Protecting Our Pets When We Are Trying To Help Them

By Andre Hansen

We do what we think is best for our pets. We try to look after them and supply proper care for them. Sometimes when we do what we think is right, things can still go bad. Pets, just like humans, can have allergic responses to drugs that we give to them.

When you first administer a dosage of the medication you need to watch your pet closely for any appearances of a reaction. Fipronil is a pesticide. Methprene is an insect expansion regulator that controls the growth of eggs and larvae.

The medication is applied topically between your pet's shoulder blades. It isn't recommended for puppies under eight weeks or kittens less than twelve weeks. Pets that are pregnant, sick or old should not be given the medicine.

One side effect can be skin irritation. This will cause your pet to scratch the area where the drugs were applied. The pet can also scratch the area to the point of breaking the skin. This can result in a new problem because the medicine can now travel to other bits of the body through the bloodstream.

These issues can include sensitivity to overstimulation. This can make your pet become more twitchy and concerned. Your pet can become depressed. These are human feelings that we do not typically associate with our pets; but emotions that they can feel just as much as we will be able to. Once the medication is stopped, all these effects should go away also.

The long run Frontline plus side-effects are not yet accepted. Most of the effects are immediate or just about immediate. If you get the medication on your skin when applying to your pet or when you are petting your pet, wash the area instantly with water and soap. You shouldn't pet your pet directly after the medication is applied. You need to wait for twenty-four hours. This reduces the chances of transferring the medicine to you. - 29956

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