I have used Advantix K9 for 5 Years or so. I usually buy it online from 1-800-Petmeds. It has always worked really good, and sometimes I can go over the month. Since I have 2 dogs it is expensive to use every month.

So I bought it off ebay a few times, and once it didn’t seem to work. I also bought it from Petsmart, and one week later there was a flea on my dog, and I had to put it on again. And than 2 weeks later I had to use another one.

It is very important it work for my Maltese, as she is allergic to flea bites.

So the question is, why do some work, and some not work. Anybody experience this also?
I went on viewpoints and reads some reviews, and they didn’t sound too good. I can’t take the chance of it not working!
I used to use Frontline, but that was allowing the flea to bite my dog before it was killed. So I was having alot of trouble with her scratching, and changed to Advantix, which worked wonderful untill I started to buy it other places, which by the way is the question!
We have to protect them against ticks too, as we go up to the mountains alot.
I am wondering if I should use the cheaper and safer advantage in the winter, and the Advantix in the summer when we are camping?
Just checked and Advantage is only 6 or 7 dollars cheaper.

i have 3 cats. 2 are 2 years old, and the other is an elder cat. i’ve been using frontline plus on them but i still saw fleas crawling on them. then someone told me that frontline only kills the fleas when they bite the cat. does advantage kills AND prevents the fleas from coming on my cats? advantage is mostly only for fleas but frontline kills ticks, fleas, etc. my cats go outside so i don’t know if they need tick protection. i don’t live near the woods. i live in NY in a suburban area. what should i do? for anyone who tried frontline and advantage, which one is better? and what are the side affects if any?
i’m just afraid because i saw reviews about advantage for cats and it gives them bad side effects. maybe i’ll only get the 4 pack and if it works then i’ll get the 12 month pack.

Okay, this is a really weird question but I’m a paranoid person. I found a couple of ticks on my dog (nothing unusual, we live in South Jersey) And they were tiny and easily came off because we check her when she comes inside from pooping. The problem is that i dropped one so small that I can’t find it. I searched everywhere. I don’t mind if it’s on me because I will find it and if it goes back on my dog i’ll see it (she’s cream colored). The problem is I have two dark tabby cats that explore everywhere in my house. If the tick gets on them, the chances of me finding it on Charles is about 30% and 15% on Albert (he doesn’t like to be touched very much).

So the question is…If it enjoys a blood meal on one of my cats, will it just fall off? Or is it one of those ticks that burrow? Do cats contract Lyme’s Disease as often as dogs and humans? Can I buy a pack of special wipes to rub down my cats to avoid it attaching to them? Should I be worried, my cats are my babies and could not love a human baby as much as I love them?

The tick was: very small and flat like if you weren’t looking closely, it could be mistaken for a freckle. It was light brown and resides in weather between 28 and 55 degrees F in the heavily wooded areas of southern New Jersey.

so they have shampoo to kill fleas ans ticks but it always says avoid eye. how are you supposed to kill bugs that take cover on the animals head???
i am bathing my kittens to make sure i have no fleas on them before they go to their new homes. i cannot but 0 worth of flea stuff for my cats so please stop mentioning them!

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