questions about fleas.?

Question

Could I purchase "Frontline" from any other source than a Vets surgery. What roughly would the likely cost be?
Has anyone out there used "Johnson's 4fleas" tablets. What was your opinion?
Has anyone used "Bob Martin's flea bombs. opinions please, do they work on all infestation, larvae, mites etc?

Answer 1

Frontline is usually only available in a vets because it is a POM (prescripton only medicine). I hear in some places it has been downgraded so it can be sold in shops.

Now let me tell you something about Bob Martin flea treatments! I've only been a veterinary nurse for four years, but i've already seen 2 cats die from having that stuff put on them, and one come close to dying from it. I've also seen some dogs have reactions to it. DON'T use it. I've launched a campaign against Bob Martin because they make me sick - even the cats and dogs who don't react to it are still jumping with fleas - one of the dead cats I saw actually had live fleas on it!! I've written letters to the company. They should change their slogan to 'Bob Martin - kills your pet but not the fleas!'

Flea tablets, including veterinary ones, are mostly preventative measures as they only sterilise the fleas. You need a spot-on or spray if fleas are already present.

It is true that veterinary products are the only surefire bet - I HATE pet shop products. Dangerous and ineffective, they only reason they survive in the market is because they are cheap and the dangers of them have not yet had enough exposure. I've assisted UK Watchdog in their investigation of Bob Martin, so hopefully the truth about the horrible company will be exposed to the public in time.

Someone on here said 'Bob Martin is usually great.....but the darn things [fleas] keep coming back!' How exactly is Bob Martin great then?!?!

Speaking from professsional AND personal experience I can tell you flea products from pet shops aren't worth the money. You might as well rub a dollar bill over your pet - just as useful, and less harmful.

You need to understand a flea's lifecycle to know which products work and why. I've gone on enough, so email me if you want to know more - as a start I'll tell you that flea collars are a waste of time and will hopefully soon fall out of use!

Chalice

Answer 2

johnsons 4fleas is brilliant i use them once a month or more if they have fleas but as mine are indoors i donot normally have a problem but just like to treat. i really wouldn't bother with frontline unless you have very young kittens which i have and i can't use it the vet nurse has to do it for me. you may be able to get frontline from a moss pharmacy if you are in the uk but you have to a prescription from your vet. the flea bombs work but don't think they work against mites you would need to read the label. the vet would probably have something that works against everything i use something called rug patrol which is excellent.
*edit* there are new products on the market much better than frontline these are advantage and there is another one but can't remember the name. frontline does not always work because it has been overused and incorrectly used so some fleas are immune to it.

Answer 3

Buying from pet shops is not a good idea. The best place is the vets. I say this because vets only supply products that actually work. Flea treatment comes in little tubes that you put on the back of the cats neck which stops fleas for three months, then you have to repeat. A pack of three tubes is about £14.00. which is three months supply. It's cheaper really cuz by the time you have tried different things from the pet shop, you will probably have spent more in the long run. These treatments are brilliant.

Answer 4

Hi!

Some large pet shops sell front line. My vet told me that Johnson's is a waste of money, and I have not heard of Bob Martin's!

Whether he was just trying to rip me off I don't know, but my vet said that many over-the-counter flea treatments are nowhere near as good as Front Line.

Personally I always pay that little bit extra and buy it from the vet's because I don't like to take chances with my cat and I don't mind paying the extra if it means that I know he's getting the best treatment.

xx Emmie

Answer 5

There are a few online vets that sell Fronline. It is usually cheaper too.
If you prefer using the vets then try and get them around June time as being the start of flea season they often have offers on.
Out of all the treatments available I would say Frontline is best.

Answer 6

go to a pet shop to buy frontline, its lots cheaper than at the vets!
bob martins products are normally great, i have got the stuff that u sprinkle on the carpets and furniture, but the damn things still return!
never heard of the flea bombs tho...maybe i should try to get one!

Answer 7

Try Vetstoria, I just purchased a pack of three pipettes of frontline for under £15.00, can't give you the link I'm afraid but sure you will find them, they arrived very quickly and were easy to use.

Answer 8

For ur rugs, Buy borax and sprinkle all over be generous. put ur animals outside. leave on for a couple of hours. Vacume then shampoo. u can put under furniture as well because fleas will try to escape where there is no borax. good luck. for the dog I just use frontline.

Answer 9

Hi, have a look on Hyperdrug.com they sell frontline 6 pipettes for £15.59 whereas the vet charges £18.00 for 3.

Answer 10

flearid is good for your carpet and any fabric, just spray it on and any flea or larvae that comes in contact with dies, lasts up to six months.