I have always used Frontline on Buddy with no problems at all.
I don't feel it's worth the risk of him bringing fleas into our home.
He is in the grass daily and around other's dogs when we walk. The
risk is high that he would get fleas.
However, I did read on here lately and I never even thought about it before,
that the Lyme shot should not be needed if your dog is on Frontline since
Frontline also kills ticks! Good point. This year my vet sold me another
product put out by Frontline. It kills all ticks within 6hrs. Sorry, I forget
the name because I only purchased 3mos instead of the 6months supply
and don't have the box.
It is a few dollars cheaper than the Frontline, only because it's new on
the market this spring. Buddy had no reation from it but I will be talking
to my vet next month regarding not giving Buddy the Lyme shot also!
I do take him off Frontline from Nov-March giving his body a break.
I also hate putting these pestisides on my pet but there is nothing else
I can do.
My others dogs, in years past wore the Hartz flea collar with no side
effects at all. One lived to be 17yrs and the other 16yrs.
Sometimes I think all the panic over these products is just magnified
by some. Dogs getting fleas are eaten alive by them and the scratching
they have to do can drive them nuts. To me it's just not worth the
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