Front Line Questions

[celstu1]

So I put frontline on my babies last night... I have no idea if this has to do with the frontline or not, but my Fletcher was breathing very heavy for most of the evening after I put it on. Almost like panting, but no tounge hanging out. And then about 430 this morning, he woke up and threw up twice. Anyone have a baby who has reactions similar to this with frontline? Anyone ever hear of this? I just don't know if he is not reacting well to the front line, or if his tummy was just upset for another reason. I felt so bad for him!

[diggy4]

Yes my bella got sick a couple times after frontline treatments Id look into another flea med....Avantix or revolution??

[Ellie May]

You two have got to be kidding!!! I refuse to use Advantix because of the side effects and I thought Frontline was suppose to be so much better. All of this med. making animals sick, food recalls, everything else made in China so its not safe is REALLY getting old.

[diggy4]

Im not saying Frontline is bad or makes anyone sick...It just made my baby sick....like motrin makes me sick as can be everyone else in the family takes it often...It just doesnt agree with me...now advantix she did great on...so I think some of this stuff just depends on the dog now the food recall....thats out of control I agree!!!!!!! I think there has to be some give and take with assuming these things are "bad" maybe they just dont agree with our individual babies. I was animal care taker at pet supplies plus for a long time and I always recommened Frontline for flea treatment....I think its a great product. I just didnt want anyone to think I am saying bad things about it....Sorry if I came off like that....as a matter of fact I have my Bella on Advantix and my Diggy on frontline...(i had 2 packets left from Bella) and he does great with it. SO i think its all about each dog.

[celstu1]

Originally Posted by Ellie May

You two have got to be kidding!!! I refuse to use Advantix because of the side effects and I thought Frontline was suppose to be so much better. All of this med. making animals sick, food recalls, everything else made in China so its not safe is REALLY getting old.

What are you talking about???

[celstu1]

I was thinking you were MAD at me for asking this question... I guess you are upset that you use frontline and hearing that it might make your dog sick is what is making you mad ... am I right??

Ive had my babies on frontline for 2 years almost.. they have never had a problem. Last night when i put it on them, one was fine, the other was not. I don't know if it was the frontline, or the heat, or the activity that he had last night. I don't know! I was wondering if he was SICK last night possibly from the frontline. I mean are those symptoms KNOWN side effects of frontline? I dont know anything about recalls or anything like that.. so I didnt mean to ask a redundant question if I did...

Another thing is (this could be psycho-somatic) but I got some of the frontline on me, a few drops too many and today I feel sick to my stomache! Ive never gotten it on me before... so I dont know if it absorbed into my skin and my body is having a sick reaction to it. I have a headache that won't go away! I didnt sleep all night, I was hot then cold, had nightmares....

[diggy4]

Not sure but I didnt wanna come off to be bashing Frontline...I wondered the same thing if it was the frontline or just my dog.....so same batch same packet same everything but different dog and He was fine. Bella also was breathing heavy like you described and very lethargic so I immediately blamed frontline but maybe it wasn't I dont know but I wasnt about to try it with her again either.....Vet said try it on diggy some dogs just dont so well with frontline...and he was right Diggy was fine! I chose advantix because bella came to Florida with us and Advantix is also a mosquito repellent and skeeters are bad down there so vet recommended to try it! She did great!

[diggy4]

Originally Posted by celstu1

I was thinking you were MAD at me for asking this question... I guess you are upset that you use frontline and hearing that it might make your dog sick is what is making you mad ... am I right??

Ive had my babies on frontline for 2 years almost.. they have never had a problem. Last night when i put it on them, one was fine, the other was not. I don't know if it was the frontline, or the heat, or the activity that he had last night. I don't know! I was wondering if he was SICK last night possibly from the frontline. I mean are those symptoms KNOWN side effects of frontline? I dont know anything about recalls or anything like that.. so I didnt mean to ask a redundant question if I did...

Another thing is (this could be psycho-somatic) but I got some of the frontline on me, a few drops too many and today I feel sick to my stomache! Ive never gotten it on me before... so I dont know if it absorbed into my skin and my body is having a sick reaction to it. I have a headache that won't go away! I didnt sleep all night, I was hot then cold, had nightmares....

wow thats weird! Sounds like your in my boat Bella had been on frontline for over a year when she had her episode. Who knows.... I do hope you and your baby are feeling better though!!!

[celstu1]

Originally Posted by diggy4

Not sure but I didnt wanna come off to be bashing Frontline...I wondered the same thing if it was the frontline or just my dog.....so same batch same packet same everything but different dog and He was fine. Bella also was breathing heavy like you described and very lethargic so I immediately blamed frontline but maybe it wasn't I dont know but I wasnt about to try it with her again either.....Vet said try it on diggy some dogs just dont so well with frontline...and he was right Diggy was fine! I chose advantix because bella came to Florida with us and Advantix is also a mosquito repellent and skeeters are bad down there so vet recommended to try it! She did great!

Thanks Diggy, I think I'll try it again next month on him... if he reacts the same way then no more frontline for him, I'll have to find something else... possibly revolution bc the ticks are horrible down here and advantix in my area I think would be a 3rd choice.

[diggy4]

I was thinking of Revolution too! Where is Hudson? Im in Michigan and there is a hudson not far from me.

[celstu1]

New Hampshire! I think we are the tick capitol of the country! haha Last night after a walk, me, my dogs and my cousin had a combined total of about 8 live ticks on us, and then later on we found dead ones on the dogs! so probably 10-12 ticks we picked up in a walk, not even in the woods, just down the side of a main road! soooooo gross!!!

[Ellie May]

Celstu1, I am not mad at you at all and those mad faces had nothing to do with the question. I'm sorry if it came across that way. I am upset that Frontline could be making dogs ill when I thought that was the safest. No Frontline has been recalled either it is just that it gets SOOO frustrating when we have to watch the food that we feed our dogs so closely, we have to be concerned about side effects from medicine... I just spent $72 dollars on Frontline. I am sure Ellie will do fine on it but there is always a chance that she will react because she is quite sensitive to some things.

[celstu1]

aahhh I hear ya Ellie! It is very frustrating! I hate seeing my baby sick and throwing up and not knowing WHAT it could be... food, frontline, heartguard .. I dont know??? Its awful!!

[iloveemmy]

Originally Posted by Ellie May

You two have got to be kidding!!! I refuse to use Advantix because of the side effects and I thought Frontline was suppose to be so much better. All of this med. making animals sick, food recalls, everything else made in China so its not safe is REALLY getting old.

What side effects are from Advantix? I don't know much about flea and tick meds. I have been using what my vet recommended for my area.

Thanks!

[Ellie May]

There has not been a ton of research done on Advantix but these are possibilities. The permathrin in it (used to kill mosquitos) may be a carcinogen. That chemical could also be linked to animal deaths. Ellie's vet said that humans describe permathrin as a feeling of something crawling on your skin.