Bravecto is an oral flea and tick treatment for large dogs weighing 40–56kg, administered as a single beef-flavoured chew. One dose covers fleas for three months and paralysis ticks for four months — a meaningfully longer treatment window than monthly chew alternatives. It is a prescription product in Australia and requires veterinary authorisation.

The active ingredient, fluralaner, works systemically — absorbed into the bloodstream and distributed through the skin, killing fleas and ticks on contact before they can reproduce. Coverage includes flea infestations (Ctenocephalides felis) for three months, paralysis tick (Ixodes holocyclus) for four months, and brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) for eight weeks. Safe for use in breeding, pregnant, and lactating dogs, and approved from eight weeks of age.

Three months of flea cover and four months against paralysis ticks from a single chew is the main reason owners choose Bravecto over monthly treatments. For anyone managing a large dog through tick season, reducing the number of doses to track has real practical value.