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Flea treatments

7 replies

permaquandry · 13/12/2012 12:50

Need to put another treatment on permapup next week. What's the difference between frontline combo and advocate?

Any other recs? Thx

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Whippoorwhill · 13/12/2012 13:44

Advocate also kills heart and lung worms I believe.

Lonecatwithkitten · 13/12/2012 13:53

Frontline combo kills adult fleas, inhibits the larvae of fleas and kills ticks once they attach to the dog.
Advocate kills adult fleas, ear mites, demodex mite, sarcoptes mite, roundworms, lungworms and heart worms. It also inhibits flea larvae.

Jinglemyalanbells · 13/12/2012 13:54

M vet doesn't like using frontline anymore. He thinks that the fleas are becoming more resistant to it. He always prescribes advocate.

stopcallingmefrank · 13/12/2012 14:00

My vet said the same thing as jingle's - she reckons fleas around here are often resistant to frontline.

portraitoftheartist · 14/12/2012 21:03

Dear Lord, I wish I could buy just flea killer, not something which treats 10 parasites my dog doesn't have and costs a ridiculous price (that's Advocate)
Frontline was good but stopped working years ago.

Lonecatwithkitten · 14/12/2012 22:13

Portrait you could use advantix (fleas and ticks) or seresto (fleas and ticks). Personally having seen a dog die a horrific death despite three vets going full guns on him from lungworm a month ago I wouldn't forgo the lungworm protection for anything.

fanoftheinvisiblebigredman · 15/12/2012 08:51

I use advocate for the worming properties, the flea protection is a bonus. I have a puppy who picks up slugs at any opportunity.

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