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carrithedeku · #9 02-01-2012, 09:39 PM

I used Frontline on my past dogs but when I went to the low cost vet for Milo's vaccinations they gave me a packet and one free month supply of Advantage so maybe I will be trying something else.

KittynKahlua · #10 02-02-2012, 07:42 AM

We use PetArmor now (Walmarts cheapo off-brand of Frontline) but in the XL size, divided into a separate vial and we dose out just the right amount for each pet. I will say though after enduring a flea problem this summer... it SUCKS at "treating" fleas. Since we've been consecutively doing it though; and after spraying our house down with Natural Chemistry's De-Flea Pet & Bedding Spray we have been flea free. And thank goodness... that is a tough battle I'd never do again. For the longest time I said I'd rather just treat fleas as I saw them, to avoid the chemicals... but after realizing just how many flea baths and spraying etc. we had to go through to get RID of them, now I err on the side of caution and just do the low dose of Fipronil. None of my pets have a reaction; and since we've been religious about giving it on time, we've had NO recurrence of fleas. So, while it's pretty poor at getting RID of existing flea problems I do now see the importance of using it as a preventative.

Mel's chi's · #11 02-02-2012, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by KittynKahlua

We use PetArmor now (Walmarts cheapo off-brand of Frontline) but in the XL size, divided into a separate vial and we dose out just the right amount for each pet. I will say though after enduring a flea problem this summer... it SUCKS at "treating" fleas. Since we've been consecutively doing it though; and after spraying our house down with Natural Chemistry's De-Flea Pet & Bedding Spray we have been flea free. And thank goodness... that is a tough battle I'd never do again. For the longest time I said I'd rather just treat fleas as I saw them, to avoid the chemicals... but after realizing just how many flea baths and spraying etc. we had to go through to get RID of them, now I err on the side of caution and just do the low dose of Fipronil. None of my pets have a reaction; and since we've been religious about giving it on time, we've had NO recurrence of fleas. So, while it's pretty poor at getting RID of existing flea problems I do now see the importance of using it as a preventative.

I hear you! What a mess to have to eradicate a flea problem...which is why I want to be proactive in prevention.

Let's hear from more chi members on their tactics for flea control!