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Originally Posted by iluvchewy  Really?!! My vet insists I should use them each month. It's so expensive, having 2 dogs, with the heartguard... And I'm not positive, but I think a few times I put the Frontline on them they threw up? I use the kind for puppies and dogs under 22 lbs or whatever, but maybe that's still too much for a little 7 lb dog? I'd love to just stop all together, but thought that'd be bad... If they go in the grass in the summer, should I keep using the Frontline in the summer? |
Vets are a business just like any other business, to make money...they are no different than any other business.......
Here's a link about flea killers......Fipronil is in Frontline.....
http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/fipronil.pdf
Personally I just don't feel comfortable using these things on my yorkies when there ARE safer ways to go......Some people use garlic and yeast tablets, some people use apple cider vinegar in their drinking water, and there are lots of sprays with oils in them to deter the fleas away, like these.....
Only Natural Pet Herbal Defense Spray for Dogs & Cats Happytails Flea the Scene Insect Spray with Sunscreen: PL50029_Happytails_Spa_Flea_The_Scene Paw Luxury
If mine do get fleas I use Neem Oil shampoo that I get from my health food store, much safer than the flea shampoo in the pet stores with chemicals in them.....
The same for heartworm treatments, I just can't justify using a poison on my yorkies every month, year in and year out, hoping ( to justify the use of this) that a mosquito
might bite and this one mosquito
might be carrying heartworm.....I know it is possible to come across one but I just don't want to give this treatment knowing it
is a poison and knowing I'm risking liver and kidney problems in return.....I don't worry about me getting West Nile or bird flue and I'm not going to worry about heartworm.....If I am worried I can just have a heartworm test done at the vets also......For now I'll just use the alternatives, much, much safer .......