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Originally Posted by AlicetheYorkie  Did your vet recommend anything?
If I was using Frontline and it wasn't working (assuming you're applying it every 30 days exactly and not touching the application site or bathing for 24 hours, making sure the dog is completely dry before putting it on etc.) I'd switch to Advantix if the problem is bad. **If you have a cat though, I wouldn't use it, I'd go with maybe something oral instead - check with your vet for a recommendation.
You also need to clean your home really well - wash all bedding and blankets your dog comes in contact with, vaccum every day for a while etc.
I'd stay away from anything generic even if it says it's the "same ingredients" as a vet recommended brand, I don't trust them in general and you don't want to mess around if the problem is this bad.
As far as the hair growing back - it should just come back on it's own once the flea problem is fixed.
**Have a stool sample tested by the vet - tape worms are common in dogs that have fleas also.
Fleas can be a really pain, but once you've been diligent in applying a preventative product for a few months and cleaned your home well, you should be flea free as long as you keep using the preventative consistantly as directed. I know you said you hate putting the product on them, but a problem from fleas such as the allergies your little on is having is far worse than the very small risk of using the product itself. Good luck, hope your furbaby is feeling better soon  . |
He was checked for tapes and was treated with dronzit (sp?) and so was Tink. I just hate this. We keep the house pretty clean. You couldn't eat off of the floor...we live on a small farm. But, floors are swept and mopped almost daily. I have no carpet, becasue I don't want the fleas!!!! Lot of good it is doing to keep them off of my babies. I gues to be on the safe side, Advantix then. I am slo using bio groom (vet reccomended this) for his itchy skin and coat. He slept better last night. And is napping beside me right now. This just makes me sick.
Thanks for the advice. Vet gave me the choice and told me to order it myself as he did not have any advantage or advantix in stock. Most of his customers use frontline plus.
I do put it on ever 4 weeks, don't bath for 24 hours prior to and after applying th frontline. I don't understand why it is not working. Maybe my fleas are immuned!!!
