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Originally Posted by bellasmomok   That stinks!! I use Interceptor (for heartworms, etc...) and Frontline (for fleas and ticks)...BUT, I use the Frontline spray!! It's soooo much cheaper than the squeeze "drops"! A bottle costs about $30, and the directions are 1 spray per pound, so it lasts a long time! In fact, I just threw away my 1st bottle, and I've had it for 2 yrs. And for quite awhile I was spraying way more than I needed too  The reason I'm suggesting the spray, besides that it's just more cost-effective, is that you said you still sometimes have to use the Dawn. Vets use the spray as a quick way to control fleas on a dog that has an infestation. Soooo, you may be able to do a couple of sprays and be done with it....sort of like a touch up. The spray works exactly like the drops....it is absorbed into their sebaceous glands and then gets distributed over their entire skin surface by the oils the glands secrete. I was originally told to spray her down until she was damp all over (by the 1st vet Bella saw), thus the using way more than I needed to. Now, however, I lay her face down on the floor and spray a stream down her spine from neck to tail, just 4 sprays because she's 4 lbs., and then I brush her until she dries, which is just a few min. (That's another reason I like the spray over the "drops"....it isn't greasy/oily and dries so fast!!) Most vets that sell Frontline sell the spray too...but for quite a bit more than you can get it online. Here's where I typically get it if you're interested: Frontline Spray or Frontline Spray (looks like they're on back order right now I get the 250mL bottle..that's what lasted me 2 yrs for a 4 lb. dog. Note: The same bottle that sells for $27.99 on the website above, sells at my old vet for $46!!! Talk about a mark up!!) |
I know this is old, but I need to amend my statement...
For Frontline spray, you do have to get them damp all over for it to work all over. I spoke with Merial (the manufacturer) today, and found out that the spray doesn't contain the same...travelling??...agents as the drops. The drops you put in one spot, they are absorbed into the skin and oil glands, and then "travels" and is distributed through the oils over the whole body. The spray does NOT travel...wherever you get damp is where it stays put. It's absorbed just into the skin, apparently. It does still protect for 30 days, and it does still kill fleas and ticks by contact...they do NOT have to bite to die!!
Ok, just needed to make sure I don't lead anyone astray!