I'm gonna take a lot of flack for saying this, but, being the person who I am....

I think it's funny all of you said something along the line "...but, my vet gave it to me..." like it makes it safer than if you went to the store and bought it off the counter with out a prescription.



Just because a doctor gave it to you or a vet gave it to you, that doesn't mean it's always safe.

Just read OTC or prescription pill bottle, warnings and cautions all over the place.
Most pet medications have no printed warnings or cautions... that doesn't make them safe because they have no warnings labels.

I'm not saying Advantage, Frontline, Revolution, etc... isn't safe, you can draw your own conclusion about that, but, do you reasearch before accepting something that some doctor or vet gave you saying it's safe... Take Asprin for example... it's kills thousands a year.... it's sold over the counter and doctors recommend it all the time... but is it really 'safe' if it's killing thousands a year?

Some comments from the EPA:
http://www.epa.gov/kidshometour/products/dspray.htm

Some Comments from the Humane Society of the US:
http://www.hsus.org/ace/11795

http://www.petitiononline.com/hartz/petition.html

It's fall and if you have a pet cat or dog who spends time outdoors, chances are they want to come inside more often. Unfortunately, so do the fleas they carry. Conventional flea treatments (collars, bombs, sprays and shampoos) may pose substantial health risks to you, your family and your pet. Of 20 ingredients commonly used in such treatments, half are known or suspected carcinogens and two-thirds are neuro- toxins. Children, who breathe faster than adults, and spend more time at "pet-level" are particularly vulnerable. Several studies in Baltimore, Denver and the state of Missouri have associated home pesticide use with childhood cancers, for example. Do your kids, your pets and your family a favor by taking the time to control fleas by vacuuming more frequently, regularly washing bedding where fleas gather and grooming your pets with a flea comb.
from: http://www.orcouncil.org/OEC%20Solut...ctober2002.htm

Some natural alternatives to spot on flea controls:
http://www.altvetmed.com/fleas.html