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Hi

need some advice...basically we put Frontline Combo spot-on on all our dogs last night.

today for the first time in four years Parker my beagle has turned his nose up at his food,he's shaking and very very subdued,he keeps falling asleep.

anyone ever had a dog react like this...could it be the Frontline or just a coincidence.

obviously i'm extremely worried that it could simply be Parkers brain starting to swell again but i just wondered if its possible he is having a reaction to the spot on. we have used it before with no problems.

aaarrrggggghhhh help :(

also how do i get him to take his phenobarbitone if he won't eat????

ps if he's no better tomorrow i'll ring the vet...want to give him a day just in case it's something and nothing.
 
No experience of this, I'm afraid, but I hope Parker is OK :luck: :luck:

If you think it could be the Frontline it might be worth giving the area where you applied it a thorough wash. I know most of it has probably been absorbed by now, but it might help in case there is any still on the skin/hair.

Let us know how he gets on :huggles:
 
i have this problem with my JRT, he gets very lethargic afterwards normally lasting about 24 hrs. He is quite a hard dog nothing usually affects him so i know it is the frontline! :nuke:
 
My cat had a bad reaction to Frontline, and developed partial seizures a couple of months later. It isn't epilepsy, the symptoms were more consistent with brain lesion of some kind, but luckily it didn't turn out to be a tumour (and has been stable without treatment since). I haven't used Frontline since then as I feel it might have exacerbated whatever her underlying problem was, and certainly caused unpleasant skin irritation.
 
thanks for the replies,he is still very unhappy and subdued but i opened a tin of Butchers tripe which i keep to encourage the whippets if they are ever a bit iffy....i think the vile smell of tripe is quite appealing to the dogs.

i managed to get Parker to take his phenobarb in a teaspoon of the tripe mix so atleast that's taken care of.

hopefully he'll feel better tomorrow.....i've never had a problem with Frontline before but i will use it less often on him just in case....but if he behaves like this the next time,then i need to find a different product for him.
 
Personally if i had any suspition it was a reaction to this product i would never use it again, next time the reaction could be worse. A friend of mine washed her hands after trimming a dog treated with frontline spot on and when she put her hand in the fish tank to feed fish it killedthem all!!!! Potent stuff :- " jan
 
NEVER HAD TROUBLE WITH MY DOGS WHEN USING THIS PRODUCT

BUT I SUPPOSE ALL DOGS LIKE PEOPLE ARE NOT THE SAME

HOPE YOUR DOG GETS WELL SOON ;)
 
I did my Collie with Front line, and she was really ill for days :x .....It really didn't suit her at all ........A flea combs great as is garlic in the diet ........Well it suits my 10 .....and not a flea in sight ...... :thumbsup: ...... hope your dogs better soon :luck:
 
Have had a good rummage round the www and really couldn't find much on the potential toxicity of Frontline's main active ingredient, Methoprene. However, I did find this specifically for Frontline Combo when used in cats (which has an other ingredient, Fipronil) which sounds suspicious:

"Among the extremely rare suspected adverse reactions, transient cutaneous reactions at the application site (scaling, local alopecia, pruritus, erythema) and general pruritus or alopecia have been reported after use. Exceptionally, hypersalivation, reversible neurological signs (hyperaesthesia, depression, nervous signs) or vomiting have been observed after use."

frontline combo...

Our cat did get hyperaesthesia (twitchy or rippling skin) initially, followed by the seizures later on. I know cats are different, but it does sound consistent with what some dog owners have observed after using it.
 
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The only problem I've ever had with frontline is when Willow licked some off Archie when he first got treated here with it. Her stomach swelled up a little and she waas sick and lethargi as far as I remember....

No problems apart from that. But every dog is different!
 
I would not use this treatment for this particular dog again. If you treat other animals in your house it should be enough. I always found that as long as I carefully vacuun all places where fleas are likely to hatch (undisturbed dust around skirtingboards, and inside sofa and armchairs), and wash the dogs' beding regularly, I rarely need to treat the dogs. Usually only during the summer.
 
I would check the pack, there's usually a contact pnone number for enquiries. You should ring them, maybe they can offer advice but you need to let them know your dog's had a reaction.

gee I hope he's alright. :(

Linda
 
I hope Parker is OK. :luck:

Tell your vet anyway as they can officially report adverse reports to the drug manufacturers.....
 
Poor Parker, has a hard time as it is without reacting to flea treatment! :( Hope he's feeling better soon :luck:

I heard years back of the 'spot' type flea treatments causing seizures in cats and a few reports of small dogs too. For this reason I have always used the frontline spray. I've also had a work colleague who used a spot on type flea treatment and her elderly, ill dog licked the neck of one of the dogs treated and unfortunately died, she also said there was caustic type burns on the dogs tongue. Bear in mind this dog did have other illnesses so it can't be a sure thing.

I personally would avoid using anything that is potent enough to make a large area such as a dogs body, toxic from a one drop application.
 
hope parkers feeling better today
 
moriarte said:
Have had a good rummage round the www and really couldn't find much on the potential toxicity of Frontline's main active ingredient, Methoprene. However, I did find this specifically for Frontline Combo when used in cats (which has an other ingredient, Fipronil) which sounds suspicious:
"Among the extremely rare suspected adverse reactions, transient cutaneous reactions at the application site (scaling, local alopecia, pruritus, erythema) and general pruritus or alopecia have been reported after use. Exceptionally, hypersalivation, reversible neurological signs (hyperaesthesia, depression, nervous signs) or vomiting have been observed after use."

frontline combo...

Our cat did get hyperaesthesia (twitchy or rippling skin) initially, followed by the seizures later on. I know cats are different, but it does sound consistent with what some dog owners have observed after using it.

Ive found this Elizabeth.......

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methoprene
 
Thanks for all the replies...

Alfyn i don't need to use a flea comb as none of my dogs have fleas :) i only use the Frontline Combo as a preventative and the house is nuked regularly. :))

Sadly Parker had a partial seizure this afternoon which is very sad news indeed.

I won't use the combo again but i will use the spray next time he's due to be done.

on reflection it is just as likely Parkers brain is simply re-swelling in which case we'll be lucky if he makes it to the next time for flea treatment.....can't tell you all how awful i feel .....just feel like bursting into tears and never stopping....this lovely little dog has soooo totally got under my skin :b :(

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I would definately not use any products like this since I had an epileptic cocker spaniel. If I put anything like frontline on it would cause him to have a fit.

After all they all contain poisons to kill the fleas.

I hope Parker is feeling better
 
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