My daughter worked in a vets office and he told her you shouldn't bathe a dog 2 weeks before or 2 weeks after applying flea / tick medication to your dogs skin. This does not make sense to me not to mention this would leave a 3-4 day window once a month in which to bathe your dog. Does anyone know specifically what this is all about ie. possibly how the chemicals balance vs. the soap used or does water adversly affect the treatment and how etc.
Natalya Zahn Webboard User Reg: 12-22-2006
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Hi Eric,
I think some of the reasoning is that those flea and tick treatments use the natural oils on a dog's skin to distribute the checmicals over the whole body - you apply it in one or two spots on the back, but it migrates on it's own over the dog's back (not sure what total percentage of the body it's supposed to eventually cover, but it does spread). If you bath the dog PRIOR to treatment, you remove those oils and the treatment won't spread like it's intended to. If you bath AFTER treatment, than yes, I think that water will dilute or wash away some of it, if you don't give the treatment enough time to really "soak in". Hope I have that right...
The stuff we use I think only requires something like 3 days of no water before, and 3 to 5 days of no water after - not 2 weeks (which doesn't seem correct to me, but all those brands have their own unique instructions...).
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Hi Eric,
Frontline, Advantage, Advantix, and Advantage Multi are all waterproof, and you really only need to wait a 2 days...not 2 weeks. The Reps for both products have told me this. When the oily spot where you applied the medication is dry it's OK to give a bath.
These products work from the sebaceous (sp?) glands under the dog's skin. Natalya's explanation is correct.
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We hear more and more that the topical flea meds aren't working very well. It could be the fleas are becoming resistant or it could be that the medication isn't being applied correctly.
In any case, we say 48 hours so that the maximum amount of medication is absorbed and to avoid having to apply another dose mid-month. It's expensive stuff...and it's a lot of medication in a 30 day period.
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In any case, we say 48 hours so that the maximum amount of medication is absorbed and to avoid having to apply another dose mid-month. It's expensive stuff...and it's a lot of medication in a 30 day period.
I was a bit taken aback when I got the bill for our full summer supply of the stuff (6 months) - that's partially why I always wait a day or two longer than suggested (before and after) when it comes to swimming and bathing - otherwise I can just imagine dollar signs rolling right off my dog's back, while the bugs jump on!!
Although it does not protect against ticks, it has done an awsome job for me on fleas. Since I started using it many years ago, fleas are a thing of the past even in this year round hot Florida climate.
One pill, once a month and neither heartworm or fleas are a worry. Plus, the dogs can get in the pool right away without any worries of the product washing away.
I get the Sentinel for just over $10 a pill for the 50-100 lb size dog. That means $10 per dog per month and never a flea or a heartworm concern.
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- that's partially why I always wait a day or two longer than suggested (before and after) when it comes to swimming and bathing - otherwise I can just imagine dollar signs rolling right off my dog's back, while the bugs jump on!!
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