Best flea and tick preventatives
Urgency:Just Curious
Category: Health & Wellness
Asked by: midwestwoman 6 months ago
What preventatives do you use and why? What are the advantages of one over the other? It seems there are a number to choose from these days. I'm currently using Frontline, but have used other products in the past.
Answers from Zootooers
Answered by: Ariel G. (agamba) 6 months ago
my vet recommended revolution & it works great
Answered by: jackie (doogzo7) 6 months ago
please go on www.epa.gov check out what the epa says and review the list dogs r getting sick even dying from some of these products there r to many for me to list i printed out a 16 page list to bring to work and post everyone please go read
Answered by: arleen z. (arleen14) 6 months ago
I use frontline plus and i also put brewers yeast and garlic powder in my dogs food seems to work great
Answered by: Renee M. (nursenaenae) 6 months ago
My vet has Misti on K9 Advantix. I like it because it also covers mosquitoes.
Answered by: Jillian T. (dralionagogo) 6 months ago
i use to have a comparison sheet for about 5 different brands. did they work for only adult fleas or all stages? did they include tick and mite preventatives? frontline was the best. what i also love about frontline is that, depending on where you live, it can be effective for up to 3 months.
Answered by: LINDA421419 B. (linda421419) 6 months ago
I have good luck with frontline-also Adams mist is good.
Answered by: Lisa B. (Lisann326) 6 months ago
Frontline is good, but insects will become hardy against insectisides so I will switch to Revolution and that covers, fleas, earmites as well as heartworms. I think switching around helps. If it is mosquito season then I will do a spray on if I see the bugs flying around the dogs head, Usually every two weeks I use it as directed.
Answered by: Dennis S. (Schoch) 6 months ago
What to use will some times be determined by breed. Collies, for instance, should not get one of the ivermectin based products because for some unknown reason it can prove fatal. I myself use Advantage Multi, that while expensive, covers fleas, heartworms and common worms of the digestive tract......................dennis
Answered by: Alvin & Gretchen (ambudman) 6 months ago
I use Revolution. It is for heartworm, fleas and ticks. Revolution was recommended by our vet at the time for our Shar-pei because he had skin problems. We now use Revolution for Weaver.


