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<\/figure>\nLike many of our neighbours, you may have had the unhappy experience of finding a tick on one of your pets. Your dog may be protected against ticks, but your cat, who goes outside regularly, has had no such prevention up until now!<\/p>\n
Bravecto for cats is now available. This topical solution is applied to the skin in one or two areas on the back of the neck and is 98.9% effective against Ixodes Scapularis, (the most frequent type of tick in Quebec) for 8 weeks, and 97.7% effective in killing fleas for 12 weeks. The product may be used for cats older than 6 months, weighing more than 1.2kg.<\/p>\n
Unlike humans and dogs, cats are not at risk to develop Lyme disease, but are still susceptible to ticks that are found in large quantities in our area. Removing one or often multiple ticks embedded in the skin of your cat can be a long and unpleasant process and puts you at risk for Lyme disease. For this reason, if you live in a zone that is known for ticks, Bravecto may be the product of choice in preventing ticks and fleas from appearing on your cat and in your house.<\/p>\n
If the principal objective is preventing ticks, the product must be administered every 8 weeks from April to December, or 5 doses. It is important to remember that tick season is long! If you would like to use the product for flea prevention, dosing every 12 weeks will be acceptable, with 3 doses required for the season, but there is a risk for ticks as the prevention will be sub-optimal.<\/p>\n
Bravecto is available with a prescription from your veterinarian, therefore an exam will be necessary once a year to acquire the medication.<\/p>\n
Please do not hesitate to contact our team<\/a> for more details about the importance of tick prevention, or to have us prepare Bravecto for your cat.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.1″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.4.1″][et_pb_post_nav _builder_version=”4.4.1″ title_text_color=”#7bb03e”][\/et_pb_post_nav][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We would like to inform cat owners that there is now an effective topical prevention against ticks for cats. Like many of our neighbours, you may have had the unhappy experience of finding a tick on one of your pets. Your dog may be protected against ticks, but your cat, who goes outside regularly, has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":964,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"[et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"4.4.1\" custom_padding=\"7px|||||\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.4.1\" custom_padding=\"3px|||||\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.4.1\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.4.1\" header_2_text_color=\"#7bb03e\" header_2_font_size=\"18px\" hover_enabled=\"0\"]\nComme de nombreux habitants de la r\u00e9gion, vous avez eu une exp\u00e9rience avec des tiques sur vos animaux dans les derniers temps? Votre chien est sur pr\u00e9vention contre les tiques mais le chat sort dehors r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement et n\u2019a aucune pr\u00e9vention? Il y a maintenant une solution!<\/h2>\n
<\/figure>\nNous l\u2019attendions depuis longtemps! <\/span>Bravecto<\/em> <\/span>version f\u00e9line, une solution topique \u00e0 appliquer sur la peau du cou des chats, en un ou deux endroits, pr\u00e9vient les tiques (Ixodes Scapularis et Dermacentor Variabilis)<\/em> <\/span>durant 8 semaines et les puces durant 12 semaines. Il s\u2019agit d\u2019une solution de <\/span>Fluralaner<\/em>, un antiparasitaire qui affecte le syst\u00e8me nerveux des tiques et des puces.\n\nBravecto <\/span><\/em>serait efficace contre <\/span>Ixodes Scapularis<\/em>, la principale tique retrouv\u00e9e au Qu\u00e9bec, \u00e0 plus de 98,9% pour une dur\u00e9e de 8 semaines. Ce produit tue 100% des puces en 8 heures et demeure efficace contre celles-ci \u00e0 plus de 97.7% durant 12 semaines\n\nBravecto <\/span><\/em>peut-\u00eatre utilis\u00e9 chez les chats de 6 mois et plus et pesant au moins 1.2kg.\n\nBien que les chats ne soient pas sensibles \u00e0 la maladie de Lyme contrairement aux humains ou aux chiens, ils peuvent tout de m\u00eame se faire piquer par de nombreuses tiques s\u2019ils se prom\u00e8nent en zone \u00e0 risque. Retirer une ou plusieurs tiques bien accroch\u00e9es dans la peau d\u2019un chat peut \u00eatre tr\u00e8s fastidieux! C\u2019est pourquoi, si vous habitez dans un secteur o\u00f9 la pr\u00e9sence de tiques est connue, le choix de <\/span>Bravecto<\/em> <\/span>pour chat pourrait \u00eatre int\u00e9ressant afin de pr\u00e9venir les tiques et les puces sur votre f\u00e9lin et du m\u00eame coup \u00e9loigner les tiques de votre maison.\n\nSi l\u2019objectif principal est de pr\u00e9venir les tiques, il faudra administrer le produit aux 8 semaines, d\u2019Avril \u00e0 D\u00e9cembre, soit 5 doses. Il faut se souvenir que la saison des tiques est longue! Si vous l\u2019utilisez aux 12 semaines, la couverture contre les puces sera parfaite (ex. 3 doses\/saison) mais la pr\u00e9vention des tiques ne sera pas optimale apr\u00e8s 8 semaines.\n\nBravecto<\/em> <\/span>est disponible sous ordonnance donc un examen m\u00e9dical doit avoir eu lieu dans la derni\u00e8re ann\u00e9e pour pouvoir le prescrire.\n\nN\u2019h\u00e9sitez pas \u00e0 <\/span>communiquer avec nous<\/a> <\/span>pour plus de d\u00e9tails sur la pertinence de la pr\u00e9vention des tiques de votre chat ou pour faire pr\u00e9parer vos doses de <\/span>Bravecto.<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.4.1\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.4.1\"][et_pb_post_nav _builder_version=\"4.4.1\" title_text_color=\"#7bb03e\"][\/et_pb_post_nav][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-parasites-2"],"yoast_head":"\n