15/10/2026
🐾 TICK PREVENTION: HOW OFTEN SHOULD YOU GIVE IT? 🕷️
Tick season is well and truly here on the Northern Beaches - and we’re seeing plenty of tick paralysis cases at NEVS.
One of the most common things we see? Tick prevention that has lapsed or is overdue.
Here’s our NEVS guide 👇
🐶 DOGS
BRAVECTO TABLET
☀️ Spring/Summer → Every 3 months
❄️ Autumn/Winter → Every 4 months
BRAVECTO SPOT-ON
☀️ Spring/Summer → Every 4 months
❄️ Autumn/Winter → Every 6 months
BRAVECTO QUANTUM INJECTION
💉 Every 12 months
NEXGARD / NEXGARD SPECTRA
💊 Every month
SIMPARICA / SIMPARICA TRIO
💊 Every month
CREDELIO
💊 Every month
🐱 CATS
BRAVECTO SPOT-ON
☀️ Spring/Summer → Every 2 months
❄️ Autumn/Winter → Every 3 months
BRAVECTO PLUS SPOT-ON
☀️ Spring/Summer → Every 2 months
❄️ Autumn/Winter → Every 10 weeks
FELPREVA SPOT-ON
💧 Every 3 months
REVOLUTION PLUS SPOT-ON
💧 Every month
⚠️ Why does NEVS recommend shorter intervals for some products during tick season?
No tick prevention is 100% effective, and tick products don't kill ticks instantly. With some longer-acting products, ticks may take slightly longer to die as the product gets closer to its next dose.
Here on the Northern Beaches, we have high numbers of very potent paralysis ticks. Occasionally, a pet can become unwell in the time it takes their prevention to kill the tick.
That's why NEVS recommends shorter dosing intervals for some products during the higher-risk spring and summer months. The products listed remain safe when used at these recommended intervals.
And prevention doesn't replace checking your pet. Check for ticks every day - even when prevention is up to date.
🕷️ Keep the prevention up. Don't skip a dose. Keep checking.
If your pet develops weakness, wobbliness, vomiting or retching, a change in their bark/meow or difficulty breathing, seek veterinary attention urgently.
📍 Northside Emergency Veterinary Service (NEVS)
📞 (02) 9452 2933