My wife took my 5 year old Frenchy to the vet to renew her Sentinel heartworm pill and he informed her of this new flea and heartworm drug that he suggested we try.
My dog spit it out and threw it up until finally we gave it to her in 4 portions.
Once she finally ingested the drug she had the first seizure in her life, foaming at the mouth and convulsing. We took her to the vet and he identified this reaction as related to Trifexis and put her on anti seizure meds.
For over 12 weeks we watched her continue to have seizures despite being on anti-seizure meds, she would not eat, or drink on her own.
Finally, after one really bad seizure she showed signs of brain trama and Trifexis and our vet suggested we put her down.
Trifexis paid for a good portion of our vet bills, but kept maintaining that the drug was safe. They tried to tell us she had a bad reaction to the drug. I like many if the reps on here am not a medical school graduate, but I do know for a fact this drug killed my dog and there were no prerequisite tests suggested by the vet or drug company to clear my dog for this med that is known to give dogs a bad reaction (such a test likely does not exist).
My main point is that by taking this drug, we were playing Russian roulette with our dog's brain (albeit with a much larger chamber)
To you Elanco reps and to other dog owners, I ask:
Is this drug worth the risk? Is your dog going to be the next 'adverse event' statistic?
This drug has not been out there for that long and I have read online about hundreds if dogs who have died, and that's just from owners who bothered to post their story.
My sister is a drug rep so I know how you roll, it's a great job and the pay is super but I am sure you don't get paid extra to post defenses on here so knock it off, most reps just memorize and regurgitate the script that their company gives them and have limited if not any formal medical training so keep your novice opinions to yourself.
Don't put your dog on or prescribe Trifexis, it will eventually be discontinued one it has been on the market long enough and the FDA gets enough reports if the adverse events/deaths.
If your dog has had an adverse affect from Trifexis, print this form, fill it out and fax it back to the FDA
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/AboutFDA/ReportsManualsForms/Forms/AnimalDrugForms/ucm048817.pdf