subject: Do You Need Flea Drops Like Frontline, Advantage Or K-9 Advantix For Dogs? [print this page] Do You Need Flea Drops Like Frontline, Advantage Or K-9 Advantix For Dogs?
There are a lot of good reasons to buy a high quality flea control product such as Frontline, Advantage or K-9 Advantix for dogs.
Not only are fleas and ticks itchy and uncomfortable for your dog when they bite, but these icky little parasites can spread to other pets and people, too. Plus, they carry dangerous diseases like Lyme disease or Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
To avoid fleas and ticks, you can take a number of logical and natural preventative measures such as laundering your dog's bedding on a regular basis, vacuuming your house with a flea collar in the catch-bag, and keeping your yard free from debris and long grass which may provide flea and tick shelter and breeding grounds.
That's what I did with Kera, my inside-only Goldador, while I lived in North Carolina.
Unfortunately, my measures were still not enough and she ended up getting fleas anyway.
That's why I decided to look into using a safe and effective flea killer. K-9 Advantix for dogs is canine-specific and made by the same manufacturer as canine Advantage, Bayer. Frontline pet meds have a different active ingredient but is still effective from what I have read.
I wanted something that would get rid of the fleas quickly, so I wouldn't have to be nervous sitting near Kera on the couch, but would also be safe, so I wouldn't have to worry about her getting sick, or my getting poisoned from touching her or something.
Kera's health was of extra importance because, as a guide-dog puppy in training, they require us puppy owners to approve all the dog's medication with our vet.
The vet didn't have a problem with K-9 Advantix for dogs, or any of the other medications we were looking at.
We decided to move forward with a name brand flea and tick product so we could read product reviews and make sure we were getting a good solution at a good price.
I was glad we did because before I had been killing Kera's fleas by hand (actually trying to catch them and put them in a jar of alcohol and, yes, that was very difficult! Flea drops work much better!
