Yes, you read that correctly. Winterset Veterinary Center now has an new injectable product that gives your dog a full year of flea and tick prevention. Merck released this product a few years ago in Australia after extensive testing and clinic trials. It has now been released within the USA for dogs only. This is a game changer. No longer will you need to apply a topical solution or have your dog wear a collar or eat a pill that you have smothered in cheese or peanut butter for flea/tick prevention. IT IS NOT FOR CATS! Maybe someday we will have something like this for cats but today we are offering this to any dogs 6 months or older.
Please make certain your pet is ready for their next dosage of flea and tick prevention when you set the appointment for this revolutionary product. I marvel that when I began practice in 1988, we had to give dogs a chewable tablet every day for heartworm prevention. We had powders and sprays that we used to apply to a dog’s skin for flea/tick prevention. No one remembered those pills and clients and pets hated the flea/tick preventions that were being applied. Today we can offer complete year-round protection with 2 injectable products that will prevent disease. This takes human error out of the equation. I am a veterinarian, and I still would forget to give these preventions.
This product has been given at the same time as vaccinations, Proheart injections, patients under anesthesia, patients with allergies or lameness injections, etc. They have done drug trials at five times the dosage and every 4 months and found no long-term side effects. Bravecto Quantum contains the same trusted, proven active ingredient found in all Bravecto products. The only thing that changed is now it is ONE simple injection for safe, effective protection all year.
I have been recommending year-round flea/tick prevention for the last 2 years. The reasons are many but most importantly we do not have the same climate we had years ago. Ticks are active whenever temperatures are above freezing. We have many days above freezing between November and March now. Another change that has allowed our tick numbers to increase is that we have less days below 10 F. Without prolonged periods of extremely low temperatures (under 10F) the tick population can remain high even during the winter months in Iowa. Snow stops ticks from moving and we have very little of that here in Madison County. We are seeing more cases of Lyme disease and Ehrlichiosis which are both transmitted by ticks. These diseases have clinical signs of fever, lethargy, joint pain, loss of appetite, etc. The sad situation is that just like with humans once you get these tick-borne diseases it is impossible to completely clear your body of the organism. Often the patient will have long term issues with joints, kidneys, and/or heart. We now have a simple way to prevent this with Bravecto Quantum.
Many clients travel with their pets to warmer climates during Iowa’s winter months. Those climates have fleas year-round. Iowa’s flea season is often over outside after a good solid frost closer to Thanksgiving. The difficulty is that the fleas can remain inside and create issues for our pets and their owners. Fleas can lay dormant for many months and only hatch when the conditions are right. A great survival skill for sure. I have always recommended if a pet has fleas that all pets in that household are treated for a full year. This is to ensure we have stopped the flea cycle in your home. Bravecto Quantum is going to make that an easier reality for our dogs.
If a dog has been using Bravecto without any complications, that dog is great candidate for the new Bravecto Quantum. This new technology will help our pets be flea/tick free and give us peace of mind for our families too. For more information, please contact your veterinarian to find out when you can start Bravecto Quantum. Are you are ready to simplify your life? Bravecto Quantum will cover fleas and ticks for a full year. Proheart 12 will cover for the mosquitoes for a full year. Now you can go into nature 365 days a year with your canine friend and your only concern is for your safety against the fleas, ticks, and mosquitoes.
