what type of flea medicine do you use? I have been pretty happy with Frontline. Anyone have good luck with any of the others? What about the cheapy stuff at walmart or the grocery store?
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concretejungle said:Anyone use Advantix?
I agree, the good stuff is pricey.
Degnol said:that time it lasted more than four hours and I ran outa friends.
Advantix, as I understand it, works by sterilizing the fleas. So, once the fleas bite your pet, they become sterile. Which...is nice, but doesn't control the initial infestation. It only prevents them from reproducing, so it's good for controlling the overall population, but it doesn't kill the initial infestation.concretejungle said:Anyone use Advantix?
I agree, the good stuff is pricey.
dieseldog said:Fleabusters. Treat the carpets with boric oxide powder (acts as a dessicant) and any fleas coming into the house are killed pronto. Any on the dog are killed by the Sentinel meds he is given. It's a combination med to treat against fleas and heartworm.
hank14 said:Frontline is fipronil. It is a good product, absorbs into the hair follicles, won't wash off, lasts for up to 3 months for fleas. It has been around long enough that there are reports of resistant fleas.
K-9 Advantix is a combination of Advantage (imidocloprid), which works well on fleas, plus permethrin, which is what is in most OTC spot on flea medications. The combination works well to kill and repel fleas and ticks. It is not the medication which sterilizes the fleas.
Program (lufenuron) is an oral medication which sterilizes the flea.
All of them have their place and can work in the right circumstances. We use K-9 Advantix in our practice, because ticks are much more of a problem than fleas in the desert southwest, and much harder to control.
The main problem with the topical OTC spot-on products is they are lower concentration, so they don't last as long, and they wash and or wear off fairly easily, so when the label says to use them monthly, it's probably won't cut it.
Also, permethrin can be toxic to cats, so dogs that are in direct contact with cats should not use the product, including K-9 Advantix.
Now I have to get back to work.