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What type of flea treatment do
you use?
For the most part, I don’t. When I see a flea, I bathe my
dogs well. Since they are indoors mostly and I have mainly hard wood or tile
floors, fleas just don’t seem to be an issue, even here in Texas. When I was on
land in north Texas, it was. So, when I do have the occasion to use flea
poison, I use Advantage. There is only one reason why, found on this page:
http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&C=31&A=545&S=0
The reason is the info here…I made it bold and red:
Does
it wash off?
Revolution:
No - this product is an endectocide, which means it is
absorbed internally and spreads throughout the body including back to the skin.
Because it acts internally it cannot be washed off.
Advantage:
Yes - this product will be washed off completely with a
degreasing shampoo. It can withstand one bath between applications and swimming
once a week between applications but no more
Frontline & Frontline Plus:
No - this product remains topical but is stored in the
oil secreting glands of the skin. If the pet gets wet, the skin layer of product
can be washed off but will be replaced as the oil producing glands re-secrete
it.
You might wonder why I’d choose the one that washes off.
Because flea meds are poison. And dogs sometimes have bad reactions to poison.
And if they do, I want to wash off as much as I can before it causes even more
of a problem.
So I use Advantage, I use a flea comb, and if I don’t see
any fleas again, I don’t retreat the dog. Until I DO see fleas and have a reason
to use it.
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