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Same thing happened to us but our baby has not had a seizure in many months! So I'm hoping it's all gone but I will NEVER EVER GIVE HIM ANOTHER INTERNAL FLEE KILLER!
I won't give him anything new or different anymore! Heartworm & Rabies only from here on out!
Wow I hope this is not how they keep reports low ????
I have heard so many times now that when people report they are told they never heard that before! I presume these people would not make this up but maybe in future when people report they should record the conversation. This also applies to the no cases reported in the UK only a few in the USA etc. Someone said my list of reports by Country must be incorrect as her vet had asked and there were no reports in Denmark when there are actually 48 reports 11 are deaths.
In the UK there are 284/35 deaths. USA 1544/439 deaths. Full list in files in Bravecto group and also list on reports by breed. These are taken from the European Medicines Agency and are almost two months out of date now so figures will sadly be even higher. Of course they are reports only and maybe many might not be caused by Bravecto but many are pretty conclusive and many evaluated cases are listed as probable or possible cause. As Elizabeth Carney explained conclusive scientific proof of any death seems impossible so far sadly.
Total reports on EMA as of 9th Jan 2017 are 3668 reports / 874 are deaths.
Oh Ady,
Such a sad experience. It does speak to the nature of the drug (a neurotoxin, so isn't seizure a neuro disease? You bet!). And, unfortunately, it speaks to the nature of Big Pharma: it's all about more sales, more profits for shareholders, and a bottom line that keeps them happy.
Then, the whole idea of calling a drug that kills other organisms "perfectly safe" (your vet's take on it, fed by the drug reps and the limited study on safety to get the Bravecto to market). I'd love to offer them a dose, if they feel so confident.
Glad you're girl is slowly coming back to normal, and even more glad you'll never go back to poisoning pests with drugs like this.
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