This means you don't want to put the plastic vials of
fipronil products in the sun; don't let your dog bake in the sun after application; and avoid the sun for short - haired dogs using
fipronil products.
Not exact matches
Sergeant's Pet Care
Products, Inc. (sentrypetcare.com) SENTRY Fiproguard Plus IGR is an OTC spot - on product containing fipronil, the active ingredient found in vet - recommended p
Products, Inc. (sentrypetcare.com) SENTRY Fiproguard Plus IGR is an OTC spot - on
product containing
fipronil, the active ingredient found in vet - recommended
productsproducts.
A recent Humane Society report suggests a few alternatives; «You might want to consider several topical
products (available through veterinarians) that are insecticides designed to have fewer toxic effects on the nervous systems of mammals: imidacloprid (found in Advantage ®),
fipronil (in Frontline ®), and selamectin (in Revolution ™)».
Cat flea spot - on treatments do not contain permethrin and many newer dog spot - on
products do not either (other active ingredients that are safe for both dogs and cats include
fipronil, imidacloprid and indoxacarb).
There are three very effective
products that we use,
fipronil (Frontline or Frontline Topspot, Rx), permethrin (ProTICall, Rx) and amitraz (Preventic collars, Rx).
Most
products designed to repel these buggers include possible carcinogens and nervous - system toxins like
fipronil, permethrin, pyrethrins, or imidacloprid.»
Prescription and expensive
products have a chemical called
fipronil (kills fleas, dog ticks and deer ticks), imidacloprid or selamectin (also prevents heartworm, kills mites, dog ticks, ear mites).
For cases of infestations, or when pets are allergic to flea bites and need immediate relief, newer
products using
fipronil (marketed as Frontline ® or TopspotTM) or imidacloprid (marketed as Advantage ®) are safer and effective.
To further its understanding of the issue, the EPA required enhanced reporting for the year 2008 from all manufacturers of EPA registered topical pesticide
products, which encompassed all classes of pesticide active ingredients, including cyphenothrin, phenothrin, permethrin, imidacloprid, dinotefuran,
fipronil, amitraz, etofenprox, S - methoprene, pyriproxyfen, and metaflumizone.
If the flea
product that you purchase says that it also gets ticks, unless the active ingredient is
fipronil, which is the only safe effective tick
product, then you can guarantee the
product contains a derivative of pyrethrin.
To be effective, the
product must contain
fipronil for tick control, Grace said.
If you have cats, make sure you use a
product that is safe for cats, such as flumethrin or
fipronil,» says Dr. Jane Sykes serves as director of the Small Animal Clinic in the veterinary hospital.
A new
product by Merial called Certifect is a combination of
fipronil and a low dose of amitraz.
The new
products recently approved in this country are lufenuron (Program marketed by Ciba - Geigy), imidacloprid (Advantage - marketed by Bayer) and
fipronil (Frontline - marketed by Rhone Merieux).
Additionally, a
fipronil treatment may include the fleas killing
products of permethrin, as in Effitix, or cyphenothrin as in Frontline Tritak for dogs.
You can find a
fipronil and methoprene combination
product that kills fleas and ticks (Frontline Plus), as well as etofenprox partnered with Nylar or methoprene in various over-the-counter spot - on
products that help control fleas and ticks.
Flea
products called spot - on use the ingredients
fipronil, imidacloprid, or selamectin and take 12 - 42 hours.
Like the other flea drops on this page, Petlock Plus is a generic
fipronil and methoprene
product.
Of the spot - on
products, only ivermectin, selemectin and
fipronil will kill most mites.
It means applying one of the newer monthly flea control
products (imidocloprid,
fipronil, selamectin, spinosad, etc.) Even if you never see fleas on you pet, consider an aggressive flea control program essential.
Some veterinarians have seen something similar to EGC develop at the site where flea - control
products have been applied to cats (imidacloprid, Advantage,
fipronil, Frontline).
Because the patent on
fipronil has expired, veterinarians and the large pharmaceutical companies that produced them for veterinarians to sell no longer market these
products like the once did.
Someone decided the
product needed a boost — and here it seems unclear whether the manufacturer of the natural cleaning
product added some
fipronil or whether the professional cleaning company mixed up a new concoction using the natural mite control
product with a
fipronil booster.