Frontline (active ingredient fipronil) has been on the market for a long time, it has started to lose effectiveness for some dogs in some areas (still working fine for many). We used to use revolution but it was very spendy and I wasn't doing a good job being consistent with picking it up from the vet (for shame) so we would lapse and then couldn't go back on it without another heart worm test (our plan covers a heartworm test once a year). After many lapses it became such a pain and just today we finally did the twice yearly injection for heartworm protection. So far so good, Lilah is acting normal, no reactions and I just can't tell you how relieved I am to know she is protected from heartworm and I don't have to think about it again for six months! Heartworm wasn't a big thing up here before but with the large quantity of dogs being shipped up here from other areas- especially here to Portland- the heartworm population has grown exponentially in the last few years! My own vets office had two cases show up last month and whereas that might seem laughably small to areas where heartworm is and has been prevelent for some time, just a few years ago it was "no big deal, not something in our area". Eek!
We have been blessed to never have fleas despite not consistently doing preventative flea care. We typically bathe immediately upon return from play dates with a friend who might have fleas and we have wood floors, spend a lot of time indoors- the barn cats get flea medicine. We have been pretty social lately and it is summer time so we have jumped back on the monthly flea Med train and are using advantage II. I didn't realize revolution had no tick coverage- anyone know off hand if advantage II does?...
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