New Flea & Tick Control

[Bonny]

Frontline was very expensive to use last summer on the dogs. We found something new called bio spot. It costs us $12.00 for three monthly treatments for a medium sized dog 31-60 pounds.

[pomtzu]

I hope it works better for you than it did for me.

I bought it a couple of years ago for my dogs - and they got fleas - BIG TIME!!!!

I got a refund from Dr Foster & Smith on it, but it cost me in the long run. Since my dogs are highly allergic to fleas, I had to take them to the vet for a pred shot, and then ended up buying the Advantix that I had them on originally. Then I had to buy a flea killer spray for the furniture and carpets. That whole fiasco cost me a lot more than the money I saved by buying the Bio Spot.

I now get their flea med from vetshoponline.com. They are very inexpensive and carry all the major brands. They ship from Australia and their shipping is only $4.95, no matter how much or how little you buy.

You should check them out!

[caseysmom]

Biospot is bad news....

There are several threads in dog health addressing this.

[Bonny]

We are using it to repel woodticks. This bio spot comes from Farnam Companies, Inc. out of Arizona. Will check the health thread.

[MonicanHonda]

I heard it doesn't work... I actually think there was a news report at 11 today about Biospot and Sentry. I have some 'natural oil spray' from Sentry and will be throwing it out immediately.

This is used by my friend and she HIGHLY recommends it. I will be buying some shortly. It's not toxic like your topical flea meds can be... I don't want to use anything that says I have to wash it off myself immediately... hello! it's on my dog! She said this stuff works great though, and you can use it when you need it. It has a nice soft smell, and it's not overwhelming. You can also use it on yourself, cats, horses, and your house.

http://www.cedarcidestore.com/Remove_Ticks.html

It was in the news!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeQp7WH6A5Y&feature=related

[Bonny]

I never used anything on my dogs until we had problems last summer with the dog food & the veterinary thought the dogs were allergic to something in their environment so he suggested frontline. It was expensive & kept the ticks off of them. I go over the dogs several times a day picking ticks off of them. If they are flapping their ears it tells me ticks are on & around their heads. The apple cidar vinegar is something friends were using to treat their horses in the summer to keep flys, mosquitoes, etc off of them. I have used apple cider vinegar to wash the dogs coats down. It brings on a nice shiney coat & isn't harsh on their coats. I wonder if it wouldn't work on ticks if given orally? Will check out natural repellents to.

[MonicanHonda]

I also give Delta ACV orally. I know you can spray a 50/50 mixture with water and it's supposed to repel fleas... dunno about ticks? I've also heard of using Neem oil. I haven't had Delta on any meds (and we have bbaaaddd fleas here) and I haven't seen one on her yet... a lot of people say a natural diet will allow that to happen., but I still am finding something to put on her. I'm going to buy that best yet stuff or whatever it's called.

[Bonny]

The bio spot is working to keep the ticks off the dogs. It has been two weeks since I applied it to the dogs. We have been out in the brush, down to the beaver dam & no ticks to be found on them. :)