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This flea control review will save you time and money and help you treat your itchy scratcing dog.Frontline : Has had its day. When this was released in the mid 1990's, it was just fantastic. In our area of the world, it simply isn't working anymore. It is a safe product however although can be fatal in rabbits. I have occasionally seen a reaction at the site of application although this is rare.Advantage : Has been on the market for a similar time frame to frontline. It is working OK although I feel there is some better products.Advocate : Advocate is very similar to Advantage because the flea control component is the same. Advocate also claims to do Demodex mange and intestinal worms and heartworm. It's claim against Demodex is dubious. In a dog with generalised Demodex, Advocate will not control this. In a dog with localised Demodex, it may well have resolved without product application. I have seen far too many dogs passing round worms despite religious application of Advocate. I feel it is not a good product for intestinal worms from what I have seen and for this reason I must question its effectiveness against heartworm. This is a high end product that is very expensive and quite frankly, the product does not deliver on its claims. I would suggest you spend your money elsewhere.Revolution : This has been a good product over the years. We find it is still working well in our part of the world. It is extremely safe. I have never seen an adverse reaction to it and it can be used on all species for mites and fleas. You can use it in many animals including rabbits, birds and pocket pets. This is perhaps the safest product of all time for flea control. It doubles as a treatment for scabies and ear mites in cats and dogs and mites in many other species. A fantastic all round product.Capstar : The quintessental product for dogs that have flea allergy dermatitis. No other product works this way. It stops the flea biting your dog. Most spot ons have a small number of fleas that still get a few bites in before being overwhelmed by the product. The flea is paralysed as it pushes the proboscis into your dogs' skin. The flea becomes paralysed and dies before an antigenic reaction is triggered to flea saliva. This is an absolutely fantastic product. The downside is you have to give it to your dog every single day which means there is a huge compliance problem.Comfortis : is a hugely effective flea control that is relatively new since it has only appeared on the market in the last few years. It works really well with a fast kill time. If your dog has a flea problem, this will sort it out fast. The fleas have not been exposed to it so it works extremely well. It can occasionally cause vomiting. It is very safe however. It shouldn't be used in dogs with seizures. It only treats fleas.Flea allergy dermatitis is still the most common cause of itching in dogs. Your pet will scratch and rub the lower back and scratch at the abdomen. Regular monthly flea control is the best way to treat flea problems. Capstar is used for dogs with severe flea allergy dermatitis. use Comfortis every 2 weeks instead of monthly if your dog gets flea allergy dermatitis. I have been using this strategy quite safely without incident.
