Flea meds

[lilmrsellis]

We can't shake the fleas from my Yorkie. Frontline is super expensive junk as far as I'm concerned. Any suggestions? I'm willing to pay the money if it actually works.

 

[secretpantssam]

my cat had fleas last year and I used capstar to kill the infestation and now I use advantage year round and he seems to be good. Capstar is kind of pricey but it works. Apparently it makes the animal give off a gas through their pores and it kills the fleas within 20 minutes. Though t that 20 minute mark all the fleas that are dying go crazy and the cat started biting like crazy. but again it works.

 

[pixiewings71]

I have used Capstar to kill live fleas, it works great. We use Advantage on the cats and Revolution or Trifexis for the dog. We normally use Revolution with great results.

 

[Friendly Frog]

It is another bad year for fleas, especially here down south. I am not sure anything is working well and I have one dog very sensitive to flea's, one bite and she breaks out in hives, poor thing.

That said I have done best with Revolution, but remember that it is a HEARTWORM and Flea med, so don't use another heartworm medication if you use it. Also, I worry that it is might not be the most effective heartworm medication...

Remember to treat your yard often, vacuum daily, shake anything on the floor and dump the vacuum canister as soon as you finish, otherwise you will just be breeding them in the vacuum!

I would google anything you decide to use first, just to be informed of risks...

 

[kirrrby]

We use K9 Advantix II for our dogs. It relatively affordable and it has a high trust rating. It normally runs 69$ on 1800 Pet Meds and there is usually a 10-15% coupon --Right now the coupon for 10% off is TENOFF -- (if you google 1800PetMed coupon codes). So it runs about 9-11$ per application if you but the 6 pack and gets a few cents cheaper when you buy in bulk (12 pack). I also do not suggest anything over the counter (Pet Armor, Hartz) because it will give most dogs skin irritation.

 

[PatchPixie]

I have cats but have had success with Revolution this summer... Advantage just didn't cut it last year....

 

[honeylove]

We were getting so frustrated with our infestation, Capstar worked for a day and then it was all left to Frontline. Frontline sucked. It has been confirmed by the vets locally here in Hawaii that the fleas are immune to it. Being that our dogs are both allergic to fleas the vet changed us over to Comfortis and Sentinel to cover (both fleas and heartworm). Let me tell you, best money spent. No more fleas!! Our dogs have looked the best I have seen them in 2 years! I highly suggest you look at Comfortis, because that alone I heard works wonders! Between the two, one kills the infestation, the other sterilizes the eggs and such....

 

[horseshowmom]

Neither Frontline nor any of the generic versions work for me anymore. Used to be great but no more. Waste of money.

Comfortis absolutely works. I used Trifexis which is Comfortis with Heartgard added. I've never seen anything that works as well - almost amazing. That said, my poodle is one of the few that can't take it - makes him vomit. The only problem is that it doesn't work on ticks, but my poodle is indoors most of the time so that doesn't matter.

I've been using Advantage Multi, and it has done a good job - not as good as Comfortis/Trifexis but very good. In fact, I just ordered it Advantage II for the rest of my dogs and cats.

By the way, the Advantage II for dogs and cats is the same formula - just a difference in the dosage size. You can order the XL dog size and apportion it out to save money if that helps (in my case, I have 3 dogs and 7 cats so it helps a lot). I do fostering for a rescue, and they do this regularly (although in that case, they give me Promeris to use on those dogs).

 

[debjk4]

Our puppy, 16 weeks, has taken Triflexis two times. I like the idea that it takes care of fleas, heartworm, and some parasites. She vomited the first time she took it but we were told that was normal (?) and that she shouldn't have a problem with it the second time. She took it yesterday and did not vomit~ yay!
The price is about $19 a pill, at least at our vet's office.

 

[capegirl]

Frontline is off our list too. Switched to Advantage last year, and we've had good luck so far.

 

[horseshowmom]

Our puppy, 16 weeks, has taken Triflexis two times. I like the idea that it takes care of fleas, heartworm, and some parasites. She vomited the first time she took it but we were told that was normal (?) and that she shouldn't have a problem with it the second time. She took it yesterday and did not vomit~ yay!The price is about $19 a pill, at least at our vet's office.

In my case, my poodle didn't have a problem at all the first three times he took it. The fourth time he vomited. I found out that you're supposed to make sure you give it to them on a full stomach so I did that. He managed okay then but vomited again the next month (even with the full stomach). I talked to CS at the parent company and was told they normally recommend you switch if they vomit on three different occasions, but my husband didn't want to take a chance on making him sick again so I switched (and I was out of pills anyway since it came in a 6 pack).

I can't say enough about how well it worked though.

 

[Jenny3]

Comfortis was the only thing that worked when both my dogs got a fleas a few years ago.

 

[hsmamato2]

ugh ugh ugh we have fleas here for the first time EVER in over 20 years on my dogs! I have battled with everything...it seems like the combo of flea bath+ dip + advantage+bombing the house+spraying the dogyard twice is working....this is after weeks of baths,washing everything,frontline,and every natural remedy known on the planet...IDK,they still seem itchy, a little,but it could be old bites (I hope)
what is best to treat the yard,and how often?

 

[Dopey420]

Comfortis worked on our dogs for a while, then stopped being effective. I don't know if the fleas became immune to it or what .

 

[LovesTimone]

My dog takes flea medicine orally, I think its call comfortis or something like that, Our sweet boy is allergic to flea bites, and this is the only thing that take care of them.

Also have you had your house and yard treated? I would suggest professionally, and make sure that they include call backs in the price of the treatment, as flea eggs do not die from that treatment. They hatch within 7 to 10 days, and it will start all over again. You will need to vaccum daily, dumping the bin in another bag sealing/ tying it up good and get it out of the house, if you don't the eggs will hatch in the vaccum and when you vaccum they get right back in the carpet and now they have spread to another area. Wash all blankets, bedding and dry on high. Also make sure to show the tech were your dog like to lay at, so that they can pay special attention to that area. Make sure to schedule a call back within 7 to 10 days, You will need to be out of the house during treatment, this is a good time to have him bathe and treated at the vet's.

Hopefully this helps.

 

[AliceNWonderland]

We use Revolution on our two yorkies and our chiweenie. We order it from 1 800 pet meds to cut down on the cost.

 

[3disAddicts]

We too use Revolution, and have never had a flea problem.

 

[Jedana]

We had to shave our standard schnauzer, have her get a flea dip at the vet, while we shampooed and treated the entire house. Bedding all got bundled and washed in hot water, carpets and all upholstery shampooed, mattresses/box springs got treated.

We were using frontline, but the vet said that if you use one product continuously, the fleas can develop an immunity--and it happens quicker if a lot of pets in the area use the same meds.

Need to add: Don't forget to spray the yard. Our neighbor's dog was having the same issues, and kept getting reinfected. They weren't doing the whole house, and so the fleas would spread from the house to the yard and back on the dog. Once we sprayed the yard, and kept up on it every few months or so, we had no more problems. The neighbors still has the fleas. /shrug

 

[pyrxtc]

Put down a bowl of brewer's yeast or at least mix it in his food and it will get rid of the flea's with no other products.

"Use about a teaspoon of unprocessed brewer's (or nutritional) yeast daily for cats and small dogs, and a tablespoon for a 50-pound dog. Some animals are yeast intolerant and will react with a skin allergy. Discontinue use if this occurs.

Other natural repellents include vitamin B1 (thiamine) and unpasteurized apple cider vinegar. (See your veterinarian for the correct amount of a vitamin B1 supplement for your pet.) The dosage of apple cider vinegar is about one teaspoon daily in the pet's drinking water. Apple cider vinegar helps strengthen the immune system."

 

[lilmrsellis]

Thanks for the recommendation! The weirdest part is that we have never seen a single flea other than on him, not even on his bed!