Simparica, Bravecto or Nexgard; Which One Is Best Suited For Your Dog?

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W H I C H O N E I S B E S T S U I T E D F O R Y O
U R D O G ?
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You are always on your toes to provide the best
care to your furry friend with the best
intentions. But there are times when you miss the
vital things paving way for the nasty creatures
like fleas and ticks to play games on your pet.
Therefore, the most important thing that you can
do for your dog is to make sure that you keep
them free from flea and tick infestations. Ticks
can be pathogens to numerous diseases and fleas
can cause various secondary diseases tough to
manage when at the critical stage. Thus, it
becomes mandatory to always keep them on flea
and tick medications for their complete
wellbeing. So, when it comes to parasitic
protection, there emerges three main and most
powerful flea treatments namely Bravecto,
Simparica and Nexgard. And, if youre not aware
of any of them, here you go with the details.
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W H A T I S S I M P A R I C A ?
With an active ingredient called Sarolaner,
Simparica is a powerful flea treatment for dogs.
This flea chewable starts working within 3 hours
of being administered. Remaining effective for
longer hours, Simparica lasts for longer period
unlike any other monthly flea and tick
treatments. The key ingredient stops the
neurotransmitter gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA)
receptor from functioning, along with the
glutamate receptor, and disrupts the
neuromuscular function in fleas, which leads to
their death. The flea treatment Simparica needs
to be given once monthly, and plausibly if you
miss to dose even by a few days, your dog will
remain well protected as it runs longer for a few
more days than the normal 30 days. Actually, it
is the only flea and tick treatment that lasts
for 35 days instead of the usual 30 days.
Additionally, Simparica is also a great treatment
for dogs that are allergic to flea bites, and
dogs with flea allergies. And, the dogs on
Simparica have demonstrated a great improvement
to flea allergies
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W H A T I S B R A V E C T O ?
The most advanced formula Bravecto is specially
designed to treat fleas, ticks, and other
parasites on dogs. Bravecto contains an active
ingredient Fluralaner, which belongs to the class
of isoxazoline- substituted benzamide
derivatives. The systematic use of Fluralaner
works effectively on fleas and ticks. Fluralaner
is an inhibitor of the anthropod nervous system.
Hence, it disrupts the nerve functioning and
causes death of fleas and ticks W H A T I S N E
X G A R D ? Nexgard is a 1 choice of vets for
their dogs and pet owners too. Nexgard is
clinically proven to kill fleas and ticks for an
entire month. Importantly, it kills black-legged
ticks which are the dangerous transmitters of
the infectious disease Lyme.
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Therefore, Nexgard is the 1 choice of vets.
Keeping your pooch protected with Nexgard is a
breeze as the beef-flavored chew is easy to
dose. The active ingredient in Nexgard -
Afoxolaner is a neurotoxin that attacks and works
on the nervous system of biting insects. When
the parasites come in contact with your dogs
blood, the component starts to work very
quickly. The life cycle is interrupted by killing
adult fleas and thus, stops the increase of flea
population. Though side effects are rare, in
rarity minor stomach issues and diarrhea can show
up from time to time, which usually wades off in
some time.
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KEY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NEXGARD,
BRAVECTO AND SIMPARICA
I N D I C A T E D F O R T H E T R E A T M E N
T Nexgard, Bravecto and Simparica all three of
them are indicated for the treatment of flea and
tick infestations. Bravecto kills fleas and
controls flea population. It actively eliminates
various types of ticks including American dog
ticks, brown dog ticks, lone star ticks, and
black legged ticks. Similarly, Nexgard is indicat
ed for the treatment of flea and tick infestations
whereas Simparica eliminates fleas and kills
major ticks giving that extra edge of longer
protection.
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A P P L I C A T I O N
M E T H O D
Bravecto comes in a tasty chewable form for
treating dogs. However, the manufacturer Merck
has also come up with a topical form of Bravecto
for fussy pals, making the application of the
medication quite easier for dog owners. Whereas,
Nexgard only comes into oral form. The tasty
chewable Nexgard can be mixed with food your dog
or you can put it as a treat for your fur baby to
eat. And when it comes to Simparica, it is also
an oral treatment available as liver flavored
chewable, which usually dogs readily accept.
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D U R A T I O N O F T R E A T M E N T
While all the three flea treatments are available
in chewable form for easy dosage their duration
period of efficacy varies noticeably. Bravecto,
an advanced treatment, is developed to
continuously work for up to 12 weeks at its peak
effectiveness. While Nexgard is sorted to
protect dogs for full 4 weeks and Simparica is
designed to work for 35 days adding a little
extra protection cover over a month. A C T I V
E I N G R E D I E N T S Nexgard, Bravecto, and
Simparica contains the ingredients that belong to
the same group - Isoxazoline group. This
scientifically approved components are reported
to be safe for use in dogs and puppies. The
active ingredient in Bravecto is Fluralaner and
in Nexgard it turns out to be Afoxolaner,
whereas Simparica contains Sarolaner.
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All the three ingredients are highly effective in
controlling and treating flea and tick
infestations without causing harm to your dog.
F I N A L T H O U G H T Whether it is Nexgard,
Bravecto or Simparica, look what suits best to
your dog according to their health condition(s).
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