pills would be easier for me to administer th en topical stuff
2007-04-30 11:04:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
See your vet. There are a lot of good oral flee/tick medications that are more effective than what was out years ago.
2007-04-30 11:12:11 · answer #1 · answered by Pete S 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are indeed tablets available for flea control - Program is the top brand from vets I believe. I think it also comes in suspension form.
Be aware that any flea medication tablets, including Program, are preventative only, they do not treat existing fleas. The tablets sterilise the fleas so a population cannot be formed. If you want to move on to oral flea control, first establish a flea-free environment with the use of spot-ons and housespray. The tablets will then prevent re-infestation.
Just to check - by topical solutions, do you mean shampoos? Just in case you're not aware, spot-ons are available, and the veterinary ones are very safe and effective. Shampoos are of course a hassle to apply, and are also not very effective. Spot-ons are usually the easiest method of administration, they're just a few drops on the skin on the back of the neck. If you're wanting to put pills in food for an animal, be aware that you have to make absolutely sure that bowl is LICKED clean so the animal gets the whole tablet!
Chalice
2007-04-30 18:34:39 · answer #2 · answered by Chalice 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Capstar is a pill that kills every flea on the dog within 24 hours. You can give it daily but at $3+ a pop it would run you $90/month or more, depending on the size of the dog ($3 is what I pay to Capstar a 15# dachshund)
Good for severe infestations but I do not know that I would want to give my dogs insecticide on a daily basis.
2007-04-30 18:16:04 · answer #3 · answered by Karen W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a product, one of the Heartworm treatments. So you would have to get it at your vets and you may have to get the heartworm test before being able to buy it. It's called Sentinel and is a meaty looking square. Some dogs like it and others fight taking it. It does kill fleas but at a different point in the fleas life cycle than the topicals.
2007-04-30 18:38:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My dog *loves* to eat anything with garlic in it. (Found this out when he got into the mashed potatoes.)
I drop some roasted garlic in his food every week or 2. He's 15 months old and we've never seen a single flea on him.
2007-04-30 19:08:45 · answer #5 · answered by Kat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Capstar. It will kill fleas on the dog, but it won't protect them from reinfestation like a topical would.
2007-04-30 18:11:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋