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06-14-2006, 05:43 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Clover, SC
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| What do you Suggest I do? I went to vet a few weekends ago, you may remember when we was discussing him telling me that my Bailey wasn't full blooded?.... Anyways.... So June 3rd I got the Advantix Plus, put it on them... yesterday it was bath time, and as I am washing them, I see a flea on my Gracie, and a tick under her jaw!!! Now, there just won't be none of that! I will not tolerate that! No sucker bugs on my babies.... so... my question is, what do you suggest I buy. Because apparently the Advantix Plus is not the cure for my country growing yorkies in the state of South Carolina....Because they are always running and playing outside, and we do have trees and plenty of land. Thanks, Jessica
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06-14-2006, 05:46 AM | #2 |
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| yeah, how's that song go.. " AIn't no bugs on me, might be bugs on some of you mugs but there ain't no bugs on me." Yeah so much for that... I use Frontline plus, and have had no problems, use if on cat and dog both. Yeah I'd be switching if I were you.
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06-14-2006, 05:47 AM | #3 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Mt. Ulla, NC
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| I can't help but I was kinda wondering the same thing..... Nothing seems to be working longer than a week or two on my kids either.... I wonder if there is a spray for our yards or something that would be safe for our pups? Also I was wondering if the flee and tick collars work and I could just put it on the when they go outside? Crystal
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06-14-2006, 05:58 AM | #4 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hesperia, CA
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| I think it's called Program When I lived in San Diego, we had TERRIBLE fleas!! It was so bad that you didn't dare walk thorough the house with white socks on. I had Ginger on "Program" (if I remember the name right!!). It's a pill they take once a month. It didn't keep them away 100%, but I'll bet it was about 95%. We don't have the same dreaded fleas here now. Thank God!! We have "sand fleas" and they're not near as bad!! Good luck! Suz
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06-14-2006, 06:01 AM | #5 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Clover, SC
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| Frontline it is then! They are supposed to be pretty bad this summer I know that much, and I have wasted so much money on collars, and they make my babies stink on top of that. Now Im just mad, because I just wasted $64.00 on this Advantix crap, and I got to go spend another 60 something on the frontline. I can bet the vets wont refund either! Oh well, they are worth it, You'd laugh if I told you the amount I have already spent on my 2 babies, so whats another 64 to keep them happy, and itch free this summer. I am just mad at myself for buying such crap....
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06-14-2006, 06:03 AM | #6 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Clover, SC
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| YUCK YUCK YUCK On FLEAS!!! I HATE THOSE DOG GONE THINGS!!!! I tell ya, I checked my babies for like 2 hours straight last night, and I only seen that one on Gracie, but just the thought of those durn things coming in the house and making colonies in our own home... Umm Nope I don't think so!! Out they go! Ewww, I just can't ticks either.... Ewww.... sorry. lol
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06-14-2006, 06:08 AM | #7 | |
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06-14-2006, 06:15 AM | #8 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Clover, SC
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| Ha, your talking about the same vet that said my Bailey was not a Yorkie! I just called them and they talked to me like I was an idiot... "Uuuuuuh, maam we cannot offer a refund after you have already applied it!, But if you have any tubes left we can swap those out!" What?? Stupid... Stupid... Well no S*it Sherlock, its not like a toy, you put together, and if it doesn't work or peices are missing you can return it to Wal-Mart to replace it or get a refund, how else are you supposed to know if it works or not? Stupid people!!!
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06-14-2006, 06:18 AM | #9 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Philadelphia
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| Frontline Plus I use Frontline Plus and never had a problem. My vet also told me not to bath them 3 days before you apply it or three days after.
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06-14-2006, 06:19 AM | #10 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Clover, SC
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| That might be the problem, I bathed them the night before they had the vet visit. ????
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06-14-2006, 06:21 AM | #11 |
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| OMG, I just switched from Frontline to K9 Advantix because it is supposed to repell mosquitos and we have TONS of those around here. Don't make me regret this! |
06-14-2006, 06:24 AM | #12 | |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Clover, SC
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Don't be in regret yet.... I probably should not have put this on them the day after their bath. Just see how it works. Maybe that was where I went wrong... But who wants to wait 3 days to let the fleas and ticks come and eat up your babies? Thats what I was thinking anyways... I wanted to hurry up and get it on them....
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06-14-2006, 06:34 AM | #13 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| I have always used advantage and never had any problems
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06-14-2006, 06:39 AM | #14 | |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Clover, SC
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Well, can you tell me if I'm not supposed to bathe them the night before I put it on? Wonder what I did wrong? I come home yesterday, and I fount one (tick) on her, not quite clinging to her yet, but then at bath time, sure enough.....There was one stuck to her....
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06-14-2006, 06:41 AM | #15 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Philadelphia
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| Well since frontline is applied once a month just make sure they get a bath at least three days before they are due again, and no flea & ticks will get your babies because they wern't due for it yet. Well thats what I do.
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