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04-28-2012, 09:58 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Louisville! Ky
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| Comfortis What information can you give me about Comfortis? My baby is 5 months old, weighs 3 1/2 pounds. The vet gave me parastar for fleas, but I hate using a topical. |
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04-28-2012, 10:06 AM | #2 | |
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Mine have reactions to the Topicals, but with not with the pill.
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04-28-2012, 10:08 AM | #3 |
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| You could use Sentinel which is the interceptor heartworm preventative plus flea medication, 1 pill 1x a month, a lot of vets recommend it, but Comfortis is a fantastic products |
04-28-2012, 10:11 AM | #4 |
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| Mine take both (Sentinel & Comfortis) two weeks apart. With the Sentinel all it does is sterilize the fleas so no eggs can be hatched, but the comfortis kills fleas. I am just making sure I never have a flea problem. Hate those darn things.
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04-28-2012, 10:40 AM | #5 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Louisville! Ky
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| Thanks for the advice on size, she may never be big enough. The vet recommended parastar and I just hate using the topical. I also use sentinel, but like another person said that just keeps them from hatching. My baby walks with me every day and even though we live in the city she does get in the grass at the side of the sidewalk so I feel like I may need to protect her with something. |
04-28-2012, 10:50 AM | #6 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | On a puppy I would prefer no chemicals or meds for fleas be given unless you have a flea infestation. Dawn dish washing soap will kill fleas and isn't harmful to use on puppies. You could try that, using a flea comb to remove them, washing all bedding, vacuuming repeatedly, making certain to empty your vacuum afterwards. Another member posted a recipe for a peppermint oil that is supposed to repel fleas. I haven't tried it and did no research to know if peppermint oil is safe or not for use with dogs. If these methods don't work, I know Revolution makes a topical that is safe for puppies and kittens. I've used Comfortis and it was a miracle worker for my situation but I hated using something that strong. It wasn't necessary for me to treat my tiny girl, Ruby, just treating the larger dogs worked. One dose is all it took and we had no more fleas for over a year. All the other topicals, washing bedding, etc. didn't faze the fleas that year. But, as mentioned above, Comfortis isn't for those under 5lbs.
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04-29-2012, 06:15 AM | #7 |
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| I also use Comfortis because of a bad reaction to the topicals but my Vet was made us wait until SophieKate was over 5 lbs. I have no problems with Comfortis as far as fleas, my problems are with getting SophieKate to take the pill monthly.
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