Vectra 3D Flea Control Review
When choosing a flea control product Vectra 3D flea control seems to be popular, but it depends on who you are. Although proven to work, there are also claims that this Summit VetPharm manufactured product could be dangerous to smaller dogs and cats.
Vectra 3D flea control has three main ingredients Pyriproxyfen, Dinotefuran, and Permethrin. Many dog owners have reported that they are happy with the product, but many others like us are concerned with Permethrin being very dangerous if you have cats or smaller dogs.
When ingested by cat who grooms your dog, Vectra 3D flea control medicine can make the cat extremely sick. Also readers have reported to us that smaller dogs like tea cup and miniature dogs may have adverse reactions to Vectra 3D. We suggest that if you have two or more dogs like many of us, then you may want to avoid this product because you don’t want them grooming each other and ingesting the medicine.
Vectra 3D flea control is actually cheaper that other brands by about $10 to $15. The application is much easier, but we would suggest wearing gloves when applying any meds to your pet. Included with the Vectra 3D are helpful stickers to put on your calendar to help remind you when it is time to reapply. Summit VetPharm makes a whole family of Vectra flea control products for both cats and dogs. While veterinarians may suggest Vectra 3D, what we’ve found did not meet our expectations and we’re not all that sure this company has your pet’s health as their top priority.
Vectra 3D flea control can only be bought through your veterinarian. Once again, if you have a small dog or cat we do not recommend using this product just to be on the safe side. Fully discuss any questions you have with your vet and make sure whether this is the right flea control medicine for your dog. Vectra 3D flea control does kill the fleas and also protects against mosquitoes and ticks, but there are definitely safer options out there.
Vectra 3D is the worst product I’ve ever used. It was 100% ineffective and cost a ton of money. My dogs are halfway through the second application. A month and a half and they STILL have fleas. This is so irritating….
my dogs had a reachen to the vectra and had to bath them really good and risie how do i get my money back!
I just used this on my small puppy after my vet said it was ok. Well it wasn’t ok, my dog started running around like crazy, then he would stop and lay down, then do it all over again. I washed him off with a little dawn dish soap and let warm water run over him for a few minutes. Thankfully he is ok, but it scared me enough to know I won’t use it again.
That stuff didnt do anything & was very expensive, I was robbed by the vet that sold it to me and the product itself!!!!!
I was charged $52.00 might as well have used water would have got the same results!!!!
Kayti it can take up to 3 mths to completely kill the cycle of the flea. The fleas are not only on your pet they are in your home. You are killing the fleas on the dog but new ones are jumping on him as well. You have to give this medicine time to work! I have had great success with Vectra so I urge you to stick with it.
Fran you should contact your vet and report the reaction so they can inform the company.
Definitely was from the Vectra. My vet recommended I use it. Said it was just as good as frontline. So I gave it a try. A few hours later my 20llb shih tzu started having leg spasms as well. She also was breathing very weird. You can tell she was in agony and I felt horrible. I gave her a bath and she is still breathing a bit weird, but the spasms have stopped thankfully. I was searching the internet and there are numerous people with the same complaint Ironically Shih tzu’s. Unfortunately one mans dog died from it. Vectra offered him $ to keep silent but he didn’t agree, wanted others to know.
They claimed they took away the toxic ingredient but that was in 2009 and this happened to my dog this week. So I doubt they made any change. Spread the word, this product needs to be discontinued before we loose more dogs.
My dog which is also a Shih tzu is having a horrible reaction to this vectra flea med. I have bathed him and after 6 days he is still yelping and extremly aggitated. Is there anything more I can do for him. I would difinetly take this product off the market!
I have used Vectra in the past and it worked great, but I was worried about using it on my dog around my cats. We switched to frontline and it SO sucked. My dog went to my in-laws for a weekend and came home covered in fleas. He just had the frontline applied the week before. Unfortunately my cats passed on. Because of this I went back to the Vectra. My dog is around 60# or so and as far as I can tell he hasn’t had any terrible reactions from it.
We used it on our 4 doxies and we can’t see that it is helping any. They are all still running aroung scratching and can’t be still. I don’t know what to do for my babies, now that I have this on them I have to wait to put anything else on them.
My sister has two bichon’s in New Jersey – adverse reaction in both dogs when this was applied. Still having a tough time, today is Friday, was applied on Monday……..she is washing them in Dawn soap to try to remove, but what a problem…..
I HAVE 2 MINIATURE POODLES,2YRS OLD,THE VECTRA KILLED THE TICKS,DID NOT IRRITATE THE SKIN.HAVE USED IT 4OVER 8 MONTHS,ITS THE BEST THING THUS FAR.NO COMPLAINS!!!!
Put on my Shih Tzu on Sat. and left home for about 8 hrs. Came home & I thought he was having a seizure, looked on him & his skin where I put it was fire red. Bathed him right away. Was still jumping at times and I get home tonight and the spot is bleeding. He’s going to Vet tomorrow. Has not bothered my other Shih Tzu, Lhasa, or Yorkie.
just as ineffective as frontline in my opinion, the proof is in the pudding, used for 2 months after my vet office recommended frontline was no longer effective, but neither is vectra
This is without question the worst flea medication I have ever used on my yorkie. She has never had a problem with fleas but I changed from her usual brand to Vectra on the suggestion of my vet. It was very expensive, so I bought the 6 month pack to save money. It never worked and she has lost most of her hair – even after using it on three seperate occasions spaced 3 weeks apart (on the suggestion of my vet). I will never use it again and would caution anyone thinking of trying it. You might as well pour water on your dog.
We’ve been using Vectra 3D since Jake was a puppy. He’s 6 months now and we’ve only found dying or dead ticks on him. Seems to work great, and he’s had no reactions to it. He’s a german shepherd, currently weighing in at 60 Lbs.