#DogsofMastodon Public Service Announcement: Flea season is approaching in the west and is likely here in the #PNW due to a mild mild winter.
All corporate flea medicines are pesticides. but some of the new ones - that your Vet will tell you are perfectly safe - are incredibly dangerous. Specifically products containing Isoxazoline (brand names: Bravecto, Nexgard, Credelio, and Simparica (brand names for fluralaner, afoxolaner, lotilaner, and sarolaner)). Credelio ultimately killed my 10 year old shitzu but he suffered along time with severe neurological issues - we had to retrain him on how to drink water and eat food, that's how toxic this shit is.
Please please consider other means of flea control for the pets you love.
Here is an article that explains some of this: https://vetmed.illinois.edu/pet-health-columns/fda-alert-on-flea-medications/
And here is an article from 2018 (they've known this for along time!): https://www.today.com/health/fda-warns-about-flea-tick-products-containing-isoxazoline-t137954
#Dogs #Fleas #FleaMeds
FDA Alert on Flea Medications - Veterinary Medicine at Illinois

What Pet Owners Need to Know The FDA recently alerted the pet-owning and veterinary public about the potential for neurologic adverse events in dogs and cats treated with drugs that are in the isoxazoline class.... Read More >

Veterinary Medicine at Illinois

Flea and tick treatments for dogs and cats may be harming wildlife

Roaming pets are ideal vectors for ticks, fleas and mites. Parasite treatments for pets contaminate the ecosystems.

"The findings suggest everyday pet treatments could ripple through ecosystems in surprising ways. After pets take these medications, the active compounds pass through their bodies and are excreted in feces."
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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260221000328.htm
#pets #dogs #cats #parasites #vectors #fleas #ticks #drugs #feces #soil #environment #parasiticides #ectoparasiticides #Isoxazoline #NontargetSpecies #rivers #BellingerRiver #wildlife #ecosysterms

Did anyone hear about the fleas and ticks that escaped from a prison in New Zealand?

Rumor has it they're still on the lamb.

#dadjoke #dadjokes #badpuns #puns #terriblepuns #dadpuns #sheep #sheepjokes #fleas #ticks

SCVRECRVW "FLEAS" OUT NOW!

PeerTube

SCVRECRVW - FLEAS [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO] (2025) SW EXCLUSIVE

https://peertube.gravitywell.xyz/w/tDThBgLvADgGqCyQ3reKqj

SCVRECRVW - FLEAS [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO] (2025) SW EXCLUSIVE

PeerTube

A little bit of rest.

Available as a mini print!
https://snowifer.storenvy.com/

#silksong #silksongfanart #hornet #fleas

First #assessment of #plague in terrestrial small #mammals and #fleas from Makira Natural Park and surroundings, North-eastern #Madagascar, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/11/first-assessment-of-plague-in.html
First #assessment of #plague in terrestrial small #mammals and #fleas from Makira Natural Park and surroundings, North-eastern #Madagascar

How To Get Rid of Cat Fleas | Chewy
https://www.chewy.com/education/cat/flea-and-tick/cat-fleas

Our office mascot, Little Nicky, has fleas. Looking for the best ways to handle them. We have a nice flea comb that works quite well, if you can get him to sit still long enough. The Hartz UltraGuard we applied doesn't seem to be effective, but it was only the first treatment.

Any suggestions?

#Cats #Fleas

How To Get Rid of Cat Fleas | Chewy

Itchy cat? Cat fleas might be to blame. Find out how to tell if your cat has fleas and what to do about them with our expert tips.

Chewy

5 things I learned in vet school that completely changed my perspective on flea prevention:

Natural remedies ≠ safe

Fleas can cause anemia

Indoor pets get fleas too

Year-round protection matters

Flea resistance is real
#cats #dogs #fleas