Sentinel Replacement Suggestions?

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PreciousSheltie

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I stopped by the vet to do an annual heartworm and tick test and blood work, and we were also suppose to pick up new heartworm preventative medication to start... But what I feared from reading about the Norvartis plant shutting down... was true here too. My vet had run out of Sentinel (but didn't bother to tell me before I made the trip).. sigh. They only have two alternatives available: Revolution and Trifexis

I wanted to ask here before making a decision.... between only 1) Revolution, tropical med that includes tick coverage, with 2 ) Trifexis (?), first year in Canada, only supplied as a temporary oral replacement to Sentinal..... What did you all think? I'm hesitant about both, and hate changes in medication for my dog... Pudding's new vet the last month before she passed, who we went for a second opinion, put her on Revolution (our first and only time we tried it, only 1 administration, I don't know why still they didn't keep her on Sentinel seeing it should have been on her file) and applied the medication on her fur/shoulder. Maybe it's just the series of events but that with all the problems she had, I just dont feel comfortable using something that may or may not have escalated her problems those last few days. She passed about exactly a week after that vet visit - the only change from before she passed was that Revolution. And Trifexis, I hear on the forum a lot of dogs vomiting, Precious is so little.... sigh, I'm just so scared and don't know what to use.

Ideally I would like something that covers Ticks as we will be at a cottage (our first with any dog) planned for AUGUST. It's only for a week but still. Melissa (OntarioSheltie) suggested tick collars but when I mentioned it to my vet they said they pretty much don't work and I should use Revolution in that case, rather than adding pesticides? I went home with out any medications because I wanted time to think about my options..... please, any suggestions, advice, recommendations..... Please, let me know your thoughts.
 
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The tifexis is basically the same stuff as interceptor except it takes care of fleas and starts killimg them within 30 mins. It also takes care of parisites. Only thing it doesnt take care of is ticks but you can use it with frontine or any other topical tick product.

As for the vomiting most only occure the first hour of taking it the first time. You should feed it with a full meal.

I dont know much about the revolution.
 
I have used Revolution for years without problem. The vet I take the dogs to now, who knows and loves Shelties, recommended it.

If you are going to the cottage, I would ask about something in addition, perhaps lyme vaccine.
 
My vet has suggested Trifexis as a substitute but I found it to be hugely expensive! He said you can use a tick collar with it to cover ticks, or one of the topicals but that seems to me to be duplicating chemicals.

I've heard really good things about Revolution and I think that's what I'll use next when I run out of Interceptor.
 
I hear ya! I too get all worried about these strong meds! And having a Sheltie is all new to us, never even heard of this MDR1 stuff before her.

Our vet did recommend Revolution, so Julip has now received 2 Revolutions (April 1st, May 1st).
She didn't have any reaction.

Here's is their US site
https://www.revolution4dogs.com/default.aspx

And in Canada

https://www.revolution4cats.ca/display.aspx?sec=Product Overview

(hope that Canada link works?)

I like that it covers mange mites & ear mites too! A friend (near Toronto) her dog just got the mange mites & that does not sound fun!

Hope whatever you choose works for you!
 
how long before this shortage is supposed to end?

Gavin goes in in July, and he's on sentinel. any hope things will be caught up by then?
 
Cindy said:
how long before this shortage is supposed to end?

Gavin goes in in July, and he's on sentinel. any hope things will be caught up by then?
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Thank you for all your input everyone, it puts my mind at ease a little, hearing that Revolution works for your SHELTIES.

Cindy, I doubt it's going to end, they have supplies for the whole heart worm summer season. My vet said it was because of a factory fire; on the forums I read it was because of medication mix ups/poor quality control so they closed their plant. Either way, it seems like we'll all have to find alternatives at one point or another, when we take our dogs in this year. Best of luck with all of you too... :(
 
When I used to use flea medicines, I used Revolution. I never had any immediate side-effects, but I didn't have them on it long enough to find any long-term effects. My friend used it on her cat and he went bald and got very sick. It's kind of a toss up but it seems most animals don't have immediate negative reactions, I'm just too cautious to err on that side and the fact no long-term studies have been done scares me because I hope my pets live for 10+ years!

If you're worried about your animal having a negative reaction to something you've never used before, have bentonite clay on hand. I had another friend whose cat almost died from a flea medicine (maybe they're more sensitive) and I told her to run out and get clay and bathe him in a clay bath for 20 minutes and he ended up making it through. He was very sick, though. The clay pulls the toxins out of the body and it can be used to any kind of situation where your dog might have gotten into something and you need to do something RIGHT AWAY.
 
marymrumfelt said:
When I used to use flea medicines, I used Revolution. I never had any immediate side-effects, but I didn't have them on it long enough to find any long-term effects. My friend used it on her cat and he went bald and got very sick. It's kind of a toss up but it seems most animals don't have immediate negative reactions, I'm just too cautious to err on that side and the fact no long-term studies have been done scares me because I hope my pets live for 10+ years!

If you're worried about your animal having a negative reaction to something you've never used before, have bentonite clay on hand. I had another friend whose cat almost died from a flea medicine (maybe they're more sensitive) and I told her to run out and get clay and bathe him in a clay bath for 20 minutes and he ended up making it through. He was very sick, though. The clay pulls the toxins out of the body and it can be used to any kind of situation where your dog might have gotten into something and you need to do something RIGHT AWAY.
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Wow, thank you so, so much for that tip! I never knew that at all and will definitely keep clay in mind, definitely sounds like a life saver.

The only reason I preferred sentinel is because it was considered 'milder' of 'toxins' (because it didn't include tick killing capacity). I preferred that because I've never seen a single tick in real life, on me, or my dogs, in all my entire life. It's just not an issue here, or with me, with us, or where I go I guess, in my area. Maybe I've just been lucky for the past 20 years. But I don't know. So never really needed anything stronger. I double checked with the community I will be at for the cottage and the owners of the property, and ticks have never been an issue in that area either. Yet, since it's my first time going camping WITH my Precious (I never went with Pudding either), I feel like I should be prepared since it's something I've never tried. Anyways, sorry for rambling, thank you for the tip again!
 
PreciousSheltie said:
Wow, thank you so, so much for that tip! I never knew that at all and will definitely keep clay in mind, definitely sounds like a life saver.

The only reason I preferred sentinel is because it was considered 'milder' of 'toxins' (because it didn't include tick killing capacity). I preferred that because I've never seen a single tick in real life, on me, or my dogs, in all my entire life. It's just not an issue here, or with me, with us, or where I go I guess, in my area. Maybe I've just been lucky for the past 20 years. But I don't know. So never really needed anything stronger. I double checked with the community I will be at for the cottage and the owners of the property, and ticks have never been an issue in that area either. Yet, since it's my first time going camping WITH my Precious (I never went with Pudding either), I feel like I should be prepared since it's something I've never tried. Anyways, sorry for rambling, thank you for the tip again!
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Consider that a big blessing not having to worry about ticks. That is very nice. We have ticks here, while not horrible, but they are out there. If you want a preventative to use at the cottage, Eucalyptus Oil is great at keeping them away. There is research they've done to show ticks hate the smell of it and stay away. I spray a mixture on us, my dogs, and our yard daily. If you're interested here's what it consist of:

10-12 total drops of eucalyptus oil in each ounce of carrier oil (almond or coconut or grape seed oil). Then I pour that into a spray bottle with 16 oz of distilled water.

Good luck!
 
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