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Harley reacting to Bravecto - Seizures

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Where to begin. I have been sitting on the fence with regards to flea/tick meds. However our 14 year old cat nearly died from a paralysis tick recently and I knew I had to do something for Harley. I decided on Bravecto three monthly chew tablet and now my boy is fighting for his life. He has had a bad reaction and is also reacting badly to the valium and phenol treatment. It seems that any chemicals are bad news for him. I am in a very bad place right now. Overwhelmed with guilt and frightened that I may lose this precious soul who we have only had for 18 months but who has won our hearts and filled the gap that my children have left as they head out into the world. He is only five. He deserves so much more.
 
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I am so sorry to hear about the reaction Harley is having.and pray that he has a turnaround SOON!!!!! My dog had a bad reaction to Saresto so I totally understand how scared you feel. Hopefully the meds will kick in and you will have your baby feeling better in no time. My thoughts will be with you and Harley.
 
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I am so very sorry that this has happened, I am sending lots of prayers and positive thoughts over x
 
#8 ·
Prayers to you & Harley that he make a swift & full recovery & to his medical team that they have the power to heal him. Fully understand the hesitation & guilt to use chemicals as it often seems like we're in a perpetual Catch 22--don't beat yourself up, had you known he would have reacted badly you would have chose a different course--you did what you thought best having given it careful thought.
 
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I'm so sorry to hear this. My boy Helo, also had a bad reaction to the diazepam used to get his seizures under control. He did recover from that so hang in there. Phenobarb didn't help him at all so he is not on that medicine. He is on potassium bromide which helped and he had no side effects. I'm praying Harley recovers from this and goes on to have a healthy seizure free life. Helo has been seizure free for 2 years by avoiding what causes them. It looks like flea and tick meds are Harley's trigger.
 
#13 ·
I am so , so sorry to read about this. I was so enthusiastic about Bravecto, bc it really does work on ticks amazingly well. However my drug sensitive girl Lush has a very bad reaction to it, though not as bad as what your are battling.
 
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Oh no!!! I can't believe this, I am so sorry this happened!
But it's not your fault, you couldn't have predicted it.
I will keep you and Harley in my thoughts.
Hoping for a speedy recovery!
 
#25 ·
Just now saw this thread. Sending out positive thoughts for you and Harley. Keep fighting, Harley!
 
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