Do you have your dog on a monthly flea treatment?
February 9th, 2010 | by admin |I mean something like Advantage or Frontline. Dogs go outside to play & then come in the house constantly, and they can carry fleas/ticks on them. Do you have a flea/tick preventing treatment your dog uses? Or is it not necessary for your dog?
I am just curious..
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Advantix or frontline need to be applied every 3 months (if you don’t bathe your dog very often. If you bathe it with shampoo, it washes off much quicker.)
It works fine for mine.
19 Responses to “Do you have your dog on a monthly flea treatment?”
By Rosalie on Feb 10, 2010 | Reply
Not necessary? Did you want fleas?
I use Frontline monthly, as well as Preventic collars every three months to prevent the spread of fleas and ticks, as well as the diseases they carry. I want dogs, not bugs.
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By misslatina on Feb 10, 2010 | Reply
frontline and/or heartguard plus. the vets sell those or you can get it at 1800petmeds.com
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By nikki on Feb 10, 2010 | Reply
Well, I don’t use it but it is a good idea to have it. My dogs are always inside and outside during the day, but nothing has ever happened.
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By Salt&Pepper Apricot on Feb 10, 2010 | Reply
Nah. Of all five dogs over the period of 15 or so years, I have only found a whole TWO ticks. Never had a problem with fleas.
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By RoyxxToy on Feb 10, 2010 | Reply
..i have my dog on frontline, i think..otherwise those nasty little fleas start multiplying like crazy!
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By Meagan V on Feb 10, 2010 | Reply
We use Frontline. You can buy it in monthly or every three months. You can also try a flea/tick collar. They work great and keep your puppy happy!
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By Jen on Feb 10, 2010 | Reply
I don’t. But I live in Colorado where fleas and ticks are not the kind of problem they are in a lot of other areas. If my dog starts getting fleas or ticks, I’ll start using a preventative.
BUT … I’m lucky. With a lot of places, you’d just be nuts not to have your dog on advanate or frontline.
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By Tasty Sea Kittens! on Feb 10, 2010 | Reply
We have her on a flea treatment during the spring/summer months. We use the K9 Advantage (something like that) stuff.
I don’t think it’s necessary to have her on preventative year round when for 4 months out of the year, it’s below freezing. Just my opinion though, to each their own.
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By Proud owner of 6 cats and 2 dogs on Feb 10, 2010 | Reply
I use Frontline monthly for fleas & ticks and Interceptor to prevent heartworms.
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By lorraine on Feb 10, 2010 | Reply
you should get it from your vet its safer
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By Slow Hand on Feb 10, 2010 | Reply
It’s always a good idea to treat for fleas and ticks on a monthly basis. Both Advantage and Frontline are great products.
Or you could do what I do to my dog……shave him bald.
lol
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By natsginger on Feb 10, 2010 | Reply
Yes, all 3 Poms get Front Line every month all year long. Works great.
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By Sweet Cat on Feb 10, 2010 | Reply
Yes and the vet use the best treatment!
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By Ymmo the Heathen on Feb 10, 2010 | Reply
Advantix or frontline need to be applied every 3 months (if you don’t bathe your dog very often. If you bathe it with shampoo, it washes off much quicker.)
It works fine for mine.
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By oddishkennels on Feb 10, 2010 | Reply
my dogs are hairless so no I do not, but I recommend to my clients is Advantex, this last year we found that the fleas where still living after people used frontline and frontline plus that is including have an exterminator in to spray and flea baths for all the pets, they still had fleas after this went on for 3 months they tryed the advantax and the owners have no fleas now.
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By Lauren on Feb 10, 2010 | Reply
Yes, i have a teacup maltese named Sophie and every month we put Frontline flea treatment on her neck. I think that it is very necessary to do this because your dog can get fleas anytime, anywhere, and once your dog has them, they are extremeley hard to get rid of. i know because my dog had fleas last year.
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By dorothy s on Feb 10, 2010 | Reply
I have had dogs for over forty years and none of them have ever had fleas. I have never treated any of my dogs with conventional flea preventative treatments because they contain harsh chemicals .
Vets and the manufactures of flea treatments will tell you that they are vital, simply because they make a profit. All of my dogs have mixed freely with other dogs and I do take precautions.
There are lots of treatments for killing and preventing fleas, they are full of nasty chemicals and they are expensive. I make up a solution for my dogs which prevents fleas, although it is also said to kill fleas I have no experience of this because my dogs have never had fleas.
At the outset it may be expensive to buy the ingredients, however they will last for years. Use a few drops of Citricidal and essential oils of Citronella, Tea Tree and Lavender. Add this to half a pint of vinegar or water and sponge a small amount onto your dog’s coat. I use this about twice a week.
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By nikko,peke lvr on Feb 10, 2010 | Reply
I d/n use the frontline as I don’t like putting a poisen on my dogs.In the oast they have all had allergic reactions to it.I now buy an all natural treatment from the pet store called Natural Defense and this works great.It is all natural oils that go on 1x a month neck to tail and smells good.No poisen and No fleas or ticks.It cost $12.00 for 3 vials.I have 11 dogs and believe me it works
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By Cassandra on Feb 10, 2010 | Reply
Yes, my two are on frontline. Even if they are playing in your yard then can come in with fleas and ticks. Once you get those into your house it is a pain to kill them and have them removed. Prevention is key. This also helps your pets health. Fleas can be in your yard, along with ticks. We put something on our grass that is supposed to deter them from our yard, however we have still seen them. We luckily still keep our dogs on frontline, and have never had a problem.
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