Whitney
Hi Stacy ...
Just to let you know that my dog, who is a year and 7 months this week, was on Trifexis since she was 4 months old without any discernible issue. This past September, she had what I now know was a small seizure ... head /throat/ear spasms ... in the middle of the night. We called the emergency vet but didn't ends up going as whatever it was, speed and she went back to sleep. We emailed our regular vet that night and spoke to get the next day but she wasn't concerned as our was an isolated, and mild, incident. This past Friday night (right after Thanksgiving), she had another incident but much more symptomatic of a seizure. I was scared to death and we were in a hotel out of town. We went to the emergency vet who didn't say much of anything but gave us an article on seizures and tremors, and recommended we see a neurologist as soon as we get home. I had given her Trifexis at 8:15pm right after dinner, and the seizure was at 5:00am. It wasn't until we got home last night (Monday) that my other half remembered we had emailed the vet after the first incident, and to our amazement, it was ALSO ON A NIGHT WE HAD GIVE HER TRIFEXIS AFTER DINNER. I was so relieved to have found the connection and be able to tell the neurologist this morning at our appt. Though she was very reluctant to commit to the correlation between Trifexis and the seizures (kinda odd, as it's not a regular vet but a specialist practice, so they don't sell it there), she did advise we stop the Trifexis after our dog passed her neuro exam with flying colors. Also, not to put her on Comfortis or another that I can't recall right now. I think we're going to go the Heartguard route but would love advice in that area.
Anyway, I'm replying to your post bec tippy mentioned that you hadn't seen any effects in a year of your dog being on it, and NEITHER DID WE! I am sick that I was unknowingly poisoning my baby girl, sick that this med is still being prescribed, and concerned that some (most?) vets aren't doing their due diligence and researching what they recommend. It unfortunately only takes a quick Google search to see what's happening! I do realize that ultimately, it's in me to research what I give my pet but why wouldn't we all trust our vets whom, at least in my case, we chose after MUCH research and bad experiences elsewhere.
I'm calling my vet first thing tomorrow and telling our story. This whole situation has me channeling Erin Brokovich!
Good Luck to you!