Bravecto Spot On for Cats Medium (2.8 - 6.25kg)

ZERO STARS. This is a terrible product. My cat started running around the house, yowling, confused and distressed a few minutes after it was applied. He had dilated pupils and seemed to not recognize us. After quickly googling and seeing the US FDA warnings about it causing neurological issues, we cornered and caught him and washed off as much as… Read more

we could. 30 minutes later he has calmed a little bit is still freaked out. I cannot believe that this product can be sold over the counter as a typical worming product, and even promoted as a good option for 3-monthly treatment. AVOID.

Totally ineffective – Correct Application on 06 12 24. Vet check on 14.12.24. No improvement. Many happy fleas. If fleas are now resistant, new formula required. This is not a premium product. I will not buy again.

Best Flea & Tic Treatment – I use Bravecto Spot On for both my cats, I have been using it for a couple of years since one of my cats got a tic & cost over $1000 at the vet. Neither of my cats has had an adverse reaction & have been flea & tic free. Show details

Killed my cats fleas with no side effects – I have a small black cat, about 10lbs. Bravecto has been effective in both killing active fleas and as a preventative. While her neck seems to itch for a day or 2 after application, she is still happy. playful and eating well. Show details

At last a happy moggy – Our mostly inside she puss reacted badly to our move from inland regional NSW to the mid north coast 9 years ago. We had her tested for flea and food allergies with fleas seeming to be the main cause of her over grooming to the point of raw flesh and infection. Especially on her tummy and inside legs. We tried alternate diet, alternative skin… Read more

treatments (neem oil) and of course every tick and flea medication on the market. Cortisone injections were the only thing that settled her down and allowed healing and regrowth. Comfortis tablets did help but were not always easy to get inside her and she was often lethargic for a day after treatment. We still had to apply cortisone cream for occasional outbursts. She got a tick 3 years ago and we were told Frontline spray was the only medication which would keep cats safe. After 100s of $ and a lot of Frontline applied everywhere but where it should be we were finally told about Bravecto Spot On for cats. She has not looked back as far as allergy is concerned but has also not had another tick to really check it's effectiveness in that area. Easy to apply, no observable side effects and at least 2 months without any flare ups during the warm humid summer months. She is now around 16 years old and does not venture outside as much as previously, which is probably a contributing factor also.

Poison - Should be a Class Action – Zero. BRAVECTO Plus is POISON. After just one dose, my 11y/o (with stable Stage 2 CKD) male began showing strange symptoms. He was fatigued, depressed and lost strength in his hind legs. His inappetitance increased. Vets treated him for his symptoms. He slowly gained use of his hind legs after 2 months, but had irreparable muscle wastage and his… Read more

kidneys were further damaged. He became eneamic and rapidly progressed to Stage 4 CKD and was euthanized a month ago. A second of my male cats has lost weight and just been diagnosed with Bronchitis & Kidney disease. A third male has Gastrointestinal issues, has lost weight and vomits regularly. A fourth male has hair loss. Needless to say I'm gutted by this product. The pain, suffering and heartbreak it has caused is immeasurable. DO NOT TRUST manufacturers of pet products. ALWAYS READ REVIEWS FIRST. This is the first time I've used a product because the vets promote it and I trusted them .... I learnt the hard way.

Horrible – This is a bit of a different review. I accidentally got a good bit on my hand when going to apply it to my cat. I tried to wash it off with soap and water but it had a really sticky film to it. I woke up the next morning and vomited like I never have. Of course I can’t be certain that it was the medicine but I don’t see what else it could have been Show details

Warning Heavy chemical, bad reaction – I applied Bravecto for the first time to both my cats, I washed it away asap as they were feeling uncomfortable after a couple of hours. It felt like heavy duty glue on my skin, I can't immagine the feeling on their fur! The following day from being active and playful cats, they were laying on the floor, and barely moving around the house. They… Read more

lost appetite (they would fly at the sound of the pantry door opening), they have diarrhoea (dry food based diet). Fleas are all dead, but I am now monitoring my cats as I am concerned of more bad consequences (read the reviews, some cat fell ill). In conclusion I DO NOT RECOMMEND this product, as is not worth sacrificing your pet's health for some fleas. I will look to some less chemical solution.

Please do not use this on your Pets. Caused hairloss and subsequent chemical burn on 1 cat and severe vomiting and weightloss / change of behavior on the other. Show details

Immediate deterioration – My 13 year old cat underwent treatment for UTI and teeth removed, and was recovering nicely when I foolishly decided to show "extra love" by giving her a bravecto treatment. She instantaneously stopped eating, lost weight, was wobbly, lethargic, stopped drinking. I took her to the vet and they denied that any cat, anywhere, at any time has ever… Read more

been detrimentally upset by bravecto. I said, why don't you google it and see how many thousands of cat owners are trying to stop the product and their response was, oh, those cats are already dying. I have no idea how vets can sleep at night sometimes.

Zero stars – One does of bravecto and woke up to my 4 year old cat having neurological problems Dilated pupils ,tremors ,falling over her feet , Racing heartbeat and very distressed . $2000 of vet bills . They shaved of all The fur and washed the skin . Spent 3 days in hospital on fluids and meds . Poison ! Endorsed by vets . No thanks Show details

Another case of chemical burn – I applied the first dose to my 2 cats and noticed a few days later what I thought was an altercation injury on both of them (in the same spot which I thought was odd). Three months later applied it again and have seen the same reaction. Having read the other reviews I now know it is a chemical burn. I won't be using this again. Show details

Would never use again – Caused my 1 year old ragdoll to have uncontrollable seizures after never having issues before. After a trip to the vets I was shocked to learn the below. The use of Bravecto for cats is linked to several warnings issued by the FDA and concerned pet owners. The FDA has stated that neurologic adverse events, such as tremors, loss of coordination… Read more

(ataxia), and seizures are possible with this medication.

No warning on the labelling. Will not be touching again, very upset and disappointed.

The worst product ever!!!!! – Stay away from this product! It will harm your cat. Rather use Frontline. I used it on my cat. In two days her personality changed and three weeks later she died. Was this product created to assist or for profit? I will never forgive the creators of this product. My child died...... Do you understand grief and loss??? Probably not. Show details

Bravecto is dangerous – My cat is 15. She became unwell suddenly around 10 months ago, weight loss, lethargic, irritable. Heath check just prior showed in perfect health... 4.8kg. Vet gave first dose during that visit. Fast forward to a couple of months ago. Concerned so took her to vet, weight now 3.5kg. No appetite, very lethargic, sleeps alot, complete change of… Read more

demeanor. $2500 on vet bill to assess problem. They can't pinpoint anything. I unwittingly gave another dose 3 weeks ago. She is so poorly. Only twigged when friend put Bravecto on her cat, who immediately foamed from the mouth and lost fur from back of neck. My cat's health issues only started with Bravecto. I'm praying I don't lose her to this toxic substance!!! Update-my cat is 16 and a half now. She is now permanently on steroids plus 2 homeopathics for cats. She has not regained the weight she lost from Bravecto, but Vet said there is no sign of the ‘query kidney disease’, or ‘query cancer of her digestive system’ that she was confident caused her sudden health decline following Bravecto application. My cat is also an indoor cat that does not need flea treatments, so have not used any product since…too frightened. The Vets won’t admit or acknowledge the dangers of Bravecto. DO NOT USE.

Won't use again – I applied Bravecto whilst my greedy cat was eating breakfast and he immediately stopped eating and began behaving very differently. He meowed continuously and moved around in a lowered manner before running off under the house. I went to work thinking I had offended him and would give extra cuddles that evening. I didn't see him for 3 days and… Read more

when he returned he had a large bald patch between the shoulders and seemed out of sorts for the next 2 weeks. My intuition lead me to research others reviews of the product and wow!...wish I'd read them before purchase. I will not be using the second dose from purchase and will tell anyone with cats or in an authority to sell it that it's a dangerous product which should be taken off the market!!

Should not be allowed to sell this product – Like many others here, my cat was sick from this product. I applied a 1/8 amount of the product as it's very strong, however within 6 hours my cat was losing clumps of hair and bald patches appearing on her neck. A few hours after that at about 4am, I woke up to her limping and tripping over her back legs and falling over into walls. I took her to… Read more

the emergency vet just in case she would deteriorate further. Luckily as it was such a small amount, after washing it off her, she looks to be on the mend today. Had I applied more of this I think it would be a similar dire situation to a lot of other reviews on this page. Never touching this again and reporting this company. Please be warned, these reviews are no exaggeration.

Hair loss and suspect triggered other health issues – Used product as directed and in the days that followed my cat showed signs of skin irritation and was pulling out his hair. Following on from this his health has deteriorated - run down, dehydrated, cat flu symptoms and and showing signs of kidney disease. Vet advised me to use revolutionPlus instead - I'll never use Bravecto on a pet again

Thought our cat was dying after applying it – A few seconds after application, our cat started producing large amounts of froth from her mouth. She completely freaked out, froth kept on coming out in large amount we thought she was dying. Will never buy this or any other treatments again. It wasn't even listed as a side effect. Treatment was applied as directed for correct weight. Show details

Shocking to product – I decided to use Bravecto on my cat as it was to.last 3 months. After putting the bravecto on the back of the shoulders my cat started shaking. Firstly her head then body and she started to.vomit and walk sideways. I phoned the vet and they said it was an adverse reaction and could do nothing about it. I wiped as much as I.could off and gave… Read more

her alot of water and wet food. It took 3 days for her to look even remotely normal. Luckily she is a big cat and survived. It made me angry and I phoned the company. They were not.helpful. Please DON'T use this toxic product it's dangerous........

Cat is not eating for 2 days now after receiving this trash – My 15.5 old cat is not eating and almost not drinking at all after receiving this product, she is acting weird, seem to be confused and apathetic. Producat was used as directed. Show details

Don't use it. Alcohol wipes to remove asap it if you did – My cat had tremors, his head when he turned it sort of stuttered in a way, lethargy, drooling, reduced appetite, and wouldn't stop trying to get it off using his back paw. It has a strong smell and is sticky and waxy days later. Hard to remove. Alcohol wipes helped, and several damp cloths wiping for a long time. Show details

Burnt my cat and hair loss – I used to use Bravecto for years and recently (May 2023) purchased it to use on my cat between the shoulder blades. Never had issues before. But he began itching at his skin, and scratched the fur off, found patches of fur around the house for a week until he finally ripped all the fur out (approx a 50 cent coin size) on his shoulder blades. There… Read more

are sores from him scratching so much. Prior to this he was a happy and healthy cat who has never had a reaction to anything even this exact Bravecto. AVOID this product. I applied this product a fortnight ago and after reading reviews that their cat dropped dead after 2-4 weeks is terrifying me what the future may bring. Avoid unless you want to burn your cats skin to the point of sores and baldness. Pic attached

2 ulcer like burns on the application site – Applied Bravecto spot on our 2 cats weighing 4kg, and 5.1kg. The 4kg cat was immediately in distress running around the house and not settling. It was 2 days later when brushing her fur that we noticed 2 burn spots at the application site (shoulder blades / back of neck). Larger cat - nil issues We're seeing our vet tomorrow for burn treatment, review and alternatives. 100% avoiding this product in the future Show details

Flea treatment at what cost? – Approximately 3 weeks ago we purchased Bravecto for our cat as he had an infestation of fleas after we had a friend's dog stay with us for a couple of weeks. This was our first time using Bravecto for cats and our purchase decision was guided by our experience using Bravecto for dogs on our previous dog and advice from the retail assistant. The… Read more

product was applied as directed in the instructions, although it is worth noting opening the tube was a cumbersone task. Our boy is not exactly the most obliging of cats (are any cats obliging?) so some resistence to us applying the product was expected, especially as he'd had a bath before we went out to purchase a flea treatment and we were the worst humans to have ever existed on earth. Immediately after applying Bravecto he was very vocal, which was unexpected as he is not usually vocal at all. We didn't think too much of it and took it as him communicating his elevated distain to our existence and that we had bathed AND given him a flea treatment - horrible humans we are.

Over the following week we found him in some uncommon spots around the house, such as laying on the bathroom floor, a room he's not usually fond of (that's where the cat bathing happens). There was nausea and vomiting, and OMG! The smell of his poo! Cat faeces is not exactly potpourri but this was the most offensive and vulgar of odours I've ever smelt and I work part-time as a forensic crime scene cleaner! There was also frantic and persistent scratching and a deeper pitched, almost baritone, meow than we had ever heard from him before. It was primal.

For a week things seemed to be improving. He was social, eating, not making hell-hound noises, and had stopped sleeping on the tiled floor of the bathroom.

Over the past week his appetite has decreased to where he is now hardly eating at all and as a result he has lost a lot of weight and is looking disheveled. He's also a bit wobbly in his walk. We have resorted to new flavours of his normal brand of cat biscuits, new brands of cat biscuits, new varieties of cat foods (such as raw cat mince and sachets of cat food) and, as of today, preparing fresh food for him. There is an assortment of foods which I've purchased for him today that are in the fridge, including raw chicken breast, raw chicken hearts, raw chicken livers and tinned tuna. Currently there are three food bowls with three different foods on the kitchen floor and he's turned his nose up at all of them.

Our cat has had a significant change in mood/personality, lethargy, nausea, vomiting, and appetite and weight loss since the Bravecto treatment. The only thing that has changed in our cat's life and environment is the Bravecto flea treatment. Therefore I believe there is, on the balance of probability, every chance a causal link exists between our cat's presentation and the Bravecto treatment. I will be returning to Pet-O to advise them of our experience with Bravecto and to see if I can get proof-of-purchase so that I can upload it to this review.

After reading all the www.productreview.com.au reviews with fatal consequences and information on www.isbravectosafe.com I have become even more concerned for him and will get our boy to a vet as soon as possible. Being Easter weekend that is proving to be a challenge, but one we are willing to navigate for our beautiful boy. For now I will mark the adverse reaction as 'short-term illness' but will update should things change.

We will be telling every pet owner we know about our experience with Bravecto and will not be using Bravecto ever again. The risks are too high.

*** Update 12.04.2023 *** We had to euthanise our beautiful boy yesterday (11.04.2023) due to organ failure. This is a horrible experience for us and I really wish we had done more research on this poison beforehand.

Avoid this poison!!! – Unfortunately after using this product my cat got extremely unwell and two months later, she’s dead. She was an older cat (17) and did have kidneys that were fine but in early stages of of decline. Unfortunately after giving her this treatment her kidneys started to decline fast to the point where the vet asked if she was poisoned. I can’t prove… Read more

it, so that this info with whatever grain of salt you like, but as far as I’m concerned, I made a huge mistake and poisoned my beloved cat.

Serious adverse reactions – After applying this product my cat was running like crazy around the house, he was restless and couldn’t sleep, and didn’t eat much as usual. I am now super regretting using this product.