Carol Boche Webboard User Reg: 10-30-2005
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I do not like BioSpot.....never tried K9 Advantix.....I use FrontLine and have never had issues with it as far as bothering the dogs and I have not had issues with fleas or ticks.
I like FL as well because it is waterproof and as much as I exercise my dog in the water due to the heat, that is a major plus.
BioSpot is not waterproof.
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I use Bio-spot and it works very well for my dogs. No issues with fleas/ticks even though the dogs spend alot of time in the woods. I do reaply after a bath(not a big issue as my border collies seem to have "teflon" coats and only get a bath about every 3 months), but not after swimming (the dogs are in the water 4-5 times a week in the summer)and it has never been an issue.
Another voice for Frontline... never had a problem with it. No fleas or ticks. Just wish it repelled against mosquitos, my poor dog gets big hard itchy bumps from mosquito bites.
I have had one population of fleas resistant to Frontline Plus and it was a nightmare, so now I like to rotate products around.
Recently asked my husband to pick up some biospot and the packaging was all fancy and the price about triple what it used to be but the product has worked well.
I have had one population of fleas resistant to Frontline Plus and it was a nightmare
I have used Frontline also for the past seven years, however; my dog just tested positive for Lyme Disease. I am located about 15 miles south of Boston, MA in an area called the Blue Hills which is infested with deer and of course the lovely deer tick. I use the Frontline year round too, since finding ticks on my dog in February a couple of years ago.
My vet feels the ticks are becoming resistant, not only to the Frontline (I'm not sure if that goes for other tick medications as well) but also the frigid temperatures, since she has seen ticks on a few dogs over the winter.
She suggested I start applying the Frontline every two weeks during Spring and Fall when the ticks are most active. I don't like the idea of that, I don't even like doing it monthly since there are all kinds of warnings on it about not touching it etc...if it is not good for me I can't imagine it is great for the dog.
Does anyone know of any natural repellents to ticks or holistic approaches to this problem?
Kristel Smart Webboard User Reg: 10-03-2006
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I'm paranoid about using ANY chemicals on my dogs, especially those that are systemic and have a month's worth of potency. Over time in the past I've tried all of them on my dogs, and somebody in the pack always seemed to react negatively no matter which I tried. I had a Greyhound that had seizures after an application of Bio-Spot; though never before or after I quit using it. That was pretty much the eye-opener for me. I comb for fleas regularly. On the rare occasion that I see a flea I bathe the dogs (ANY shampoo will kill fleas...the suds drowns them), wash all bedding and vacuum. If I've been in an area likely to have ticks, I check for them as soon as I get home and remove any that I've found. I haven't found any all-natural product that effectively repels fleas and ticks yet, though if anyone else has I"d LOVE to know about it.
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