Ask your veterinarian for
the best flea preventive for your pet's lifestyle and needs.
Not all of
the best flea preventives work against ticks.
Not exact matches
The
best flea control product for cats is Bayer Advantage II, a monthly topical
preventive that guards against
fleas in all life stages, is highly effective, easy to apply, and completely waterproof.
Preventive medications are the
best way to keep
fleas and ticks away from your pets.
Preventive: A
good flea collar paired with a topical medication could work
well.
Best to play it safe and put your pooch on a
good flea and tick
preventive.
Using a topical
preventive is the
best way to protect your pet against
fleas and to treat a
flea infestation.
We carry the safest
flea, tick, and heartworm
preventives as
well as nutritional supplements, prescription diet food, and dental care products.
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The
best preventive regimen is regular brushing — daily for large dogs and every other day for cats and small dogs — and regular bathing and fur checks for
fleas and
flea specks.
The combination of these two compounds provides a convenient
preventive measure for
fleas as
well as heartworm and internal parasites except tapeworms.
He or she can recommend a broad - spectrum monthly
preventive that's safe for cats and effective against intestinal parasites,
fleas and heartworms, which are a risk to cats as
well as dogs.
This may be an excellent strategy for keeping your pet
flea - free, especially if used in conjunction with a
good - quality monthly pharmaceutical
flea preventive.
Treatment Of course, even with the
best preventive measures, there are some rare instances where
fleas can sneak in and take control.
It is
well worth the price, however, to kill
fleas and ticks without the mess of topical
preventives or the hassle of oral medications.
As pets age, it is important to stay on top of their medical exams and
preventive treatments (vaccines, heartworm,
flea and tick prevention and deworming, etc.) to ensure they live the
best life possible.
Pet Helpers: Charleston (a broad range of low - cost veterinary care — including vaccinations, deworming,
flea and tick control, heartworm tests, feline leukemia / aids tests, very affordable heartworm
preventive medication, mass removals, orthopedic surgery, and some dentistry [fees are on a sliding scale]-- as
well as a pet food bank, low - cost spay / neuter, help for chained dogs, TNR, and behavior / training referrals); clinic phone number: 843-302-0556
I like Frontline Plus as a tick
preventive and I like Advantage
better when there is an actual
flea infestation which is often what happens with kittens I foster.
South Carolina: Charleston Animal Society: Charleston (pet food, spay / neuter assistance) Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: Columbia (pet food, spay / neuter assistance) Keep Our Pets Food Bank: Horry and Georgetown (pet food for eligible applicants) Pawmetto Lifeline: Columbia (low - cost spay / neuter clinic, mobile vaccine clinic, pet food pantry) Pet Helpers: Charleston (a broad range of low - cost veterinary care — including vaccinations, deworming,
flea and tick control, heartworm tests, feline leukemia / aids tests, very affordable heartworm
preventive medication, mass removals, orthopedic surgery, and some dentistry [fees are on a sliding scale]-- as
well as a pet food bank, low - cost spay / neuter, help for chained dogs, TNR, and behavior / training referrals); clinic phone number: 843-302-0556
Without question, the
best line of defense against ticks is to keep your pet on a monthly
preventive (which also covers
fleas and mosquitoes).
Some heartworm
preventives contain additional ingredients that will control other parasites, such as roundworms or hookworms, while the topical
preventives prescribed by your vet will protect your dog against
fleas and ticks as
well.
Keeping your pet on a
flea preventive medication year round is the
best way to avoid this painful condition.