Signs of Sensitivity to Advantage Flea Treatment
Advantage is a flea treatment for dogs and cats. Like any medication, it can have side effects. Watch your pet for any medication sensitivity. If you notice a symptom, bathe your pet immediately and call your vet.
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Itching at Application Site
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This is the most common sensitivity of Advantage. You will notice the animal scratching or trying to chew at the application site.
Loss of appetite
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This can be hard to tell in some pets. Some pets are not big eaters to begin with. However, watch to see if the amount of food intake has decreased.
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Hyperactivity
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The animal may become much more active than normal.
Listlessness
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A listless pet will be inactive and hard to awaken when it is sleeping. Depression is similar to listlessness but instead of just being inactive, it will have alert times but have no interest in the things that usually hold its attention.
Vomiting
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In extreme cases, your pet may throw up or suffer from diarrhea.
Seizures
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Shaking, tremors and seizures are also more extreme sensitivities.
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References
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Comments
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I just put Advantage on my dog, and she immediately starting making faces like a taste was in her mouth she didn't like. I do not think she licked any of he meds, it just happend via the skin absorbing the medicine. Then I apparently got some on my hand when I put it on the other dogs and I got a taste in my mouth that was like when the dentist accidentially drips novacaine in you mouth when giving you a shot. It is icky and stays for a while. That's what I think Natasha my dog was experiencing. I did some reading - it seems that the Advantage people swear that if you dog ingests a small amount it won't hurt them but they have big warnings if people ingest it - that does not make sense. It either is bad for both of us or not bad for both of us. Anyway I am watching my dogs and I will use FRONT LINE next time which is apparently safer.... so I read. I did call my vet, and the advice was just to watch her (and myself) but if anyone has any other experiences let me know. This taste is truly replusive, I would not want my dogs to experience it ever again. LG
