Your frontline not working?

[schmism]

So after useing the product for 7 years on my labs, with nary a problem with bugs (aka flees) we noticed flees on the dogs after return trip from my parents.

We scratched our head and said... well perhaps we missed a treatment.... reapplied product at the beginning of sep. Thought that would be the end of it. couple of weeks later while rubbin tummies (my labs love tummy rubs) i notice flees. like not one or 2 but like 10.....

hmmm odd.... then last week again rubbin tummies and FLEES!

ok perhaps the product was old... check the boxes, oh look brand new boxes in the cabinet. ok so its only been like 3 weeks ill hit them again with new product.

today a week later, (you guessed it, more tummy rubs and FLEES!)

so the wife calls the vet, whats the story! wicked flee season? am i seeing new flees every day that they pickup outside?

Vet - really? you to?
me- me to what?
vet - your also having fees while useing frontline!?
me - yes!
vet- intresting, your yet another person that has called recently to report problems with frontline. On the other hand others are reporting no issues but im certianly seen an uptick in people reporting problems with the product.


so next call is to the frontline people.

after wading through the BS of "your not doing it right" (you better have hip waders) i basicly said. look if i was new to the product your "your not doing it right" may hold SOME water, but ive been a user of your product for SEVEN YEARS! and in that time i have NEVER and i mean NEVER had an issue with bugs. And now in the past 2 months ive applyed your product twice with ZERO effect. Its not doing what you say its supposed to do.

ONE TIME customer satisfaction means they will refund the purchase... ONCE. "If you continue to be dissatisfied with the product there is nothing we can do to help you in the future."

I put together the paperwork to send the product back that i have and get a refund. Likely will not continue to use the product.

 

[westbrooklawn]

Frontline is still working for my lab, but my Vet has mentioned that they are seeing some immunity being built up so that frontline is not working for some. They said if I experienced a problem they would recommend another treatment... I think it may have been K9 Advantix, but not sure.

 

[SPIKER]

seemed like NOTHING has worked for us this year, bombed the house 3 or 4o time and it was like the next day and the flees were still here and having a party on us and the dog. front line treatments weekly adams and sergents bug baths and flee spray 4 times in the yard too still flee problems. seems nothing is working on them this year....

mark

 

[Old Retired Cop]

We had same problem about 3 years ago after a trip to Tennessee. Was a difficult and expensive fix. We have gone back to Frontline without problem.

 

[DennisArrow]

With my 2 Border Collies we have had REAL problems with all of the applications......Have fallen back on my ol standby of Sevin powder. I put it in a sock and dust them down once a week and they are flea free.............Wife is telling me that this happens every year as the fleas get immunity or something to the collars and applications..........Seems to be right as every year about this time I get the Sevin out...............

Ticks are another problem altogether. The ONLY thing that has worked on ticks is a collar from the vet that starts with an A something..............Anyway.....God bless us.......and maybe somebody will convince the EPA and Presidential Admin to get rid of the ban on Sevin.........Dennis

 

[jinman]

Ask your vet about Revolution. It is awesome; expensive, but awesome.

 

[schmism]

20 or so free range chickens means no ticks on the property.

The seven powder may be a short term solution for us while we track down something more permanent again.

 

[CurlyDave]

We used Advantix for two months because our usual supplier was out of Frontline.

Rapidly discovered that although the initial greasy spots were smaller, they lasted much longer than with Frontline. Like, 3-4 weeks, as opposed to a few days.

Dogs don't get as much petting as when they are less greasy, so I don't know about effectiveness, but we just ordered Frontline over the internet, and are planning to return to it.

 

[Gary51]

Used Frontline for a couple of years with good results, then just all of a sudden, it doesn't kill a single flea. Called Merial and the lady said there said that there was absolutely no problem with their product. She said I have wildlife coming in my yard and bringing the fleas. I told her that I lived in the middle of large open pasture and with several Catahoula dogs in the yard, I seriously doubted the wildlife theory. She just said the product is fine and hung up on me. Won't be buying anymore of that product.
Went to the vets office and picked up the Comfortis pills ($16 each). Gave each dog one and sprayed the premises again. Haven't seen 2 fleas here in 3 months. I just bought another package of it for when the fleas do come back. I had sprayed, dipped, seven dusted, and Frontlined for months and had not killed a flea. 48 hours after the Comfortis pill, they were gone!

 

[Redgoatea]

Frontline failed me here as well. We've done two applications in the last three months on our five dogs with little to no effect. Taking them all down for a dip in the ocean this weekend. I've heard that's pretty effective but haven't tried it yet.