OH NO, I saw a flea!!

[devotedtoyou]

OMG, I saw a flea on my puppy today! What do you use for flea control? Are some better than others? I've used Advantage, but it's barely been a month since I used it on him and now he has a flea! ARRGGGGG!

[orinskye]

when you use a topical flea treatment and you take him to say......... another persons house.... or outside, .... there are fleas that jump onto your baby, when this happens (with advantage.... because i use it too) it usually takes a couple hours from the time the fleas jumped on to kill them effectively.... After i get home from my mothers house on sundays i always give toby a bath because he ALWAYS has lots of fleas from there and i dont want the fleas to jump off and live in the carpet
Flea collers are not a good idea if you were leaning in that direction, the collar can be deadly if it is chewed on

[KC Cutie]

ARGH!!! We're in the same boat. Sophie, who is 4 months old, is on Advantage, too. Once a month dosage. Things went well for the first two months, but now, two weeks after her last dose......fleas....yes, plural! I pick off 3 or 4 each night.

The hotter weather probably has a lot to do with it.

I called the vet who said I could change the schedule to once every three weeks. More frequent baths....and do NOT use flea shampoo while on Advantage.

I'm wondering if there is a better medicine. Anyone tried Frontline??

[devotedtoyou]

Isn't there one called Program, too? What is the best? I'm really disappointed in Advantage.

[SWEETPEA]

Ive Been Using Frontline Since I First Got Her .and I Would Not Use Anything Else ITS Great!!! I Have Not Found AnY Flees Or Ticks On Her. And I Live In Florida Where Theres Alot Of Those Little Suckers

[milliecorrales]

I have used Revolution for about 13 months on both my boys and my cat and I have never seen a flea on any one of them. They play in my small yard, and my cat (who is spayed) spends a lot of time outside and never a flea! Revolution also prevents heartworm, ticks, mites, and sarcoptic mange, all in one topical dose a month. Runs about $10 a month for small dogs and cats. Works great! I swear by it.

[Passionfruition]

I also use Frontline and it works GREAT! One treatment and the fleas are GONE, baby gone! And it works for at least a month too, which rocks.

[devotedtoyou]

I've never heard of Revolution. Is it new?

[barkatme]

I used frontline plus and k9 advantix and they work very similar. I would still take k9 advantix

[LoveMyBaby]

... i am currently using Advantix k9 ... the vet who perscribed it said only to give one drop on the back of the neck ...
so that was done ...
then later we looked at the website and saw that there were supposed to be a series of drops along its back all the way to its tail .. is this true?? should i give him more drops?
he hasnt been to woody or grassy places only side walks in the city ..
any advise??

[JCarlson2004]

Fleas? Aaaaahhhhh, run! I hate fleas. Aren't you supposed to remove them w/ tweasers? Or are those the ones you have to burn off? Am I confusing fleas w/ ticks?

[GurleyGirl]

Frontline seems to work the best for me.

[vainchick5]

How do you find fleas? Our babies hair is so dark, how would you even see one?

[JCarlson2004]

I think you woud feel a little bump on your dog.

[vainchick5]

That's with a tick isn't it? Fleas move around too quickly to feel them. With ticks you feel a bump. i could be wrong though.