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Is daily Simparica safe for my dog? What helps with hereditary mange?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Beagle | Female | spayed | 2 years and 7 months old

It is safe to give my dog daily doses of Simparica and Omega 3? Also, in addition to Simparica, what can I apply in my dog skin affected due to hereditary mange?

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Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on November 12th, 2018

Simparica is a once a month flea and tick preventive medication and giving it daily will soon overdose your dog and possibly cause severe health problems and death. So please, give Simparica only as instructed on the label. A one time application will likely be enough to kill the mange. If not, ask your vet to prescribe Bravecto (one-time application) for your dog. You can give Omega 3 fatty acids daily.

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    Answered By Eryn Taormina, DVM

    Veterinarian

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    Hi there. Let me see if I can help you with Poli Love. I would probably not give the Simparica once a day, as it is labeled for once a month usage (see the below answer, as I agree with and second those warnings for overdosage and toxicity). The omega 3 supplements are OK for once a month use again as mentioned below. If there are still issues with the mange, you may want to have Poli Love checked and make sure she doesn't have any other health issues going on. A weakened immune system can sometimes encourage overgrowth of certain mange mites, like demodex. I would definitely schedule a vet visit. Poli Love can be examined, and the vet can also test her skin to make sure she doesn't have any other skin issues, like ringoworm, or a bacterial infection, or even allergies. Systemic infection, as well as various skin infections, again can cause increased populations of certain mange mites. She may need some other treatments in addition to just the product to rid her of the mites. There are also other once a month medications for parasite prevention that can be tried, under the supervision of a veterinarian of course (especially since she's already had the Simparica quite a bit), to see if those rid her of the mange infestation - if that is truly what it is. I hope you find this answer helpful! Best of luck!

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