NexGard Chewables Blue (4.1-10kg)

Nexgard is poison! – I gave my dog Nexus yesterday. She got sick within a couple of hours. She stooled a lot, became listless, stumbled and couldn’t get back up when she fell over. She would not eat or drink. Had to give her fluids with a dropper but it wasn’t enough. Took her to the Vet this morning because she looked like she was in shock. She was indeed in shock. I know this was related to Nexgard because she was running the day before, ate all her breakfast but became severely sick within a few hours of the dose. So sad. My heart is broken.

Don't buy NexGard for Dogs with flea treatment. It causes Idiopathic Vestibula episodes costing a fortune in vet fees and medication to help relieve symptoms. Waste of money causing so much stress in my pooch and myself. NexGard with flea protection should be taken off the market. Show details

I gave this medication to my dog on Friday. And my dog was dead by Wednesday. Very, very ill went into kidney failure ,developed pancreatitis and we couldn't turn it around. I murdered my dog. That's what I feel like. I trusted this company and it killed my dog. And now i'm seeing all kinds of other people who have had the same experience. If you… Read more

have a dog, please do not give your dog this medicine. It's not worth it. Especially, do not give this medicine to a senior dog! This is poison.

Extremely bad experience – I’m really not sure which NextGuard pill as only purchased one pill through my vet, as she advised. . My Chihuahua is 5 pounds and 14 years old. Within a couple of hours of taking this pill, she was very ill, throwing up and lethargic.The next day she could hardly stand and stumbled whilst walking. Now, several months later she still is not… Read more

right. Her hind legs have been affected, she has problems trying to hunch for her business potty and she stumbles and falls a lot, especially on uneven surfaces. Breaks my heart as she was perfectly fine until taking this product. After the fact, I read that it affects the neurological system. . I would never ever advise anyone to give this treatment to their beloved pet.

This can kill your dog, it killed ours! – We had a healthy active 13 year old dog. He had a complete check up and everything came back great. We gave him one NexGard chewable pill (he usually eats everything but he spit out this pill-should have known then). Within 2 days he was violently vomiting and became lethargic. About a month later, he appeared to be getting better but a few weeks… Read more

later, he became lethargic again and could barely eat (even cooked ground beef which was his favourite). During his last days, whatever he ate he would regurgitate and then there was blood in his vomit. We did see 2 different vets and the last one did a ultrasound on his liver and confirmed it was full of cancer. How can a healthy dog have a liver full of cancer within weeks if it wasn’t because of the NexGard. They are, obviously, not going to take responsibility but my wife and I just want you to know Do not give your loving dog this medicine. We decided to ease his suffering and euthanized him on July 23, 2019. If we would have known that NexGard could do this, we would never have given him this pill.

Nexguard works great – I spend a lot of time with my two dogs in an area with bad paralysis ticks so prevention is really important to me. It’s worked great, no fleas and not a single tick on either of my dogs. No reactions at all either one of my dogs loves the taste of the chewable. I’d highly recommend it, beware listening to the herbalist nutters online, they are… Read more

very vocal with misinformation. Almost everyone I know on Sydney’s northern beaches has dogs and uses some sort of tick prevention, I’ve never met anyone who has had reactions my vet is a personal friend and she also has never come accross a dog that has had reaction. If you are worried talk to people in public not online as you will find in the real world people are using these products with nothing but positive results. Growing up on Sydney’s northern beaches I remember when losing dogs to tick paralysis was considered a part of owing a dog, thankfully we have fantastic options kind nexguard which now make it possible for us to live where we do and have our dogs live into old age.

I give these to my two doggies on the first of each month – I have two maltese x jack russell dogs 12 months old. They were taking the >4kg tablets when younger as we have a concerning paralysis tick issue. Now big kids, they have been taking the >10kg tablets on the first of each month so I never forget. I have not seen one tick on my dogs this spring/summer- praise the Lord! I refuse to give synthetic… Read more

tick control products, including this one, 5 stars as I believe any chemical(s) that can keep something as aggressively debilitating as paralysis ticks at bay CANNOT be totally benign to our canine friends. Also, the active ingredient apparently is part of the isoxazoline family of chemicals. If you do an online search of the news using the keyword 'isoxazoline' there are quite a few researched pieces that issue warnings on using products that contain these chemicals.

Unfortunately, for me, it is the lesser of two evils as I have had a dog die a cruel death from paralysis tick when I first moved here. I was not as educated on the IMPORTANCE of checking your pet daily. This MUST be done even if your dogs do take NexGard as nothing is 100% perfect.

One of my dogs has had no visible adverse reactions to NexGard tablets but one did vomit over 24 hours after ingesting a chew last month. Was it related? I honestly don't know. But they are generally very happy and healthy to my knowledge.

One last thing, my vet tried to get me to switch to Bravecto, now that the dogs are over 12 months of age, but this apparently is one tablet, to be administered, every 3 months. A chemical that lasts in the dog's body, liver etc. for 3 months must be quite strong I believe. I said no thanks to that. In addition, I thought I would forget a tablet once every few months then just having to remember to give one to each pet on the 1st of each month.

I hope this review is helpful for you.

No problems here! – Great product my dog who can and avoids all medicine/ flea treatments are this and wanted more. Made our life so much easier and no issues with our dog, it was the first time on this product and was great for us. Show details

No problems so far – I decided to write a review after reading so many negative ones, guessing that the people who tend to write reviews in this case have had bad experiences. We've just moved to the Northern Rivers area on the east coast of Australia, an area very prone to tick infestation. Previously from Sydney, I've only ever had to give my miniature 10 year… Read more

old poodle an occasional flea treatment (Comfortis). My wake up call was coming up here for a visit three months ago and finding my friends' household in an uproar - they'd been looking after their neighbour's dog which had been bitten by a tick and had developed paralysis overnight. They were very lucky they caught it in time (the dog dragged itself up the stairs to their bedroom) and the treatment was costly at $1400 - not that anyone cared about the vet bill, the main thing was that the dog was saved. My friends blamed themselves for taking her to the beach, the owners blamed themselves for not dosing her that month (it was off season for ticks and they wanted to give her a break from the medication).

I took the lesson to heart, went straight to the vet and dosed my dog. No adverse effects noticed at all. Three months later and we've now been living up here ourselves for a month. Yesterday I myself was bitten by a tick and had to go to the hospital to have it removed, and I'm hoping that is going to be the end of it (ie no long term allergies). My dog is fine. If he's been bitten by a tick during our time here, he is not showing any effects from it.

My point is, in a high risk tick area, it is NOT worth gambling with the health of your fur baby. He's been on the Nexgard for three months now (I only give it to him with food to mitigate any potential stomach upsets) and he's shown no adverse effects at all. I'll continue to monitor him and update this review at a later date. There is a risk involved with giving your dog any sort of medication, and it's something I've largely managed to avoid for ten whole years, but for me now, the risk is very much worth it.

Worked wonderfully!!! – I had gotten a flea infestation in my small kennel. I had cleaned and put out flea bombs. Great for a few days til babies hatched. I could walk into the building and fleas would jump onto my legs. I bought Nexgard for my 5 yorkies and 1 maltese. Within one day, no more fleas are jumping on me. The yorkies and poodle in the house are not scratching either!! Love this product so far. No one had any adverse reactions.

Poisoned our healthy puppy – Nexgard Spectra gave my puppy diarrhea, vomiting and seizures. No warning from vets or at time of purchase from Pet shops. Check the side effects as these flea and tick prevention products have killed thousands of dogs, just google Nexgard side effects and adverse reactions, it’s Russian roulette if your dog reacts or not. These seizures are ongoing and seem permanent for 2 years now. I wish I was warned not to use this poison on our puppy. Show details

This killed my dog!!! – Gave my baby this poison and she started having extremely bloody stool. She died within 8 hours. DO NOT RISK IT!!!!! I trusted the vet that gave me this and now I feel like I killed my little dog. My heart is broken.

HORRIBLe – We've been giving it to our cocker spaniel for about a year. we forgot for about 2 months so on a Sunday we gave it to him on Monday he was limping and on Tuesday he couldn't even get out of bed could barley walk and was miserable. many other people have said this comes from nexgaurd so we believe it did this to him. do not use or your dog can get seriously hurt Show details

NexGard almost killed my dog! – After giving my 20 lb poodle NexGard chew 24 hours later she went into complete liver failure. Took her to the vet ER & she had to have 2 blood transfusions! She is not 100% yet and is now in meds. Show details

this stuff does not work for my little dogs. they are constantly itching – soon as I gave the pill to my dogs, they scratch all the time. Fleas and ticks still gets on them also. this product does not work for my little ones.. Show details

Awful My pet is suffering – I’ve tried next guard twice and my dog has severe allergic reactions to it it’s made almost all of his hair fall out patches all over sores itching the medicine is straight poison I tried it a few years ago and it did the same thing but I wasn’t for sure if it was the medicine or not but I did stop giving it to him well that recently prescribed it… Read more

to him and I gave him my first dose and he started having some sort of itchiness going on but after the second month it just got worse and I realize that it was the medicine that was doing that he’s got almost like he’s anorexic it’s pretty sad this company should not be in business

dog almost died – My dog was given a dose of Nexgard and a day later she was listless, wasnt eating or moving. Took her to the vet, she WAS very ill. Long story short, she ended up with autoimmune disease, and YES, the vet said that there was no other factor but that she ingested the chewable Nexgard. IT took months to get my dog well, we almost lost her, she was… Read more

so sick. Weeks and months of vet care and medications, love and attention at home. DO NOT, not use Nexgard or any other similar product.

NO!!!!!! – NexGaurd sent my dog into renal failure and cause neurological damage where he was shaking like a leaf for weeks! He was disoriented for even longer. Thankfully he recovered, but I will NEVER again give this to any animal! I don’t know how it’s even still a legal product! Show details

Do not recommend – I report this to the vet but they didn’t find anything because he needed a blood test. My poor dog was warbling from side to side and fell. He pee all over the floor and looked at me so scared. I will never give him this again after reading the reviews. Show details

Toxic product. Should be withdrawn – Gave my 4 month old 10 kg pup this product. After having it her whole body was hot. Vet says product is toxic and affected her liver. Glad I undermedicated. Show details

Never again – My vet gave me a sample of Nexguard to give to my 6 month old puppy. The same day I gave him the medication, he began to show signs of neurological issues and would not stand when I took him to potty outdoors. I rushed him to the vet and he began vomiting. The vet recommended to administer fluids and I took him to an overnight clinic to continue… Read more

the fluids. This saved my dog's life. At the time I didn't put everything together, I kept trying to figure out if my dog had eaten something he shouldn't have. I think he was on the edge of having a seizure, the way he was uncoordinated and out of it. I have not determined what flea/tick med to give my pet but am very nervous to administer anything again. Do not buy this product. The thousands I spent to save my dog were worth it, but I don't want anyone to go through this turmoil or expense with their pet.

It paralized the hind legs if my dog. She can hardly walk anymore – I gave my dog this treatment and two days later, she cannot walk. The vets are puzzled. MRI shows no abnormality in the spine or legs. I took her to three vets. After x rays, CT scans and MRI, they could find nothing wrong with her. She cannot walk and is in a lot of pain and no pain killers are working. Also her bark has changed. We are hoping… Read more

like hell, the toxins will eventually get out of her body. I have done some research on this product the FDA in the US are warning people not to give it to their pets. There is also a class action against this product in Canada. It's only been on the market for 5 years and so many dogs have died and gotten sick. Please do not give this product to your pets. It is a neurotoxin that is so poisonous that it can kill.

Nexguard didn’t work – Nexguard gave my dog bad diarrhoea filled with blood. I took her to the vet I was so worried but it stopped after a while. I also found this product didn’t work. $45 for 3 tablets plus a trip to the bet and still fleas ... won’t be using this again Show details

Dog wont hold it down – Probably works ok but my 8 month old daschund keep vomiting it up so its just money down the drain as far as im concerned, and they are not cheap, looking for alternative Show details

Absolutely toxic and hazardous medication!! – I heard that this medication can cause seizures, although I never thought it would happen. Last night a friends Labrador had a seizure in front of me and apparently has recurring seizures every few months because of this medication! It is terrible, and should be banned in Australia. Show details