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11/28/2007 09:04:03 PM · #1 |
Riley has fleas, and I have heard from friends and family that it is cheaper to get topical flea medicine online..
I have found Adantage "Blue Box" online for 54 dollars (6 months), is this a good savings from what a vet would charge?
Flea Med
Anything I should be aware of not going to a vet for this type of medicine, (riley has all his shots up to date, just recently got fleas) |
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11/28/2007 09:19:01 PM · #2 |
| That's a great price, about 1/2 what the vet would charge. I buy it online too, and it works great. Haven't had fleas in 3 years. I prefer the K-9 Advantix brand. |
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11/28/2007 09:25:42 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by Kelli:
That's a great price, about 1/2 what the vet would charge. I buy it online too, and it works great. Haven't had fleas in 3 years. I prefer the K-9 Advantix brand. |
Thanks for the reply Kelli, any particular reason you prefer the K-9 brand? |
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11/28/2007 09:27:19 PM · #4 |
It also protects them from mosquito bites which cause heart worm. I believe it's the only brand that does. I had tried several other brands first, this seems to work best.
edit to add: From their website...
K9 Advantix stops fleas from biting in less than 5 minutes, begins killing fleas within the first hour of application and eliminates 98%-100% of adult fleas and ticks within 12 hours of use. Repels and kills ticks before they attach themselves to your dog, while also repelling and killing mosquitoes before they can bite. The active ingredients, imidacloprid and permethrin, work together for a quick knockdown by affecting the flea, mosquito or tick's nervous system. Because K9 Advantix provides such quick knockdown of these insects it can helpful in limiting the spread of the West Nile Virus and Lyme disease. It is also ideal for dogs suffering from Flea Allergy Dermatitis.
Message edited by author 2007-11-28 21:30:02. |
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11/28/2007 09:30:30 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by Kelli:
It also protects them from mosquito bites which cause heart worm. I believe it's the only brand that does. I had tried several other brands first, this seems to work best. |
Good Info! On the same site I found that brand..
K-9
Is that about what you pay or do you have a better link?
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11/28/2007 09:32:40 PM · #6 |
Make sure you treat the dog, the home, and your yard - all at the same time. Then come back and do it one more time in two weeks. This way any eggs that are on bedding will hatch and get eradicated in the second application.
If you have neighbors with animals, see if they will try and treat theirs at the same time. This will greatly reduce the chances of rapid re-infestation.
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11/28/2007 09:33:48 PM · #7 |
Pet care choice
This is who I use...
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11/28/2007 09:36:40 PM · #8 |
Thanks for link Kelli..
Another quick question, is it safe to pet your dog after the topical has been applied?
IE, what happens if you get that stuff on your (human) skin? |
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11/28/2007 09:41:08 PM · #9 |
| I've never had a problem with it. The stuff is really a small amount, and it goes on their skin, not their fur. Just part the fur and apply directly to the skin and then push the fur back over it. I usually do half on the neck and half on the butt (where the tail meets the body). I also won't give them a bath for 48 hours after applying. But do make sure you treat their bedding and stuff. Once they're gone, they stay gone as long as you keep up the treatments (once a month). |
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11/28/2007 09:50:16 PM · #10 |
Get some brewers yeast, it's a dry brown powder avaiable at health food stores and perhaps elsewhere. Add some to the dog's food and you'll have no more flea issue - they won't live on the dog anymore. Cheap, natural, and effective.
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11/28/2007 11:21:28 PM · #11 |
As long as there are live fleas, they will bite. The only way to stop the problems that come from the bites themselves is to eleminate the flea. If they don't have a handy laying on the floor for them to jump on for a quick snack, they will jump on a human just as easy. That's why if you have fleas, leave the house for a week vacation and come back, you are met at the door by a horde of them banging their knives and forks together all looking up at you saying "feed me, feed me". It's always best to throw a stray cat in first. ;)
We had our last outbreak of fleas in 1996. That's when we bought a bunch of Toras (or Torus) that stops the eggs from hatching and I sprayed the yard, house, carpet, furnature and just about anything that didn't move. I did it a couple of weeks later as well. Other than one time that we brought a couple of fleas home that were picked up at a dog show, we've never seen a flea in our house since. We have 7 dogs too. My wife does use the Advantage treatment twice a year because several of our dogs are service dogs and they do go out places on a regular basis. And this takes care of any that they might pick up elsewhere. It's unfortunate, but you can't buy Torus anymore. The environmentalists put a stop to it because it was harming the unborn bugs or something like that. There are other products that will stop the egg cycle but they aren't as effective.
But if you can break the cycle, both inside and outside, you will have a lot easier time keeping up a maintenance program to keep them away.
If you aren't seeing fleas, it doesn't mean they aren't there, but if your dogs have the same symptons, scratching, itching, etc., it could be other things... food alergies, carpet mites, grass and other pollen (depending on if it's not dead of winter there), miskitos, flies, spiders, etc.
Mike
Message edited by author 2007-11-28 23:23:44.
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11/28/2007 11:25:00 PM · #12 |
| Is advantage/advantix better than Frontline for fleas? |
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11/28/2007 11:44:26 PM · #13 |
Advantage always worked best on my guys (dogs and cats)..but make sure you're only putting the liquid on the back of their neck..if you put it somewhere that they can lick it,it can be harmful for them.If you have other animals as well,make sure they won't be licking the other dogs neck.
Fleas are a pain to get rid of! I wish you the best of luck! |
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11/29/2007 01:34:29 AM · #14 |
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