Advantage II does not kill ticks. It works for fleas and lice on dogs. K9 Advantix has flea, tick, and mosquito protection, but one of the ingredients in it is particularly toxic. It can't be used with cats.
My vet recommends Frontline and only sells that and Seresto collars. Since he combines both Western and Eastern medical therapies, I believe he is very careful with medications. He does not like giving pills for flea and tick control. I had Katie on Frontline for several months, and it worked at the time. I couldn't find the Frontline when flea/ticks season started again, so I purchased Advantix, and it worked for a while. I didn't realize Advantix was so toxic, though. Katie had never had even one flea on her, but three weeks after I gave her a treatment using Advantix, she got fleas, and I was very upset. At that point I realized the dangers of Advantix by doing more research on it. My friend gave me one of her dog's Nexgard pills, and it helped to rid Katie of the fleas. Since my veterinarian doesn't carry Nexgard I get prescriptions from my vet so that I can purchase Nexgard from a local vet. It has worked great, and Katie has had no problems with it. I'm sure Frontline is safer, but I have heard so many people in the Northeast have had their dogs get fleas and tick using it. My veterinarian's practice is in Lyme Country since its in the Hamptons, but he doesn't feel the Lyme shot is safe for Katie, even though she is extremely healthy. I am always conflicted when I give Katie Nexgard, knowing my vet prefers topical medicines for that, but I also worry about what would happen if Katie got ticks on her. I have great respect for my vet and have been with him since he started his practice twenty years ago.
We were using Heartgard for heartworm prevention, but now that Interceptor is available, he changed Katie to that. |