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Can my dog on Doramectin use a tick collar or topical treatment?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Male | unneutered | 6 lbs

Hi, I have a 10.5 Kgs mixed bread dog under Doramectin treatment right now, urgent need of tick treatment, can I use drip treatment like "Vetriscience" at the same time ? If not, can I use a collar?

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Lauren Jones VMD

Answered By Lauren Jones VMD

Veterinarian

Published on July 7th, 2021

I did a little bit of digging to be sure that I'm up to date on the most recommendations for using doramectin in combination with other products. It looks as though parasitologists say that it is safe to use topical flea and tick medications or a Seresto collar during Doramectin treatment. Personally, I don't find the Vetriscience product to be very effective, so you would probably have better luck with over the counter products like topical Advantix (a "drip" treatment) or a Seresto collar. I hope that everything goes well for Janjan!
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  • Answered By Tomasz Wnuk

    Veterinarian

    Hello and thank you for your question.
    Yes, tick collars or Vetriscience spot-on will be a good choice. Please, do not use both collar and sport-on solution, use one or the other.
    It would be safer to stop using Doramectin once Janjan has a collar or Vetriscience put on.

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