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.

[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 ^^

[lv4dogs]

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.

Wow, if your girls in FLORIDA don't get fleas I think I'm going to go without and see happens.


PS, I see others are listing what they use for heartworm prevention, I use interceptor, as Aussies (as well as many collie breeds & the like) are sometimes known to have reactions with ivermectin, most often called ivermectin sensitivity.

[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.

[pitc9]

Frontline Plus for fleas and liquid Ivermectin for heartworm.
I used to use Revolution, but have found this way to be much cheaper!

[shihtzulover850]

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

Same here . We don't need it. We give her Interceptor 1 a month to prevent heartworm and that is it.

[ramanth]

Frontline for fleas, HeartGard for heartworms.