Pet owners-Frontline flea and tick

[getut]

I have had great results using any of the frontline knockoffs that have the same active ingredients sold at various places. I have picked up doses from Petsmart and Tractor Supply with different names (and greatly reduced prices) and have not seen a single flea or tick on my lab in two summers. Even the el-cheapo knockoffs seem to work great ($8 for 3 month supply).

 

[gsxr1100]

Garlic does not work???. Hmm that is weird. I find in odd that many rescues and forums advise using this method and not going right to chemicals off the start. I am the same way, I try the natural ways before heading right for chemicals on my dog.

I know Frontline works, but I will try non-chemical ways first.

 

[Jagmandave]

We use Advantage on our two 12 lb poodles, but we only use it during the "season", come winter we let it go..........don't seem to have any fleas/tics ever, so I think it's worth the $$$$

I've lived with a flea infestation once from a cat I had in San Diego - it's no fun!

 

[thcri]

We are looking for something different than Frontline. We use it on our 5 year old lab. After you give it to her she goes nuts for about three days. She constantly is rolling and sliding down the hills upside down. She sees the stuff and she goes running. She won't eat for days after we give it to her either. We just resulted in taking the chance on the ticks and she does get them we just watch and pick them off right away. Wish there was something different out there. Maybe the garlic pills would work. Just get them at any ole pet shop??


murph

 

[Junkman]

Mike..... I agree with you on this one.. If garlic doesn't work, then why did people that live in the Mediterranean countries use it for hundreds of year for protection from insects. The problem with garlic is that you need to use a lot of it for a long time before it becomes fully effective. It will not repel ticks from what I have heard, but does help against fleas and mosquitoes. Ticks are attracted by the body temperature, not the chemical way that mosquitoes and fleas are.

 

[Indydirtfarmer]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Mike..... I agree with you on this one.. If garlic doesn't work, then why did people that live in the Mediterranean countries use it for hundreds of year for protection from insects. The problem with garlic is that you need to use a lot of it for a long time before it becomes fully effective. It will not repel ticks from what I have heard, but does help against fleas and mosquitoes. Ticks are attracted by the body temperature, not the chemical way that mosquitoes and fleas are. )</font>

Would that be the same Mediterranian countries that was home to the people that wouldn't sail near the edges of the earth for hundreds of years???

 

[ducati996]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( We recently took our dogs to "Paws for a Cause". A Humane Society "Dog-A-Thon" held in Louisville. The #1 reason for having it was to get as many dogs as possible "micro-chipped" to help identify lost dogs. ...... )</font>

What I found out about these microchips is that most town shelters and few vet's have the ability to scan the chip and retrieve the info. So around here it was a nice waste of money, and dosent protect my dog from getting lost in the system of local shelters.... /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

Ducati

 

[Freds]

A sad reality ducati. There are a couple different companies producing these chips and even the universal scanners don't always pick up on if a dog is chipped or not.
That said, all my dogs are chipped anyway.

In PA they are combining chipping with a lifetime dog license. Anything to help keep your pet from being put under is a good idea, as would be the case if they needed tattooed.

 

[Junkman]

Don't know what company had introduced the chips about 10 or 15 years ago, but then every veterinarian in the country was offered a free scanner if they signed up for the chip program. Many times the chip will migrate and not be in the same place it was originally placed. This happened with my Greyhound and it took a x ray to verify that the chip was still in the dog, but couldn't be read for some unknown reason. It worked when installed, but not 6 months later. Like with all registration things, veterinarians are not going to check every dog that comes in with a chip and record that number. They are even less likely to run the number to verify the true ownership of the dog. It is bad for business and they just are not going to upset a customer that has a legitimate reason for having a dog that is chipped to another person vs. one that is stolen. Many shelters aren't going to the trouble either to find owners. I know of a local shelter that was called every day for a week asking if the dog was in there. The reply was always the same..... NO. The people finally gave up in despair and decided to adopt another dog. When they got to the shelter, they found there dog. It was chipped and registered, but no one took the time to do the follow up. They didn't even keep good enough records to know what dogs were present being held. Then they wanted to charge an adoption fee for the people to get there own dog back. Not saying that they are all bad, but the bad ones give the good ones a black eye.

 

[hobbyfarm]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( The Frontline product supposedly KILLS fleas. )</font>

That's funny, my vet tells me that it's a flea "sterilizer". They can lay eggs that are no longer viable.

Who knows? The Frontline brand works.