Bravecto Chewables for Small Dogs is a beef-flavored chew that protects against fleas and ticks for 12 weeks. This Orange pack is dosed for dogs 9.9–22 lbs (4.5–10 kg). The active ingredient is fluralaner, an isoxazoline that works on the nervous system of fleas and ticks.
After a dog eats the chew, fluralaner is absorbed into the bloodstream and stays active for 12 weeks. Fleas are killed within 2 hours and ticks within 12 hours. Because it is given by mouth rather than applied to the skin, bathing or swimming does not wash it off.
Give one chew every 12 weeks, which is 4 chews a year. Give it with food or shortly after a meal. If the dog refuses it, break it into smaller pieces or mix it into food. The dose must match the dog's weight band, so weigh a dog that is between bands before dosing.
- Active ingredient
- Fluralaner
- Weight range
- 9.9–22 lbs (4.5–10 kg)
- Form
- Beef-flavored oral chew
- Protection
- 12 weeks per chew
- Dosing
- 1 chew every 12 weeks (84 days); 4 chews per year
- Speed of kill
- Fleas within 2 hours; ticks within 12 hours
- Fleas
- Ctenocephalides felis: 12 weeks
- Ticks, 12 weeks
- Black-legged/deer tick (Ixodes scapularis), American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis), brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus)
- Ticks, other
- Lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum): 8 weeks; paralysis tick (Ixodes holocyclus): covered for the duration of the dose
- Age
- Dogs and puppies from 6 months of age
- Not covered
- Heartworm and intestinal worms
- Cautions
- Tell your vet before use if your dog has a history of seizures, neurological disorders, or sensitivity to isoxazoline products
- Possible side effects
- Mild and short-lived vomiting, soft stool, reduced appetite or lethargy in the 24 hours after dosing
- In the box
- Manufacturer's leaflet with full strength details
- Brand
- Bravecto (MSD Animal Health)