what's your flea preventative?

[lute]

what do you use as flea preventative? my dogs/cats get garlic pills. it's too dangerous to use most medications.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Revolution ^^ It's good stuff.

[.sarah]

They don't recieve any preventative, and they are fine.

[cali]

fleas dont like the smell or taste of raw fed dogs from what I have heard. Happy and Misty do where flea and tick collars but only because they dont sell plain ol tick collars lol

[Suki Wingy]

none, we've never had them.

[ramanth]

Frontline for fleas, HeartGard for heartworms.

[lv4dogs]

fleas dont like the smell or taste of raw fed dogs from what I have heard.

I've never heard that, maybe I'll have to try my crew with no flea prevention & see what happens.

They get advantage or frontline plus, whatever is cheaper or more avail at the time.

[.sarah]

I've never heard that, maybe I'll have to try my crew with no flea prevention & see what happens.

It's because fleas prefer a less than healthy host. I guess maybe a truly healthy dog doesn't taste good?

Nova's immune system has been compromised by vaccines, and she has gotten the occassional flea. Nothing for alarm, but the other dogs haven't had a single flea since switching to raw.

[Riptide]

I use Frontline for fleas, Heartguard for heartworms ^^

[dab_20]

I don't use anything for fleas for them. They are on heartguard for heartworms.

[bckrazy]

Same here, they're both on Heartguard but nothing else. My Mom uses nematodes in the yard (still have no idea what the heck this is... but it apparently works) because it's over 1 acre and the back is woodsy. I give them garlic supps here and there, and if I find a tick anywhere I have frontline just in case. Last year I saw a few ticks where I walked Gonzo, so he was on Frontline all season and he didn't have a single flea or tick.

[My Peanuts]

Frontline for fleas, HeartGard for heartworms.

That's what we use accept we use heartguard plus. I forget what the difference is.

[binka_nugget]

fleas dont like the smell or taste of raw fed dogs from what I have heard. Happy and Misty do where flea and tick collars but only because they dont sell plain ol tick collars lol

That's pretty interesting.. Kai has only ever gotten fleas when he was fed kibble.

My boys aren't on anything at the moment. Fleas aren't bad around here so I don't use any preventative. If they get it, I'll put them on Advantage for a month or two until the fleas clear up.

[lizbud]

I use Advantage for fleas and Heartgard Plus for heartworms.

[Pembroke_Corgi]

The dogs use Frontline Plus once every 3 months for fleas, and heartgaurd every month for heartworm preventative.