what's your flea preventative?

[Cincy'sMom]

Frontline for fleas, HeartGard for heartworms.

Same here

[Daisy and Delilah]

I use Advantage and Heartgard.

[Kfamr]

Frontline Plus and Heartguard.

I don't see it possible NOT to have any protection living in Florida. Especially since I live so close to the coast, and my dogs visit the beach often where there's tons of sand fleas.

[wolf_Q]

Nothing for fleas, we don't have them here. Heartworm is very rare here as well but I give Nebo monthly pills anyway...it starts with an I I'm not sure if its Ivermectin or Interceptor, something like that...its what my vet carries.

[.sarah]

I don't see it possible NOT to have any protection living in Florida.

After trying to reword this a billion times, I can't figure out how to say anything and not sound rude. I just seems that you're talking about me, and like I said, I researched this and am comfortable with my decision.

This article includes all of the main reasons that I don't give heartworm.
http://web.archive.org/web/200406050.../heartworm.htm

If I'm going to the beach, camping, will be outside for a long period of time, and am taking my dogs, certainly they will be sprayed vigorously with a natural mosquito repellent.

Not everyone is going to agree, some people will think I'm doing more harm than good, some people will think I'm just cheap, whatever. I'm doing what I know is best for my dogs and that's all that matters.

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

I don't use any preventatives either. Heartworm is NOT a concern where I live and Bailey has never had a flea.

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

Nothing. Fleas aren't a huge problem where I live. Dogs do get them, but not often and none of our dogs have ever had them. My dogs are also not on any heartworm prevention as it is not a problem in my area at all...if I lived somewhere that fleas or heartworms were a problem, they'd definitely be on prevention.