Hey all!
I know it's been 2 months but I thought I'd give an update. Before I get to that I have to give a GIANT
thank you!!!! to everyone who wrote in with some comments. You were all so helpful, I can't begin to even explain. Everything is so complicated you need to know more info but it's hard to find it. So THANK YOU!!!
Okay, well, per the vet's recommendation Zoë got her first flea preventative (Advantage) the beginning of September. She didn't seem to react to it and no fleas yet. That said she didn't have any fleas
before her getting Advantage. In its defense Zoë went to the dog park and several other locations that I wouldn't have taken her otherwise (for fear of her getting fleas). So our opinion: Advantage worked well enough, only complaint is that it smelled kind of funky and she was a bit greasy while it first settled (only about a day) and during that I did really fear her eating/licking it.
While it worked well enough I don't know if I want to spend that much money on a flea preventative. It was just under $20 for one dose and while it'd be a bit cheaper per unit buying a few at a time (~$10+ per unit but that's multiplied for the amount of doses I'd have to buy, eg. $46 for 4 doses) it still seems a bit expensive.
Zoë just loves going out for adventures and for her sake I'll keep her on some flea preventative year round so she can do just that. While Advantage seemed to work, I am 98% sure I'll be buying the Frontline spray today as her newest preventative. I'm hoping that it works just as well as it seems to be much more cost efficient.
-Vicky and Zoë
I am Zoë and I approve this message.
(This is me flea free at Dog-O-Ween at a Dog Park!)