flea med overdose reactions? (shih tzu, chihuahuas, vet, husky)

[winterbird]

While dosing Nexgard for my two shih tzus, the younger one spit out the chewable.
Of course, the older one snatched it before I could grab it up. If anyone has had the experience of your dog ingesting two doses, I'm wondering what, if any, issues you had.

Of course, I'll keep a keen eye on him for any bad reactions. Anything else I need to do? I'm assuming a visit to the pet ER isn't warranted unless there's an unusual reaction

[chaokat]

We haven’t used oral but topical. Recently used Frontline on our senior 12 year old husky. Within a couple hours we noticed her pacing weird, she had ataxia (unsteady gait), panting, drooling at the mouth. We brought her to emergency but after waiting a few hours it looked like she was getting better, so we decided to bring her home and monitor. She was fine since. The only thing I can think of is that she might weigh less than the 45lbs dose she previously used, but she hasn’t been weighed in the last 6 months so I’m not sure.

Just keep monitoring or bring to the ER if you want to be extra safe.

[winterbird]

Thanks for sharing your experience, chaokat. I'm reading the signs over bad reaction is as you mentioned ataxia, drooling, vomiting, etc. I will definitely be on the lookout.

[terracore]

Originally Posted by winterbird

While dosing Nexgard for my two shih tzus, the younger one spit out the chewable.
Of course, the older one snatched it before I could grab it up. If anyone has had the experience of your dog ingesting two doses, I'm wondering what, if any, issues you had.

Of course, I'll keep a keen eye on him for any bad reactions. Anything else I need to do? I'm assuming a visit to the pet ER isn't warranted unless there's an unusual reaction

This is from the product information:

"No adverse reactions were observed in healthy Beagle puppies over 8 weeks of age when treated with
5 times the maximum dose repeated 6 times at intervals of two to four weeks. Diarrhoea and vomiting
was observed at approximately 5x overdose (25 mg/kg bodyweight) in Collies."

I understand you have a different breed but Beagles are the dogs they use for animal experiments and Collies have a gene that may make them susceptible to more drug reactions which is probably why its in the labeling.

[winterbird]

Thank you terracore. That is very comforting info

[Allmypets]

Originally Posted by terracore

This is from the product information:

"No adverse reactions were observed in healthy Beagle puppies over 8 weeks of age when treated with
5 times the maximum dose repeated 6 times at intervals of two to four weeks. Diarrhoea and vomiting
was observed at approximately 5x overdose (25 mg/kg bodyweight) in Collies."

I understand you have a different breed but Beagles are the dogs they use for animal experiments and Collies have a gene that may make them susceptible to more drug reactions which is probably why its in the labeling.

First off I hate the fact that they used 5 times the maximum dose on those poor puppies. As though that's what they would have your dog prescribed. How wretched they are. I'd like to overdose those ****.
Any way, I know that collie breeds ( we used to have a sheltie many years ago) are susceptible to certain medications more than other breeds. So that breed must be more closely watched. I would have called my vet just to be sure. One of my chihuahuas is a real little pig and needs to be monitored due to meds given to the other dog. He'd swallow anything.

[Allmypets]

Originally Posted by chaokat

We haven’t used oral but topical. Recently used Frontline on our senior 12 year old husky. Within a couple hours we noticed her pacing weird, she had ataxia (unsteady gait), panting, drooling at the mouth. We brought her to emergency but after waiting a few hours it looked like she was getting better, so we decided to bring her home and monitor. She was fine since. The only thing I can think of is that she might weigh less than the 45lbs dose she previously used, but she hasn’t been weighed in the last 6 months so I’m not sure.

Just keep monitoring or bring to the ER if you want to be extra safe.

My daughter had an indoor/outdoor cat years ago. We tried Frontline but he would act like it was a burning sensation when it was applied. Tried it a couple of times then discontinued use. I felt that if he wasn't comfortable then it wasn't worth it. I didn't want to subject him to any pain. He knew better than I did how it would feel.

[earslikeacat]

I used Frontline too on a cat I was caring for in my home: started frothing at the mouth. Emergency vet visit. Vet told me never, ever use store bought meds on pets, that they see reactions as such very often. Lesson learned.