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Our practice is unique in that we provide medical care to a multiple of species in the Blue Ridge area. Our team specializes in the care of dogs and cats. We provide small animal services including but not limited to: preventative care, surgery, dentistry, laboratory diagnostics, x-rays and ultrasound. Cohutta Animal Clinic has been providing compassionate and quality veterinary care in Blue Ridge and surrounding communities since 2008 . |
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DON'T FORGET FLEAS AND TICKS
THIS FALL!
THIS FALL!
You may have seen a recent news story about a new warning to be added to the label of flea products like Bravecto. Nothing has changed about the product-it continues to be safe for the majority of animals, and still is Cohutta Animal Clinic’s favorite product for external parasite control and allergic pets. Cohutta Animal Clinic continues to recommend Bravecto as the safest, fastest and most effective control for fleas, ticks and both kinds of dog mange mites.
Of all the products in this class of insecticides, the Isoxazolines (including Bravecto, Nexgard, Simparica and Credelio), Bravecto is the safest of them all. In three years of surveillance of more than 80 million Bravecto doses sold in 85 countries, the overall worldwide reporting rate for neurological signs (including seizures, muscle tremors, and ataxia), is classified as very rare-less than one in 10,000 doses administered.
The U.S FDA continuously monitors adverse drug event reports for all flea products. The latest news alert may have resulted from inclusion of a study of one of the newer products in this class (not Bravecto) where neurological signs were seen in a group of puppies given 3 times the recommended dose. The FDA is now requiring updated label information on all the isoxazoline products to include a warning about the possibility of adverse events in any related products, including Bravecto.
Fleas and ticks are more than just a nuisance, transmitting disease and posing animal and human health risks. Our newer products like Bravecto, are so much safer-for our pets, their owners and the environment- than the insecticides like organophosphates and other toxins that we used in the past. The benefits of regular use of Bravecto far outweigh concerns about side effects when used properly.
And don’t forget-
Our winters are too mild to kill off flea and tick populations, and our animals will pay next spring with a flea “bloom” if we let our control slide in the next few months. OCTOBER IS THE WORST FLEA MONTH OF THE YEAR, with perfect weather conditions in Georgia to support rapid reproduction in the flea population.
Bravecto manufacturer Merck is happy to address any concerns at: 800-224-5318
Or see http://us.bravectofacts.com/
Of all the products in this class of insecticides, the Isoxazolines (including Bravecto, Nexgard, Simparica and Credelio), Bravecto is the safest of them all. In three years of surveillance of more than 80 million Bravecto doses sold in 85 countries, the overall worldwide reporting rate for neurological signs (including seizures, muscle tremors, and ataxia), is classified as very rare-less than one in 10,000 doses administered.
The U.S FDA continuously monitors adverse drug event reports for all flea products. The latest news alert may have resulted from inclusion of a study of one of the newer products in this class (not Bravecto) where neurological signs were seen in a group of puppies given 3 times the recommended dose. The FDA is now requiring updated label information on all the isoxazoline products to include a warning about the possibility of adverse events in any related products, including Bravecto.
Fleas and ticks are more than just a nuisance, transmitting disease and posing animal and human health risks. Our newer products like Bravecto, are so much safer-for our pets, their owners and the environment- than the insecticides like organophosphates and other toxins that we used in the past. The benefits of regular use of Bravecto far outweigh concerns about side effects when used properly.
And don’t forget-
Our winters are too mild to kill off flea and tick populations, and our animals will pay next spring with a flea “bloom” if we let our control slide in the next few months. OCTOBER IS THE WORST FLEA MONTH OF THE YEAR, with perfect weather conditions in Georgia to support rapid reproduction in the flea population.
Bravecto manufacturer Merck is happy to address any concerns at: 800-224-5318
Or see http://us.bravectofacts.com/
CALL US TODAY TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO PROTECT YOUR PET FROM THESE PESKY PARASITES ALL YEAR LONG!
(706) 946-7387
(706) 946-7387
