So much for frontline...

[gracielove]

I wouldn't be too worried if you have not actually seen a flea. Eggs are extremly hard to spot on the body. They are kind of like a translucent small grain of sand.. Get a flea comb and comb through him to see if you pick up fleas or flea poo (black grains of stuff on the body.)

I used Frontline Plus on my cats last year when we were having a tick problem. The ticks loved the stuff but it did kill the fleas. I use Advantage II on Gracie and it works great.

Usually if you are still finding fleas on your pet after using Frontline or Advantage it is because you have the critters laying eggs in your house and they are too much for the treatment to keep up with. Hopefully that is not your problem. You can also use the flea comb on your pet when you bring him in from outside to make sure you get anything that may have jumped on him when he was out there.

Check his skin to make sure he is not having any type of skin issue. Sometimes certain foods can cause itching as well.

[Yorkiemom1]

Originally Posted by kam2490

So I posted about 2 weeks ago saying my dog had fleas what do I do. You all said he was old enough at 13 weeks for flea meds so I called the vet and they confirmed. I bought frontline plus and the fleas were gone. It's been a week since I applied it and he's itching again and I think I found an egg on him. I haven't been able to find any fleas because he doesn't sit long enough and he has A LOT of hair. What else can I do to keep him from getting fleas??

That may be the reason it is not working for you...You have to get the entire amount from the little tube/vial directly onto the skin...you have to have him sit still long enouigh to part all that hair and get the med directly on the skin...if you do not get it directly on the skin, and it ends up on all that hair instead, it is not going to be as effective....

[BabyGirl Rosie]

Frontline is worthless in my area. My vet doesn't even sell it anymore or recommend it. I have had good luck with Advantix and Vectra. Since it is too early to reapply, I have heard washing them in Dawn will kill fleas. I don't think it would hurt to do it to be on the safe side.

[Christinee]

Frontline stopped working for us too. I give him his flea med in a pill and love the results.

[BabyGirl Rosie]

Isn't it interesting that Frontline seems to have stopped working in some areas? But still ok in others? Makes one go hmmmmmm.......

[mimimomo]

I've never heard of seeing flea eggs on a dog! Could it be tapeworm sections??? Since a dog can get infested w/it if it ingests a flea infected w/it.

I find it strange that I'm reading that frontline doesn't work & that your vets are saying this too. Strange bc I get my frontline from my vet & they work fine for us (knock on wood!). I also have the big bottle style they used to have & it works even better I think. It says in the instruction to spray it all over the pet, but I just spray it along the the back of their necks...just so they don't eat/lick it or anything.

[mimimomo]

ok, maybe I should ask this: For those who claim that frontline is not working, where are you getting it from?

[jencar98]

Originally Posted by mimimomo

ok, maybe I should ask this: For those who claim that frontline is not working, where are you getting it from?

It's not the source in our case. I've tried Frontline from our vet, as well as on-line, Petmeds and DeadFleaz. Fleas ARE growing immune to Frontline, perhaps this is only in some areas of the country, IDK. This is why my vet recommended the Comfortis, as it's the only med she has had consistent luck with stopping fleas in recent years. If Frontline is working for you, that's great, wish it still did for us too, as I hate using Comfortis.

[gracielove]

It's true that fleas can develop a tolerance to various types of chemicals that have been used over a period of time in a particular area. It could be that is what is happening to the fleas in areas where Frontline has been used for several years.

They say these are prehistoric creatures that have adapted to all kinds of conditions for thousands of years. That is why Advantage came out with a new topical a couple of years ago called Advantage II although I think it is really III or IV.

[tom_kkh]

my westie had serious flea issues. i feeding him brewer yeast with garlic, no more fleas whatsoever after around 1 week and he rolls and rolls in grass everyday.

[ella77]

I live in so fla so i know all about fleas and mosquitoes. All that stuff quit working down here because theyre immune to it now. Gigis on comfortis and it works great. I found that out after i bought a 6 month supply for $70.00. Awesome. lol

[kam2490]

I thought it was eggs because I didn't know what else it could be. But it seems to have gone away on its own. I have sprayed the house and vacuumed and washed everything to get rid of any fleas that might be lingering around.

[concretegurl]

Using organic food grade diatinacious earth in uour yard and home to end the infestation is critical.

[Jacksmom052709]

Originally Posted by tom_kkh

my westie had serious flea issues. i feeding him brewer yeast with garlic, no more fleas whatsoever after around 1 week and he rolls and rolls in grass everyday.

I thought garlic was a no-no for dogs...