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05-01-2015, 04:19 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Ny
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| Tick and flea protection for Yorker with allergy Hi everyone, my adopted angel has a thin coat and allergies. Can anyone tell me if there is a safe flea and tick powder or solution that works? Frontline and the formula the vet used was very toxic to my Yorkist last year...she had bad reaction. Thanks |
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05-01-2015, 05:05 AM | #2 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Hmmm....good question. Do you have a Vet Derm you go to that you can ask? Otherwise, I do hope someone here has a suggestion for you.
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05-01-2015, 09:29 AM | #3 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| Have you thought of something like nexguard?
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05-01-2015, 10:13 AM | #4 | |
T. Bumpkins & Co. Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New England
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I'm using Sentinel for heartworm, fleas, and parasites and using the Preventic Tick collar. This is a safe combo and very effective and so far so good on my little allergy dog. Both my dog's neurologist and internist use this combo on their own dogs so I am very comfortable with my choice. I'm not in love with the collar, but tick protection will have to come first before bling and beauty, at least for the warm months. This is also a very affordable option.
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05-01-2015, 10:28 AM | #5 |
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| Preventives I too use Sentinel Spectrum and it is oral and well tolerated by my dog. This kills flea larvae and eggs among other things. If adult fleas are a problem you may need something to deal with that as well. (Capstar oral?) Don't know how this medication is for allergies. Does the tick collar also kill fleas? If so, that sounds a great idea. I use topical Frontline Plus for fleas and ticks now and would like the collar if possible. Have you found any disadvantage will the collar, and for how long is it effective? Thanks. |
05-01-2015, 10:36 AM | #6 |
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| Fleas 107 Barney. Sorry to hijack the thread but what is your opinion of depending on the Sentinel alone to control fleas? My vet urged me to keep giving Frontline as well, to prevent tapeworm. So what to do?? |
05-01-2015, 10:38 AM | #7 | |
T. Bumpkins & Co. Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New England
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The Preventic collar is ONLY for ticks. I spoke with my vet about the issue of adult fleas as the regular Sentinel *technically* leaves a gap. Here is what he said, I'm copy and pasting: If you use Sentinel all year round you will have no flea problem. It is not the one or two adult fleas that hop on the dog outside that cause a flea problem. It is the thousands of fleas that infest your home when they lay eggs, which is the problem. I have used Sentinel on all dogs for years that spend hours in the woods every day and I have never seen a flea. Sentinel is a pesticide free way to prevent fleas since it prevents an enzymatic step in the female flea needed to make her egg case. No flea eggs means no fleas, and it has zero effect on mammals. Here is what he said about the efficacy of the Preventic Collar: Nothing is 100% for ticks but the Preventic Brand tick collar changed once a month kills 90% of ticks[/I] I just started using it, and haven't had any issues. The disadvantage is that it is visible. But, I can't take the chance around here and my vets say this is the safest option for my dogs.
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05-01-2015, 11:57 AM | #8 |
Donating YT Addict Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: SW USA
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| Tick collar Now I have really hijacked the thread!! But I hope this info will be useful to others. Thanks for your reply. I am sure that we are no worse off in SoCal for fleas and ticks than you are in your area, so the same rules should apply? The place I take Austin to for boarding does not like the topicals as they get on all the other dogs when they are in playtime. I don't like it either as it makes all his coat greasy looking. She gives Capstar to her dogs I believe. I think my vet's reasoning was that if an adult flea with tapeworm egg inside gets on a dog and the dog eats it, he gets tapeworm??!! But I don't think FL + would have time to kill the flea anyway before it was eaten? So I might try the collar and give up the FL and see how it goes. I guess if he gets tapeworm the Sentinel will fix it. Do you keep the collar on all the time or just when outside? Have you ever found a tick on your dog since using the collar? What a pain all this preventive stuff is......and with allergies thrown in, it must really be hard! Thanks again |
05-01-2015, 04:04 PM | #9 |
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| I just bought the Seresto Flea and Tick collars for all three of mine. I'd always used Frontline in the past but after talking with 107 Barney about a wearable collar instead I started looking around to see what other options were out there. After reading pretty good reviews about the Seresto I put a call into my vet to ask his opinion. He said that he had also heard good things about it but didn't carry it. He was willing to order for me but I found them online with a rebate. What I liked about them was they are an 8 MONTH protection for fleas and ticks. They are very thin and can be worn with a collar and are not bulk. They also have a breakaway feature in case they were ever to get caught. One pull will lose it and a second pull will break it away. They were pretty pricey at $50 each (less a $12 instant rebate) but I figured if I put them on in April they would last until December. You can get them wet with weekly bathes and swimming but the directions say frequent swimming will reduce the length of time they are effective but a month or so. My vet asked that I report back with my opinion and results. We don't have a lot of trees but Bogey and DBug both have had a tick before and then there is the bunny issue so I am concerned with fleas. I tried the Nexguard but with 3 dogs it's way too expensive for my budget.
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05-01-2015, 05:27 PM | #10 |
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| Seresto Thank you for this info on Seresto. It is made by Bayer so should be trustworthy. I read some reviews after seeing your post and it seems most users find it effective. Some say it takes some time to start working, but then it is great. Of course there are a few who report bad side effects, but that is often the case with med products. Look forward to your tests on your dogs is it possible to remove the collar after it is put on, as I would prefer to take off for bathing. They say you should not wash dogs more than once per month, which would not work here! Thanks again and hope it works for you. BTW it is 45$ on Amazon. Last edited by dottiesyrky; 05-01-2015 at 05:29 PM. Reason: Typo |
05-01-2015, 06:48 PM | #11 | |
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05-01-2015, 07:25 PM | #12 |
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| Thank you. I thought it might not be possible to remove the collar. I wash him at least twice a month, but as they say, it only reduces the effective period. It is an amazing idea with the slow release from the plastic and so much better than the pretty crude liquid spot method. Much of the liquid goes into the hair not the skin and makes the procedure very inefficient. I really look forward to your test run, especially with a sample of three dogs Good luck. |
05-01-2015, 08:43 PM | #13 | |
T. Bumpkins & Co. Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New England
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The prevention collar has a buckle and can be taken on and off. It's thicker than the Seresto collar and is labeled to work for 3 months. I bought four collars for $50.
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05-01-2015, 08:46 PM | #14 | |
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05-01-2015, 09:01 PM | #15 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| Just not a fan of collars and I would not want that against me or my skin or my grandparents or anyone else to be touching it on accident. Callie likes to lay with her head and neck on any part of me that she can all the time (most of the time it is where I have bare skin) so I would be really worried with how it could effect me because I have such sensative skin. I honestly have been greatly impressed by nexguard. It is expensive but worth it to me. My moms yorkie was getting lots of ticks in his yard even with putting Advantix on and after switching to nexguard there were none. Neither my moms nor my dog have had a reaction at all and it's so easy to just give them a chew and it's done. My vet said they only had one persons dog have a reaction and they were giving the first dose to try free but it was a puppy who was very sleepy after he took it for the rest of the day.
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