Flea and Tick preventative

[lute]

I use Frontline Plus. I get it only when the dog's need it. I buy it from work(vet clinic). Our single doses are $13.50, but I get a 20% discount.

[Freedom]

I use Frontline Plus as well. I have been getting it from the vet but, having just picked up a 3 month supply for 4 dogs yesterday, I'm going to search the internet!

Related, what do you use for heartworm prevention? I use Interceptor.
I didn't realize that even using it year round, you have to have a heartworm test done every other year! I need to look for that on line as well.

[Sirrahsim]

Ginger has had Interceptor each month since we got her. They gave it to her when I took her in for her puppy shots. Her last round of puppy shots is next week though so I guess I need to buy some of that too!

[caseysmom]

I buy it at costco, it is cheaper than the vet but I can't remember the price.

[beeniesmom]

I use cutter or bio-spot. It's cheaper and does the job.

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/ usually have it on sale this time of year.

[Ramble On Rose]

I give my dogs Sentinel. It's kind of expensive but it has both flea and heartworm preventative in a pill. I really don't like those goo filled tabs that you put on the back of their necks. Besides it being messy, one of my dogs would go nutty after I put it on him.

[Giselle]

We don't use flea/tick preventives because ticks aren't common here and flea season is isolated to a very small number of months (maybe May-August, at most). For that reason, I kill 'em as I sees em If I find a flea on one of the dogs, I'll apply all the dogs and the fleas disappear in a matter of days/weeks.

Of course, that probably won't work in hotter or more humid climates, but it's been my personal (and financial) preference to treat them only as much as necessary. So if your pup doesn't have a high susceptibility to fleas in the winter, you can maybe skip those months and focus on spring/summer. (Don't skimp on the heartworm, though!)