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Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Best Flea And Tick Medicine For Dogs

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With all of the different flea and tick medications out there, from topical and collars to flea pills, choosing can be a bit overwhelming. Here are 3 types of flea and tick medications compared so you can make a decision.






When it comes to flea and tick medications, there are three types of options out there. Some, like Nexgard, take care of fleas and ticks. Others, like Advantage Multi, work on fleas and various worms. Learn the differences so you’ll be able to quickly eradicate a parasite infestation on your pup.

1. TOPICAL FLEA AND TICK MEDICATION FOR DOGS


Topical flea and tick medication, like shampoos, powders, and spot-on treatments, eliminate fleas with varying degrees of success. Flea powders last up to one week, while shampoos kill fleas for about one day. Both only eliminate adult fleas, and are best used when combined with pills or other treatment options.

Topical spot-on treatments are most effective, destroying adult fleas, larvae, and eggs and other parasites, and lasting about 30 days.


Topical treatments for dogs should never be used on cats unless the medication specifically indicates.


Popular Flea and Tick Topical Treatments for Dogs Include

Advantage II

  • Eliminates flea infestations at all stages of the growth cycle

  • Effective against lice, but does not kill off ticks

  • Administered monthly, lasts up to 30 days

  • Waterproof one hour after application

  • Minimum pet age: 7 weeks

  • Ingredients include: Pyriproxyfen


Frontline Plus

  • Kills ticks, chewing lice, and fleas at all stages of growth

  • Eliminates fleas in up to 12 hours

  • Used monthly, effective for 30 days

  • Waterproof

  • Minimum pet age: 8 weeks

  • Ingredients include: Fipronil, S-methoprene


K9 Advantix II

  • Effective against ticks, lice, biting flies, mosquitoes, and fleas at all stages

  • Begins working within 12 hours

  • Applied monthly, lasting up to 30 days

  • Minimum pet age: 7 weeks

  • Ingredients include: Imidacloprid, Permethrin, Pyripoxyfen


Revolution for Dogs

  • Kills fleas, ticks, and heartworm!

  • Treats and controls the spread of ear mites and sarcoptic mange

  • Applied monthly, lasting up to 30 days

  • Quick drying and non-greasy

  • Ingredients include: Selamectin


2. FLEA PILLS FOR DOGS


Flea pills for dogs typically guarantee the most success in fighting off parasites, but there are a few points to consider when choosing this treatment. Some orally administered drugs will require a prescription from your vet, and can come with side effects. And oral pills typically target either flea eggs or adult fleas, but not both, so you may have to pick up several drugs to eradicate the infestation. Currently, there are no oral medications that destroy ticks.

Flea pills are the fastest way to eliminate these pests, with some treatments killing off infestations within four hours. If your dog doesn’t like swallowing capsules, look for oral medications available in chewable tablets.

Popular Flea Pills for Dogs Include

Capstar Flea Killer

  • Kills off flea infestations within 6 hours

  • Administered daily, effective for 24 hours

  • Minimum pet age: 4 weeks

  • Ingredients include: Nitenpyram

  • Sold over the counter


Comfortis

  • Chewable, beef-flavored tablets

  • Kills fleas and flea eggs

  • Begins working within 30 minutes

  • Administered monthly, prevents fleas for up to 30 days

  • Minimum pet age: 14 weeks

  • Ingredients include: Spinosad

  • Prescription required


3. FLEA AND TICK DOG COLLARS


Flea and tick collars are most often used to prevent parasites from taking up residence on your pet. While preventative dog collars are most effective, some varieties of collars can also treat infestations by eliminating pests and their eggs via chemicals released into your dog’s skin. Look for the word “kill” on the package to ensure that the collar will treat an infestation, not just prevent it.

Flea and tick collars can last up to eight months, and are ideal for treating tick problems. Because collars are fastened around the neck, they are more concentrated around the face and neck area, where ticks more often inhabit.

Flea and tick collars are especially useful when you are in the process of eliminating a pest infestation as they will help prevent a new outbreak, and most of them can be combined with other treatment options. (Talk to your vet before combining a Seresto flea collar with any other medications.)

Popular Dog Collars that Eliminate Fleas and Ticks Include

Seresto 8 Month Flea and Tick Collar

  • Eliminates fleas and ticks

  • Prevents and treats pests for up to 8 months

  • Available in small and large sizes

  • Minimum pet age: 7 weeks

  • Ingredients include: Flumethrin, Imidacloprid




Topicals


 





























































































Kills Adult FleasControls Flea DevelopmentKills Ticks
(Lyme Disease
vectors)
Repels & Kills
Mosquitoes

(Heartworm, West Nile
Virus carriers)
DosageMinimum AgeActive Ingredients
Drs. Foster & Smith Fiprotrol™ PlusYesYesYesNoMonthly8 wks or olderfipronil, S-methoprene
K9 Advantix® IIYesYesYesYesMonthly7 wks or olderimidacloprid, permethrin,
IGR pyriproxyfen
Frontline® PlusYesYesYesNoMonthly8 wks or olderfipronil, S-methoprene
Advantage® IIYesYesNoNoMonthly7 wks or olderimidacloprid, IGR pyriproxyfen
FiproGuardTMYesNoYesNoMonthly8 wks or olderfipronil
PetArmor®YesNoYesNoMonthly8 wks or olderfipronil
PetArmor® Plus for DogsYesYesYesNoMonthly8 wks or olderfipronil, S-methoprene
Sentry® FiproGuard® Plus for DogsYesYesYesNoMonthly8 wks or olderfipronil, S-methoprene

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Flea & Tick Collars


 





















































Kills Adult FleasControls Flea DevelopmentKills Ticks
(Lyme Disease
vectors)
Repels & Kills
Mosquitoes

(Heartworm, West Nile
Virus carriers)
DosageMinimum AgeActive Ingredients
Seresto® Flea & Tick CollarsYesYesYesNoevery 8 months7 wks or olderflumethrin,
imidacloprid
Preventic
Tick Collar
NoNoYesNoevery 3 months12 wks or olderamitraz
Scalibor® Protector BandYesNoYesNoup to every 6 months12 wks or olderdeltamethrin
Spectra SHIELDTM
Flea & Tick Collar
Attached Medallion
YesNoYesNoevery 4 months6 months or olderzetacypermethrin,
piperonyl butoxide

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Shampoos & Sprays


 



















































































Kills Adult FleasControls Flea DevelopmentKills Ticks
(Lyme Disease
vectors)
Repels & Kills
Mosquitoes

(Heartworm, West Nile
Virus carriers)
DosageMinimum AgeActive Ingredients
Frontline® SprayYesNoYesNomonthly8 wks or olderfipronil
Adams Plus
Flea & Tick
Spray and Shampoo
YesYesYesspray repelsspray protects up to 2 months;
shampoo 7-10 days
for adults, 28 days pre-adult
12 weeks or olderSpray: etofenprox,
S-methoprene, piperonyl
butoxide. Shampoo: S-methoprene,
piperonyl butoxide, pyrethrins
Flys Off®
Mist
YesNoYesrepelsevery 9 days12 wks or olderpyrethrins, piperonyl butoxide,
n-octyl bicycloheptene
dicarboximide, di-n-propyl
isocinchomeronate
Vet's Best Natural
Flea & Tick
Spray and Shampoo
YesYes - spray onlyYesrepelsRepeat as necessary12 wks or olderpeppermint oil,
clove extract,
sodium lauryl sulfate
ResultixTM
Tick Spray from Bayer
NoNoYesNoas often as neededall agesisopropyl myristate
Bio-Groom
Flea & Tick Shampoo
by Bio-Derm
YesNoYesNoweekly12 wks or olderpyrethrins, piperonyl
butoxide, n-octyl
bicycloheptene dicarboximide
FiproGuard
Flea & Tick Spray
YesNoYesNomonthly8 wks or olderfipronil

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Oral Treatments


 











































Kills Adult FleasControls Flea DevelopmentKills Ticks
(Lyme Disease
vectors)
Repels & Kills
Mosquitoes

(Heartworm, West Nile
Virus carriers)
DosageMinimum AgeActive Ingredients
Capstar® TabletsYesNoNoNoone4 weeks & older; 2 lbsnitenpyram
Sentry Capguard™ (Nitenpyram) for DogsYesNoNoNoone4 weeks & older; 2 lbsnitenpyram
Bayer advantus™ for DogsYesNoNoNoone10 weeks & older; 4 lbsimidacloprid

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