What method of flea control/prevention do you use?

**wolf_Q** · 12-07-2011, 06:47 PM

Nothing, there's not a problem with fleas in Utah. I'm a groomer and I've seen maybe 10-15 dogs with fleas in over 9 years of grooming....the vast majority being dogs that came from out of state or were around an animal from out of state. That's one reason I don't think I could live anywhere else (and definitely not be a groomer anywhere else I couldn't handle all the fleas and ticks ew).

**mrspunkysmom** · 12-07-2011, 08:17 PM

Frontline or advantix and only when needed. The only time my cats get fleas are at the vets.

**IRescue452** · 12-08-2011, 12:26 PM

I chose other. I use no chemicals unless they have more than a few fleas in a short timespan and then I will use frontline. I've used it once on one dog this year.

I do however use a flea comb to check their coats after an outing. Fleas are common where I live I think because I'm across the field from a local dog park. I may find as little as one adult flea on one of the dogs and comb through their whole bodies and find no others. I prefer to catch them early before they can reproduce and before I even find any flea poop on them. I haven't had a full infestation with these dogs ever.

**sallyandsnowx** · 12-09-2011, 03:58 PM

When we first adopted Snow, she had a huge flea problem (multiple flea baths, even the house had to get exterminated..

) Ever since then we've used Advantage for her and it works great! Not a single flea, thank god.

**Kater** · 12-09-2011, 08:18 PM

Colorado does not have many fleas or ticks. I have Kirk on Sentinel right now, but when I'm back in Hawaii that will surely change. He will need to be on an adulticide of some kind, most likely topical.

**chocolatepuppy** · 12-09-2011, 09:22 PM

Frontline Plus for the dogs. I only use it every other month in the summer.

**Taz_Zoee** · 12-10-2011, 12:11 AM

Originally Posted by chocolatepuppy

Frontline Plus for the dogs. I only use it every other month in the summer.

Same here. I usually only apply it before they go to my brothers house when we are out of town. They have ticks out there too.

**krazyaboutkatz** · 12-10-2011, 01:19 AM

Even though all of my cats are indoor only, I've been using Advantage on them every month for many years. When I didn't, they would get fleas. I live in a condo and there are other animals close by. If they have fleas then my cats will get them too. I have to use it year round because the weather is very mild here in CA. I also buy the largest dog advantage and then I measure it for my cats. This saves me a lot of money and it's been preapproved by my vet. In fact one of my former vets was the one who recommended doing this to help save me money.

**mrspunkysmom** · 10-06-2014, 11:33 PM

Advantage. I also use Raid for carpets sometimes, and other times I use a home remedy of soap, cedar essential oil as a carpet spray.

**Jessika** · 10-07-2014, 10:10 PM

Trifexis, which includes flea control (Trifexis = Interceptor + Comfortis)

If I need a topical, I use Vectra 3D.

We are seeing horrible flea resistance with frontline and fipronil-based products, so I strongly recommend considering other orals/topicals when I can.

**pomtzu** · 11-12-2014, 08:19 AM

The 8 month effectiveness of the Seresto collar is pretty darn accurate. This is the 8th month that I have had it on Wolfy, and I noticed him fiercely scratching starting several days ago. Last night I found a flea on him.

I was hoping he could get thru the colder months without flea protection, but that's not going to happen. I sent for another collar, and in the meantime while I wait for it to get here, I found that I had one dose of Advantix II left, so I put that on him last night. No scratching today, so far.

Now I have to strip the bed and also spray areas that he likes to occupy too.

**Lady's Human** · 11-15-2014, 12:03 AM

Another vote for the Seresto collar. We've used them on Angel, and have yet to find a single critter one her.

**pomtzu** · 11-15-2014, 09:20 AM

Originally Posted by Lady's Human

Another vote for the Seresto collar. We've used them on Angel, and have yet to find a single critter one her.

Don't know where you get your Seresto collars, but I have found that www.chewy.com is the cheapest of ANYWHERE! The delivery is super speedy too - I had my order in 2 days - ships from PA. All their prices on everything are great, especially if you normally buy at the pet supply stores. The collar for Wolfy was $42.99, (as compared to Concord Pet where I sometimes go for his food), where it's $79! My vet is high on her price too. I get his vitamins and any supplements and nylabones and often his food too, from CHEWY.