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03-18-2014, 07:35 PM | #16 |
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03-18-2014, 11:03 PM | #17 |
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| That will depend on what is happening in your area/home. The lufeneron in Sentinel is a chitin inhibitor. It does not kill fleas. It only makes them sterile. For a lot of people this is good enough. I use Sentinel only. If I see a flea (never do), then Frontline or Advantage is applied. We don't have a tick problem here.
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03-19-2014, 04:22 AM | #18 |
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| I use Sentinel and Comfortis. I give them 10 day's apart and always after they have eaten. I had a flea problem many, many years ago and never want to go through that again. Hence why I give what I give.
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03-19-2014, 01:26 PM | #19 |
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| Thank you ladies, I appreciate everyone's advice along with the informative links. I believe I have a better understanding now of how Sentinel works. Although I'd rather not use additional meds, Yazmin has taken Vectra 3D in the past for flea control and tolerated it very well. I think I'll do a little more research on fleas to see if they're more prevalent in my area or not. This may be the key as to why some have to use additional flea meds and others don't. I found this information today on using Sentinel and Vectra 3D for fleas. So what products should I use? At Animal Medical Hospital, we recommend Sentinel combined with Vectra 3D each month for dogs. Sentinel is an oral tablet that prevents heartworms and intestinal parasites and acts like a “flea birth control.” It does not kill adult fleas, but makes fleas sterile, which helps with population control. Vectra 3D is a topical liquid that kills adult fleas, kills and repels mosquitos and ticks. Both of these products in combination will protect your dog for 30 days. sentinel Animal Medical Hospital Blog – Charlotte, NC |
03-19-2014, 08:04 PM | #20 |
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| I made the mistake of using just sentinel and got fleas last year...and once I got them, it was horrible trying to get rid of them. My pups were never covered in fleas, but all it takes is one or two to drive them NUTS!! I think they would jump on the boys outside and they'd bring them in and because the Sentinel doesn't kill the adult fleas, they would run around and bite the boys which would cause them to itch up a storm for a good week or so. In my case, even one sterilized flea is too many. After I got fleas, I started using Frontline with the Sentinel and even THAT didn't get rid of the problem completely. I had to treat the yard and the house a few times. When I did use the frontline, I staggered it. I gave the Sentinel on the first and the Frontline on the 15th of the month. From now on, I will most likely be using Sentinel in the winter and Revolution in the summer. If you are thinking about using Sentinel and your pup is highly allergic and annoyed by fleas or you are going to be in an area where fleas are prevalent, I'd suggest using something else with it during the summer months. I live in the city and my pups are rarely in the grass, but somehow they kept picking up the little bugger. This year, I am going to treat the yard early and on a regular basis...but we go on walks usually twice a day in the summer, so they have plenty of other opportunities to pick up fleas. Hopefully, the revolution will do the trick. If not, I will probably try Sentinel with Advantix2 because I hear the Advantix2 actually repels the fleas in addition to killing them. |
03-19-2014, 09:43 PM | #21 |
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TxVickie, Thank you for the reminder. Yazmin had to eat a meal before taking the Trifexis but I wasn't sure if she needed eat before taking Sentinel. Oh Boy! Just the thought of fleas crawling on my dog freaks me out! Although Yazmin's never had a flea, I can only imagine how your dogs must have felt! Poor babies, especially if their allergic to fleas, that has to miserable! I'm assume having fleas in your home has to be very annoying also! I'm so sorry you and your dogs had to go through this. After much research, I found that fleas and especially ticks were a huge problem in my area last year! Now that I'm thinking more clearly, I also have to consider that during the summer, we go for walks a lot especially in public parks. I don't even allow Yazmin around other dogs for fear they might be carrying fleas! Again, Thank you to everyone for your advice, it's truly appreciated. | ||
03-20-2014, 11:25 AM | #23 |
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| We just use heartgard for heartworm and intestinal parasites along with frontline for fleas and ticks. People criticize frontline and say it doesn't work but I have never had a flea or tick and I live in New England where we have a lot of ticks and Lyme issues. I've used it for 14 years now.
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03-26-2014, 08:48 AM | #25 |
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| My little guy cant take trifexis, we tried it when he was about 9 mths and he threw it up. The vet said don't spend the money on trying it again. I was disappointed as he loves water and baths, so I didn't want to use topical. He said to use Sentinel for heartworm, worms and flea eggs-and its cheaper-and use Advantage for adult fleas, which I do when its warm...but I am not happy with this solution. I saw on TV the other day something new advertised - a chewable flea control, I thought it was from frontline. Now this might solve my problem, although frontline doesn't work as good in florida. Anyone know about this new flea control medicine?? ps: Bailey is almost 2 yrs old now. And no skin issues...what a blessing. |
03-26-2014, 10:24 AM | #26 | |
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I've not seen anything advertised about a new chewable flea control. Maybe if you start a new thread asking others if their aware of this new product, you may get more replies. I've used Vectra 3D for fleas in the past but I didn't mind that it was a topical. I've always applied it right after Yazmin's bath. She has baths weekly and fortunately I've never had a problem with fleas. I want to wish you and Bailey good luck and I hope he does well on the Sentinel. Yazmin weighs 5lbs and will be taking her first dose in a few weeks. I'm nervous but I'm praying that all goes well for her too! | |
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