With the
use of flea prevention products, protecting your dog from fleas helps keep your dog healthy and your home free of pesky fleas.
No matter what
type of flea prevention you use — spot - on - the - back, flea collar, pills, or shampoo — follow the directions carefully.
Contemporary methods
of flea prevention differ significantly from those of the past and are more streamlined and effective for it.
We recommend you always wear a mosquito collar even at night; otherwise, there the desired
effect of flea prevention will not be achieved.
The first thing you'll note happen when your dog starts using these collars as
part of their flea prevention and treatment is that the scratching stops.
Each adoption includes a physical exam, spay / neuter surgery, DA2PP and Kennel Cough vaccinations, heartworm test and one month of heartworm prevention, standard deworming, one
month of flea prevention, nail trim, ear cleaning, and a microchip with registration.
Once you've determined that your dog has fleas, or even if you just want to set them on a
course of flea prevention for the future, there are a few different options at your disposal to help you get rid of them.
Oral flea medications like NexGard, Trifexis and Comfortis take the mess
out of flea prevention while also protecting against other parasites (see product label for details).
The second
half of flea prevention is to kill existing fleas and keep new ones away from the places where they develop and thrive... namely their host (your pets) and the areas where their host rests and sleeps.
If fleas, flea debris or evidence of fleas is found while combing your cat, we will apply a single
dose of flea prevention.
If you have a yard, then keeping the grass mowed and any shrubs cut back is an essential
part of flea prevention as it gives them less places to hide.
Some of the flea prevention medications your veterinarian may recommend include Advantage and Frontline.