Comments on The Great Trifexis Hoax: 6 Ways to Spot the B.S.

Hello, love your articles. Then what is the alternative? I have a 4 month old shepherd Belgian mix and want to do the right thing for him, more of a healthier option. I sure wish I had a holistic veterinarian near bandera tx

The common thread where I live is that mosquitos are becoming resistant to Ivermectim, which I have been using successfully for over 40 years in SW Alabama.

I have not read through all the comments, so forgive if this is redundant. Had a rescue with 'celiac disease or something similar to it.
Dr.s orders to keep him on a homemade organic diet. Mostly Chicken, sweet Potato, pumpkin, peas, ground eggshells, chicken bone broth.
I also put a capful of ORGANIC Apple Cider Vinegar in his drinking water. This kept his mouth bacteria free, ( very little mouth odor or gum disease), MOSQUITOES at bay, TICKS at bay therefore if heartworm is mosquito attached parasite, never EVER gave him a heartworm pill.
I gave him one full squeeze of that smelly topical flea stuff, while reading it's warning label (keep away from children, etc.) asked myself WHY in the world would I subject this poor guy to more crap? Needless to say the next morning his breath stunk of that chemical, and he was lethargic and mopey. You all DON'T NEED a Dr. to SEE... I never gave him another chemical soup again. Clue, when in doubt DON'T.
Also I use a natural peppermint spray which I keep by the front door, before we go out, my new pooch gets a spritz and rub-down.
Easy Peezy. BTW my first guy lived to 20 years of age. NO MEDS.

Alternative for fleas in the deep south? I don't want to give my animals poison. The last dog I had lived to be 18 I adopted her when she was nine. I've never been one didn't want to keep them on heartworm medicine because we don't go out a lot My dogs are indoors and I'm not a big outdoor person they play in my house they exercise in my house we go to the dog park occasionally. I have been alternating months with comfortis. But I don't feel good about it. But you know when my older dog died now I have two more I could I couldn't even get another dog because the shelter lady over the small dog shelter wouldn't let me adopt one because I didn't have my older dog on heartworm protection and she didn't die from heartworms she died from kidney disease and she was 18 years old. They even go back and look at your record it prevents you from even being able to adopt another dog. But what is an alternative for heartworms and fleas what can we use that's going to work here in the south cuz the fleas are bad. And I'm leaving an apartment and I like to take my dogs different places I can't treat everyone's yard. Just wondering.

Here's the question you all should be asking yourselves if you think all these "drugs" are just fine and "safe" to give your innocent animals, and I'll assume you all love your companions. Would I ingest these drugs myself? Don't go further than that. Just answer the question. Would you? If you would, then may I suggest you do so and see how you fair but have pity on the animals. Big pharma doesn't care about your companions; only the money. Scripture tells us that the LOVE of money is the root of all evil.

After reading all this input I am still left with questions. I have 2 Chihuahua's (mother 12yrs & daughter 10yrs) and have been giving them both Trifexis for years. In the beginning the med worked very well overall and including as a flea defense. The last few years I have noticed that my older dog becomes very loopy and disoriented with lack of appetite within a couple hours of administering the med. Also I notice that the flea protection seems to wear off after 3 weeks. Mind you we live in SOFLO so the weather and bugs are on 1000 throughout the year (especially during spring and summer) .. I expressed my concern of the older one's side effects to my vet and he stated he does not believe it is related to the drug and suggested that I try 1 called Simparica... I guess I am just looking for more input.

THANK YOU so much for this! My dog is supposed to take this once a month (and the dosage is for dogs 20-40 lbs. (my dog is 25 lbs and now I wonder if that means he’s getting even more than he should since he’s 15 lbs less than 40).
He’s been taking it for a year and hasn’t thrown up yet. But he detests it. He’s also a very anxious dog. More so than any other dog I’ve known. He’s always on high alert and constantly moving. He’s not big on being touched. This might explain it.
My husband takes him to a well-known pet store, with their own vet, as that’s where his parents took their old dog (and they liked that veterinarian). They used to have a Cavalier King Charles (in the same family as Cocker Spaniels) and somewhere around 9 or 10 years old, he started losing his vision and became confused a lot. I believe, towards the end of his life at 11, he was having seizures as well. I’m pretty sure he was taking the same medication since he went to the same vet.
This sheds A LOT of information on everything. I’d be willing to bet that the vets do this to make more money for themselves. How sad.
As for my own experiences- I’ve never taken that drug but I’ve taken something similar when I had a bacterial infection a few years ago. My Dr gave me Metronidazole which is not only used for bacterial infections but it can treat parasites as well. Even though they aren’t the same drug, Trifexis and Metro both kill parasites. I can say, from experience, that Metro is a HORRENDOUS medication. I’ve never taken something that made me feel so sick. It made me weak, tired, nauseous and gave me headaches. There were a few times at work that I had to hold on to a counter because I was dizzy that I felt like falling over. That drug is considered to be carcinogenic (cancer causing). I’d be willing to bet that Trifexis is too. Its basically squashing everything out of your stomach. That can’t be a good thing to do 12 times a year for life. This is terrible!
Thank you for your wonderful information! I wish more ppl knew about this.

To all those who argued that big Pharma and the FDA removes harmful medications from the shelves here is a perfect example why they do not:

If aspirin was just discovered today you would need to have a prescription due to the side effects. Since aspirin has been used for over 200 years they will not remove it from the shelves.

Many children have died due to complications while infected with Chicken Pox....aspirin for their fever caused multiple deaths (Reye's syndrome) Now it is listed on the box or drug information not to use for reducing fever if a child has chicken pox.

There are other numerous reactions due to aspirin there is a long list, but this one should raise a question of why this medication should be by prescription only: "during pregnancy may have adverse effects in the fetus. It should be used during pregnancy only when the benefits outweigh the risks. Aspirin is excreted into breast milk and may cause adverse effects in the infant. Consult your doctor before breastfeeding." https://www.rxlist.com/aspirin-side-effects-drug-center.htm (this link shows other side effects on this drug.

When the first heart wormer became available the medication had adverse affects on certain breeds such as collies. Thus, having a mixed breed dog with collie bloodlines may or may not result in an adverse reaction to the drug; thus the dog owner should have a frank discussion with their veterinarian regarding the risk potential.

My beagle has been taking Trifexis since 2013 so she would have been 5 at the time. Now she's a healthy and still very active 12 year old. The question you need to ask yourself is if my dog is an outlier or the norm.

This entire article is a bunch of bs. Very similar to vaccinations cause autism in kids. Certainly your right to believe a Facebook page. We all know how reliable that is.

I like your site, well written, nice format. Only thing that has me wondering is if this is all true why are you charging so much for a .pdf, the Heartworm Prevention Guide, over $50 for access to your .pdf? I don't disbelieve you just it makes me wonder when you are grossly profiting from your view points. I guess we all need to make a living so it's understandible. But I'd be more confident in what you were saying if your guide was more reasonably priced. Frankly, if it was me and I care deeply for animals, I'd be giving that guide away for free to everyone, and shouting about it from the rooftops. Lets see if you publish my comment. And no I don't work for Eli Lilly or something, I'm a retired environmental scientist.

My bichon died in 2014 after Trifexis. I wish I’d never given it to her! She started having seizures and the vet said brain lesions. She had been very healthy prior to taking Trifexis. After she died I started hearing of the other dog deaths. I miss my sweet baby.

So my dogs been on Trifexis for about 2 yrs now. She has had some of the side affects mentioned in the comments so I’m taking her off of the medication. It didn’t help her flea problems anyway because she continued to itch even after I gave her a dose of Trifexis. So my question is.... what is a safe alternative for treatment of fleas? We live in Texas so the flea problems are ridiculous. I also want to protect her from other parasites including heart worms. She lives inside full time with the exception of potty breaks outside of course.
Thanks for sharing,
Rusty

Very interesting article. Even though I live in Southern CA my latest dogs have never had fleas not one time. Yet when the dogs went for their annual checks we were offered many of these kinds of products and all these toxic substances never made sense to me. My dogs are 9 and I just recently lost Desy. In the late 90's I did use some topical flea products but that was before I learned about big pharma, our food, water etc. I research a lot of things and I have tried to be the guardian of my Maltese dogs as they are vulnerable to the greedy stupid actions of humans. I personally haven't been to an MD in 10 years and I am done with vetrinarians. They poison your pets and you are left blaming yourself for their illness or death. They all have this little cliche thing on their bills about how they understand your pet is like family. That is a lot like the IRS apologizing for any inconvenience you may have experienced.

Hi
I have a 12 almost 13 year old pug that I started on Trifexis 7 years ago. I didn['t put the two together but about a week into it he was spinning in circles,loss of appetite, etc. My vet assured me it could NOT be the Trifexis since her animals are on it and she has had no problems. Well, I took him (pug) off the Trifexis after about 6 months and also.... the spinning stopped. The appetite came back, his labs were better.....
I cannot prove it but my gut told me that the Trifexis was a problem. We live in Texas so the fleas/mosquitos are horrific. Ya'll are not crazy. I know two folks whose elderly dogs both died after being given TRIFEXIS. ...................... Again the vet said it was a coincidence. REALLY???????
My pug also has not had anymore seizures since I stopped the Trifexis and he is no longer on Valium for them.
I realize this is not concrete proof but sure does make me wonder if the Trifexis is safe???
Thanks.

My 17 year old chihuahua has been taking Trifexis for 5 years. That is about the time she developed deafness and lameness in her back end and I thought it was a sign of old age. After her last dose on 11/5 she has had 6 seizures and developed pancreatitis. Of course the dr’s say it is unrelated and offer no help. They just say she’s getting older and they want to give her more drugs. Also her lameness in her back end, confusion and restlessness are getting worse. I of course have discontinued use of that poison. How do I help her with her seizures and other symptoms?!?! HELP!!!!

So .o only came on to find out if it were safe to give my dog comforting plus. He was recently diagnosed with pancreatitis. I have learned so much. He has been taking comforting for years . But the comforting plus only about a year now. All his organs are normal not likeany dogs with pancreatitis. The vet was surprised at this. Any advise on a safe flea heart worm med for dogs with pancreatitis ?

vaccine induced autism, really, so now all on the anti vaccination wagon too just because a few more kids are coming out on the spectrum, certainly nothing to do with all the garbage in human foods these days.....let's blame the vaccinations that have been fine for however many years hmmm

Hi, I live SW Florida and feed my German Shepherd raw food. I was told by my vet that there are so many cases of Heartworm Disease in this area. He basically begged me to give him at least regular Heartgard every 45 days. But isn’t getting his blood checked 3 or 4 times a year a better approach? Thank you.
Ellen S.

My 3 dogs received comfortis plus last month. It is now time for another dose but not from me. My 2 dogs had bloody stool for 2days and my 12 year old had BLACK watery stool for 4 days, and throwing up blood clots. Took her to the vet and they said she had very low red blood platelets, severely dehydrated & had to be given 7 different meds ( antibiotics) anti clotting agent & special foods. They said she had 7 - 10 days to live. I thank GOD we caught it in time. The vet says no it wasnt the flea meds but why did my 2 dogs have the same symptoms? I blame it on the flea meds because it happened the day after she took it. From now on I will be using a natural flea meds from our local feed store. .......NO MORE PESTICIDES IN MY DOGS( family)