Flea prevention
Submitted by alisonjmorgan on July 8, 2012 - 11:43pmI had been using Sentinal but it is not availble at this time. It is a combination Flea and Heartworm pill and Matilda never had any sid effects from it. I tried a product call Certifect and OMG the stuff smelled so strong that Matilda's eyes started itching. The stuff was oily and ran down her coat. It scared me and I put her in the tub and washed it all off fast. Stupid of me, not to read some reviews first, I trusted the vet's office recommendation. The reviews on Amazon were awful and scared me badly. Now, I'm back to square one. I don't know what to use for flea prevention or Heartworm prevention. What do you use?????
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Alison and my little girl Matilda
Revolution
is all I have ever used...BUT we don't have a problem with fleas so in the past 16 years I have only used 1 package of it...lol that is a 6 month protection I believe. I have had fleas maybe 2 or 3 times in all those years, and I'm sure my dogs got therm from another dog or 2, usually after dog show. We also don't have a big problem with heartworm. The Revolution sure did get rid of the fleas quickly.
DE - link below
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatomaceous_earth
http://www.saferbrand.com/store/insect-control/51702?gclid=COC63IXWkbECFYeo4AodVXpdeQ
thanks
I think we will give the Diatomaceous a try. I can't bring myself to try any topical flea medicines, again.
Alison and my little girl Matilda