was definitely cheaper than the close to $2000 I spent on a previous dog with demodectic mange through a vet~ (hence my mange paranoia!). It took a good 3 weeks to tell that it was clearing up for sure, but by the sixth dose all pets were clear. No side effects.

Comment on K9 Advantix For Dogs Review by Tina Cattaneo

Tina Cattaneo — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 19:43:14 +0000

I give my dog k9 advantix every month it helps for only a very short period of time (about a week) then the fleas start reappearing. After only two weeks of applying the medicine i can see fleas crawling all over her. She’s a short hair white chihuahua so they are easy to spot. I also have a cat using advantage and i’m experiencing the same results with him. My little dog only goes outside to go potty and i am worried about her bringing fleas in my house. I thought i could count on this expensive product which is well worth the money IF it works. I don’t understand why it isn’t. What can I do.

Comment on Revolution For Dogs Review by Tammy Vick

Tammy Vick — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:42:09 +0000

I have had my dog on Revolution for the past year and he now has heartworms….he did not have them before using your preventitive. I was told by my vet that the company will possibly pay for his treatment which is what I do expect. But, what if my dog dies? Who will pay for my emotional pain? What is going on with the heartworm preventives that they cannot even kill these “new” kind of heartworms? This situation has lit a fire inside of me and I will not back down until something is done about keeping the animals of this country safe from these parasites. No, I am not an anmial activist!!! I am just a concerned citizen who has a beloved pet that is a family member and everything to me. He is my world and my best friend. I have seen what heartworm treatments do to dogs…it is inhumane, but there is no other alternative except eventually death to the animal. I hope that Phzier will find a new drug that will kill this new strain of heartworm so that our pets will be safe again.

Comment on Rimadyl For Dogs Review by Mike Ramsey@excessive sweating

Mike Ramsey@excessive sweating — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 11:56:18 +0000

Among the benefits offered by Rimadyl are: it is potent enough to be given in a single dose daily, it is quite effective, it is easy to administer, and most dogs tolerate it fairly well.

Comment on Comfortis For Dogs Review by Mike Sweeney

Mike Sweeney — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:27:43 +0000

I have 6 dogs, 4 labs, 1 German Sheppard, and a blue healer beagle mix. I gave comfortis to all the dogs. The German Sheppard developed (all) of the side effects listed and then had liver failure and then kidney failure and finally died. It took about three weeks, she had just turned 2. The other dogs did fine. I’ll never use it again.

Comment on Frontline Plus For Dogs And Cats Review by Chantelle

Chantelle — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 03:55:17 +0000

I use Comfortis as well, it works great HOWEVER the fleas have to bite the dog in order for it to work. My dog is highly allergic to flea bites, so I’m going to give the Frontline Plus a try. I need to ask the vet if it’s okay to give her while she’s on antibiotics (the flea bites turn into blisters on her). I don’t want to mix the 2 if its not safe. She’s due for her Comfortis pill, but I know it’s not good to combine products, so I wanted to wait till she was due for flea treatment to put the Frontline on her. AND if it doesn’t work then next month I’ll go back to the Comfortis pill. They say its beef flavored, but take a wiff, PEE EWWW! My dog will not eat it like a treat because of the stink! I have to break it into 4 pieces and stick it in moist dog food (those pill pocket treats don’t work, she doesn’t like the taste of them without a pill in it).

Comment on ProMeris For Dogs Review by Mark

Mark — Sun, 23 May 2010 20:34:14 +0000

Hi Sue,

I am happy to hear that you solved the mange problem and your dog is flea free

Comment on ProMeris For Dogs Review by Sue

Sue — Sun, 23 May 2010 19:50:35 +0000

My daughter bought a four mo. old puppy, who came down with a terrible case of mange. For over a year, and well over $1,000 in vet bills and meds, and untold hours of bathing, dipping, and medicating the dog, I went out of town and forgot her meds. So I went to a local vet to buy some more and they tolde to try Promeris. The poor dog had no hair pn her back or tail and itches all the time. When I tried the ProMeris, the itching stopped and her hair grew started growing back within three days. She has been fine ever since. ProMeris ended a nightmare for me and the dog. She is also flea free.

Comment on K9 Advantix For Dogs Review by jeff minnich

jeff minnich — Sun, 16 May 2010 15:37:17 +0000

This stuff does NOT work worth a damn I recently visited a friend that lives in the country in Alabama, when I returned home I gave my cocker a bath and a haircut. With all the hair gone I found well over a 100 ticks in her. I called the manufacturer, and the lady I talked to thought a 100 was no big deal and asked in a very smart ass attitude well what do you expect us to do! I said absolutely nothing!
Also I left a bad review on petsmart and petco and they didn’t post the review they both hide most of the bad ones so their customers don’t see them, which I find dishonest.In fact I am beginning to believe most reviews on everything are fake. But as far as K9 advantix it DOES NOT WORK!!! Save you money!

Comment on Bio Spot For Dogs Review by Dr. Carrie

Dr. Carrie — Fri, 07 May 2010 07:37:24 +0000

You said:

“…many of these reports are probably due to an allergic reaction from the dying fleas as opposed to an actual reaction to the product itself.”

What? Where did you get that information? This is completely inaccurate. Permethrin can cause local skin reactions as well as penetrating into the nervous system causing incoordination, stumbling, and seizures. Dying fleas have no effect on the immune system of dogs or cats.

A couple words of wisdom as well: Permethrin and other pyrethroids have become much less effective over time due to developing resistance in fleas, especially in the south. There is also very little residual activity with these products – there is no way they will keep fleas away for a month. With so many safer, MUCH more effective products on the market, why take the risk? Buyer beware: you get what you pay for.

Also: any product containing permethrin is EXTREMELY toxic to cats, and should NEVER be used on a cat or on any dog that a cat is likely to be in close contact with and be grooming.

Comment on Ivermectin In A Nutshell–Product Profile And Buyer Feedback by m maple

m maple — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:15:18 +0000

Myl dog is heartworm positive and I have chosen a more conservative form of treatment. With doxcycline and then ivermectin rather than put him through the painful shots. Anyone out there had success with this?

Comment on Frontline Plus For Dogs And Cats Review by Ken Hess

Ken Hess — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:30:52 +0000

It’s worked fine for our German Shepherd (so far). However, like any other med, one never knows how a pet will react to it. My dog had a very bad reaction to Prion. It caused him to seize. Luckily, we discontinued the medication and the problem soon went away …

I don’t know if this will help anyone, but there are a few videos in this article that I found helpful. In particular, the second video explains how the dog and the cat version are made of the same stuff, but the cat version is dosed differently due to a difference in metabolism.

http://hubpages.com/hub/Frontline-Plus-For-dogs-And-Cats

Comment on Frontline Plus For Dogs And Cats Review by Mark

Mark — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:29:47 +0000

Hello Karen,
Thanks for sharing your experience with us.

Comment on Frontline Plus For Dogs And Cats Review by Karen

Karen — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:16:21 +0000

We tried using Frontline for several months consecutively on our dog and cat, and it did not work. Frontline refused to give us a refund for our unused applicators. I know several people who have tried Frontline and say it is no good. One vet in our area has stopped selling it because of so many complaints. Comfortis tablets for dogs work great. During the cooler months we sprinkle a little garlic on the dog’s food and he never has a flea, but we have to give him the tablets during the summer.

Comment on Frontline Plus For Dogs And Cats Review by admin

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:26:34 +0000

Hello Becky,

I am sorry yo hear that. I never used Frontline before but thanks for the warning.

Comment on Frontline Plus For Dogs And Cats Review by Becky Guthrie

Becky Guthrie — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:21:36 +0000

My healthy 2 year old male cat had a massive heart attack the day after we applied the proper dose of Frontline to the back of his neck. The vet has not heard of any similar reactions to Frontline. I think that my cat’s death was a lethal reaction to the Frontline medication. Beware of using Frontline if you love your cat.

Comment on Comfortis For Dogs Review by Tim

Tim — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:25:43 +0000

I gave Comfortis to my 55 pound pit bull. About 4 hours later she became very nervous and experienced extreme salivation. The next day she was very lethargic and had a decrease in her appetite. My dog is prone to some allergies. I am taking her to the vet in the morning because she is still very lethargic with a decreased appitite.

Comment on ProMeris For Dogs Review by Sheila

Sheila — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:36:27 +0000

I was shocked to find a positive review…. I was looking for a review that was positive because I’ve seen all the bad reviews of Promeris. Most of the reviewers on the internet say that their dogs got sick. However, I’ve been using this for three months and none of the reviews are accurate to what my experience was. My puppy was fine she was perfectly okay. I put it on left her alone for an hour to let the medicine dry. She suffer no tremor no shaking no vomiting not pain no problems. She does seem a little sleepier but she is a pup. Btw… the reason the doctor prescribed promeris is because she had scabies not the human type… and it cleared them up in two months… her hair has grown back and she no longer is losing hair. This product for me was great for $44 bucks I killed fleas ticks and scabies which…. the scabies would have costed way more for dips and other things. All I know is she got better and maybe it was the comined effort of eating, multi-vitamins and promeris but I swear by promeris! Our pup had almost all her hair gone and dry flakes… she was bad off. But Promeris helped!! I wonder if the negative reviews are by other flea tick medication because promeris works…. in all areas… I have not seen a flea or tick on this dog since putting this medication on and we go to the park and hiking etc.