I have used advantage in the past and have had no problems with it, however, in the last couple of weeks my 2?

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I have used advantage in the past and have had no problems with it, however, in the last couple of weeks my 2 dogs have had dozens of tiny ticks. There was sod laid about 3 or 4 weeks ago and I am assuming that the ticks are coming from there. There is nothing else that is new or different in our neighborhood . Anyway, I switched to Frontline as it is supposed to kill ticks along with the fleas. It has been a week since I treated them and I am still finding a couple of tiny ticks and the dogs are scratching like they have fleas as well. What do I do. Can I add advantage since that has always worked on the fleas or is it too soon, and what do I do about the ticks ?

Answer 1

Are the ticks??? Try a flea and Tick bath, wait 48hrs and then use frontline plus. Flea and Tick rid the house too. Any carpet, bedding, stuffed animals, dog toys, kid toys. Time for a good cleaning. Your house and dogs will thank you. What a better time, Christmas, family coming.

Answer 2

Advantage doesn't treat ticks - Advantix does. Switch to that if you want flea and tick treatment. Are you completely sure they're ticks by the way?

Much as I love Frontline I have to admit I'm not 100% sure about its complete usefulness against ticks - at least the spot-on version. It's not that I've ever actually SEEN a Frontline-treated animal with ticks, you just hear stuff. I know that if you get the spray version of Frontline and put it direct on the ticks they will plop off within a few hours - the spot-on has to be used every two weeks for effectiveness against ticks, and most people don't like to use a treatment that often. For you, I would say Advantix - all the perks of a flea treatment you're happy with, with the added extra to guard against ticks!

Chalice

Answer 3

Advantage doesn't kill ticks. Frontline works on ticks but can quickly become overloaded with a high infestation. There's another product called "Killtix" that works strictly on ticks. Sounds like you might need to treat your yard along with treating the dog. I would be more aggressive on the yard treatment instead of being aggressive on the dog treatment. Be sure and not bathe the dog 2-3 days prior to and 2-3 days after application of either Frontline or Advantage....not sure about Killtix - just read the label. Never add two producuts together - these are pesticides and can become toxic at a high enough dose to cause reactions (and possibly death at a high enough dose!) Talk with someone who knows lawn/garden and they should be able to get a liquid to spray your yard with (there's a product called "Seven" that makes a dust or liquid) Hope this helps!

Answer 4

Neither Advantage or Frontline repel ticks - you need to switch to Advantix or Frontline Plus.

We found this out the hard way after all 4 of our dogs got infested with the tiny ticks you describe while we were on Jekyll Island one April. We called our vet and found out the difference - all our dogs have been on Advantix since and no more tick problems.

Answer 5

Are you sure they are actually ticks? Ticks are not usually present in lawn sod, but rather heavy brush. I would not double up Frontline and Advantage in the same month - I'd see my vet.