Bravecto Plus for Cats protects against fleas, black-legged ticks, heartworms, roundworms, and hookworms for eight weeks. Known side effects: neurologic adverse reactions, including ataxia lack of coordination , seizures, and tremors; other known side effects—vomiting, hair loss, rash, lethargy, diarrhea, decreased appetite, dry skin, and itching. Variants: Bravecto Chew for Dogs 4. Revolution Plus for Cats combats more pests—fleas, ear mites, roundworms, hookworms, and several species of ticks—than any other treatment we recommend.

For versions suited to lighter or heavier cats, see below. Unlike most other treatments, this formula kills fleas, and it also tackles ear mites, sarcoptic mange, and heartworms in dogs. But it treats only American dog ticks. For versions suited to lighter or heavier dogs, see below. What it treats: Revolution Plus protects cats from more pests than our other picks.

Like Bravecto , Revolution Plus also protects against common parasites in kittens, including roundworms and hookworms. It also works against fleas, black-legged ticks, American dog ticks, Gulf Coast ticks, ear mites, roundworms, hookworms, and heartworms. Bravecto , Frontline , and Seresto do fight these. Revolution kills fleas, ear mites, sarcoptic mange, American dog ticks, and heartworms. Active ingredients: selamectin Revolution ; selamectin and sarolaner Revolution Plus. Known side effects: neurologic adverse reactions, including ataxia lack of coordination , seizures, and tremors.

Variants: Revolution for Dogs 5. Frontline Plus is our favorite non-prescription topical treatment, and it protects against fleas and a range of tick species. For dosing that is suitable for dogs of other weights, see below.

This monthly non-prescription topical treatment for cats protects against the same pests as its counterpart for dogs and requires the same monthly schedule. Consider this treatment if you have both dogs and cats, and you want to protect them from the same set of pests, on the same schedule. What it treats: Frontline Plus is the only flea and tick treatment we recommend that treats the same pests for cats or dogs, on the same timetable, without a prescription.

Both treatments fight fleas, lice, lone star ticks, American dog ticks, deer ticks, and brown dog ticks. Comparatively, Bravecto offers four formulas that protect against different combinations of pests, with less coverage in its cat products; this can get confusing for pet owners of both cats and dogs that want to protect their pets from several parasites with a single dose.

Frontline Plus takes out the guesswork so pet owners can focus on playtime rather than on flea-bath time. So you can quickly pick up a new box while running errands without worrying if your vet filled the prescription. Variants: Frontline Plus for Dogs 5 to 22 pounds , 23 to 44 pounds , 45 to 88 pounds , 89 to pounds ; Frontline Plus for Cats over 1. This flea collar lasts up to eight months, and it protects against the same fleas and ticks as the dog version—but not lice and mange.

The Seresto Collar for Dogs and Seresto Collar for Cats both provide protection that lasts as long as possible between reapplications eight months per collar, compared with one month for most topicals. Half of our picks, including Frontline and Revolution, require monthly topical treatments. Also, some pets may not appreciate having the extra bulk of a collar around their neck. And pets with especially sensitive skin may experience side effects of redness or inflammation near the collar; if this sounds like your pet, try an oral or topical treatment instead.

Seresto Collar for Cats protects against fleas, American dog ticks, deer ticks, brown dog ticks, and lone star ticks. Seresto Collar for Dogs protects against fleas, American dog ticks, deer ticks, brown dog ticks, lone star ticks, lice, and sarcoptic mange.

For this guide, I spoke with six professionals, from veterinarians to pesticide experts, about how to select the best flea and tick treatment for your pet. Environmental Protection Agency about pesticide regulation. I consulted Dr. Douglas Kratt, president of the American Veterinary Medical Association , about how to select the appropriate medication for your pet. I asked Dr. Jennifer Welser, chief medical officer at Mars Veterinary Health , about their favorite flea and tick medications. And I discussed product safety with Dr.

To find the best flea and tick treatments, we spoke with six pet and pesticide experts about medications, side effects, active ingredients, and regulatory concerns. Our two veterinarians shared their personal product recommendations and shopping advice, which guided us in this review.

They also shared the favorite treatments they recommend to their own clients. We cross-referenced their advice with dozens of treatments sold across retailers like PetMeds, Amazon, Chewy, Petco, and PetSmart, among others.

We dismissed sprays and shampoos because they offer protection for only days or a week at a time, and pet owners are more likely to misuse them compared with other products. That left us with eight brands of chews, topicals, and collars for cats or dogs. We selected the four brands that were highly recommended by our experts, that kill and protect against a wide range of pests, and that are sold across retailers at a variety of budgets.

Pet owners who hike with their dogs have different needs than those who have house cats. While both products are similar in application and shelf life, Frontline Plus has the added value of killing both ticks and fleas. However, if you need more immediate results, you might be better off paying a little more for Advantage II.

Keep in mind that a product that works for one dog may not work as well for another. It is important to monitor your dog after application and also remember that these products work best as a preventative measure. If you are interested in even more options, check out our in-depth flea and tick prevention reviews for some natural alternatives and other applications. If your dog already has fleas, you might also benefit from reading our article on getting rid of fleas. Have you ever used either of these products?

Which do you prefer and why? What's Covered? What Makes A Good Vet? Is your dog chewing up shoes and destroying your furniture? We review the best dog crates. Our experts advise on all things puppies - from selecting one to preparing for their arrival. It contains two tough killing ingredients: Fipronil kills adult fleas and ticks by collecting in the oils of the hair follicle and releasing them onto the skin and coat. S -methoprene kills flea eggs and larvae. It seems to me like the fleas and ticks just get stronger and meaner the more we pollute our world with stuff like this.

I am wheelchair bound and could not wash the dogs and cats I have eveyday which is what is required for natural treatments. I foster and take in rescue dogs and cats and I live in a rural area so I allow the county to release feral neutered cat on my property and they provide food and medical care.. FYI to anyone out there reading this ….

I just wanted to note that frontline for dogs and cats is the same but the advantix is different for cats and dogs. Wwhat makes you think that the active ingredients fipronil and S-methoprene both will be stable for 6 months when exposed to air?

I would say that this is a bad idea. Many compounds in solutiond degrades when exposed to air and I would be surprised if an open vial lasted for many months. For what institution do you do research? It is not a medication. When you put raw pesticides right on your dog it makes them ill and fleas will attack more when an animal is not totally healthy.

Catch 22 unfortunately. Back when I used Advantage I would treat just one dog and none had fleas. At least this way only one gets poisoned. An animal may suffer more if it is ill, but fleas do not discriminiate.

Also, if you use diatomaceous earth to prevent and treat heartworm, you will kill your pets; it is absolutley ineffective against heartworm, and you are irresponsibly spreading dangerous, unresearched information to pet owners. Thank You kuzbad! Saved me some time that I would have taken to say something similar, even though this thread is ancient! I have a 8 lb chihuahua and a 30 lb rat terrier.

Yes he is extremely overweight and we are working on it. My vet wants almost 47 dollars for just two separate doses for a one month treatment.

I got the three pack so it should last 3 months. Thanks for the great idea here and comments. I am NOT a fan of chemicals, drugs or even medicines for that matter. But our dog was suffering for weeks from a flea infestation, and after realizing that several natural products had little effect, we finally broke down and used Frontline Plus.

I spoke to a rep from Merial the maker of Frontline Plus about this specific issue. The ONLY difference is the volume quantity in each package. The different sized pipettes contain an extractable volume of 0. Actually, the article left me with the impression that fipronil is better than the alternatives. Clearly, we all care about our pets, and we should minimize the use of chemicals.

Specifically we need to be certain not to overdose with Frontline Plus. Our dog is 8 pounds, so we got the pound dose the most exorbitantly priced. We should probably use only half of the smallest dose. Many comments left in this thread seemed to miss the point, imho. There are many potential pitfalls: not buying from a reputable source, obtaining counterfeit product, poorly administering the pesticide, etc. If you believe you know with certainty where the best, freshest, genuine package of Frontline Plus is sold, buy it there.

That should obviate the need to discuss if a This topic was not whether consumers can be duped into buying bad products, or whether pesticides are healthy for dogs. The main thrust of this topic was simply IF you choose to use Frontline Plus on your pet, then buy in bulk and divide into proper dosages. We have a 12 week old puppy and were given Frontline and Heartguard from our Vet when he was vaccinated. In less than 24 hrs from the Frontline Vaccination, our puppy started vomiting.

We thought maybe he ate too fast, he vomited again, but it was still kibble so, we figured he just gobbled it up too quickly. The next morning, we woke up to find more vomit and he started with diarrhea. He was still rather playful, but we started to wonder.. We stayed up all day and night administering his meds, but the vomitting continued and he progressively worsened and began tremoring. We got him to the veternary hospital and he was kept there to recieve IV Fluids and meds.

That is what caused this reaction along with the tremors. At this point the doc was doing everything he could to try to get him through it, he stayed for 2 nights and 1 day.

When we went to pick him up tonight we were told he is borderline kidney failure with a BUN reading of He is now on kidney failure meds, vitamins, and prednisone not to mention a diet of chicken and rice and measured amounts of water. He goes back in a week to check his kidney functions. There is no cure for the damage this product has done. I am greatful to the emergency vet for pinpointing the problem. Our little Cub was in bad shape, he is now going to have a lifetime of problems from this.

This product has permanently damaged our beautiful new family member for life. And yes, I know Frontline is not a vaccination, I meant application.

These laptops are a little tricky, so sorry for the bad spelling. I hope you really think about it before using these products, they are dangerous and anyone who tells you otherwise has not done there research.

All they are saying is that they buy the biggest tube and share it. You can purchas it anywhere you please. I would like to say thank you for the helpful tip. I agree with kevnet. People are totally missing the forest for the trees on this one. The original post is NOT about trusting people on ebay, or that Frontline Plus is the best flea product ever. Read the bold print, people!! By the way, moneyblog writer — i think your idea is great. Basic math does come in handy!

Petcare RX had good prices on line, but they ended up debiting my account 2xs, on different days for different amounts. Fought for weeks to get it fixed. Service in India…. I will never use them again. This is fascinating. I have always disagreed with the way they dose. Advantage, with its lbs and then 55 and up—if your dog is 57 lbs it hets 4.

They must do it this way because its a lot harder to make dozens of dose sizes based on true ml per pounds OR as someone else said, if they did then we could all figure it out and just buy fewer, large doses and a syringe. I have read a LOT about how these poisons do more damage than we know about and what vet or manufacturer is going to say anything to the contrary?

Good or bad it still makes money for them! They either make it from sales or get to charge if the animals need emergency treatment. Over the last few years we had 2 cats die of renal failure after being treated and 4 dogs develop fatty tumors. Now our dogs are so flea riddled that I have no choice, and after doing research it seems that.

That means 3. Anyone have a comment on this? I think the tip about dividing the doses is really helpful. Frontline seems outrageously expensive.

While I have concerns about the effects of the stuff on my dog I have yet to find a better way to keep the ticks off her. She is an inside dog that only goes out for walks and restroom duty yet she got lyme disease before she was two.

I used small syringes and measuerd out. The relief to them was almost immediate and last night was the fist in weeks we have been able to sleep without their digging and scratching. They are still at it a bit today but Im guessing those are new fleas hopping on for a meal, and also skin hotspots that bother them.

One dog did throw up this morning, which bothers us a lot. As far as pesticides, yes those are pesticides. However, if you live in areas where fleas are rampant, they cannot be gotten rid of by dips or any diatomaceous earth product, or garlic, etc etc etc.

I live in Florida where fleas can be very horrible. And lots cheaper than treating your pet for cancer later on. Well I went ahead and bought new name brand from the Vet but read all the comments in the web about using. I poured 4 vials into a small clean glass and used a syringe. I used. It styarted to work within several hours and by the next 2 days they were not tearing at their own skin. GREAT I thought—but it wasnt as effecyive as a full dose and within a week they were back to biting and scratching, just not as bad.

We must have killed many fleas but it wasnt enough to keep killing the leftovers. Now I have to figure out how much to use as a second dose, and wish Id just used the. And to cyndiann—Im glad it worked for you. The worst of all was the organic treatment from oils, etc. It showed no difference at all. We got our money back. I think I am even more confused after reading this, lol.

I live in Florida also, where the fleas in the summer are horrendous. I have a 10lb yorkie who only goes out to go potty but ends up with a major flea problem every summer.

I was thinking about purchasing a flea kit Frontline , but am nervous to do so, but the price is very affordable. Hubs is a new home contractor, and we all know what the economy has done to that business, so we are looking to cut some expenses. We had a cat a while ago who became VERY ill after receiving one of the flea treatments we received from our vet. She had some kind of seizure after we applied it, so I am kind of skeptical about using it on such a small dog. Interesting note is that we have used advantage for about 5 years on all our pets.

We have had 3 cars die from renal failure, and 3 of our dogs have medium to massive fatty tumors on the chests, belly and sides. We had animals for 30 years before advantage without fatty tumors.

Interesting, isnt it?? That is interesting, my rat terrier has developed a huge fatty lipoma on his chest like in between his front legs and one on the top of his leg. I changed to a holistic vet years ago with my Dobie. He told me that all of the growths were various vaccination shot spots and they were. Everywhere he had been injected produced some type of growth. The important thing I learned from him Dr.

I stopped going to the vet years ago. Garlic and brewers yeast is used for dogs tick prevention. It will make them sick and possibly kill them.

I have split my dose of flea topical for years. I buy an eyedropper bottle from my pharmacist and empty the vile of solution into it.

The eyedropper is meted for help with correct measurements. Works great, but know your doses! Also, know your geographic location and the tick and flea threat in your area. I have found that below the Mason-Dixon line, stronger solutions of topical agents are needed and needed every month. While living in the Northeast U. I was able to skip dosing in the heart of winter. This is not only unnecessary, but possibly dangerous too. That seems like a very bad idea to me. Having said that, I think this is a great idea.

I actually do the splitting of doses on my two dogs. We buy the largest vials to reduce cost and store it an a eye dropper bottle — you can purchase an empty bottle at your pharmacy. So the Frontline does not evaporate after opening as one person worried.

The dropper itself has ml markings and we dose our dogs according to weight, one gets 1. The only thing we do differently than the manufacturer recommends is we use it every 6 weeks instead of monthly. I suspect this might alleviate some of your concerns about overdosing your pet with chemicals.

And someone mentioned the old fashioned way of flea dipping. We did that years ago with our Springer Spaniel. She still suffered miserably from fleas and they were all over the house until we discovered Frontline. Rick if you absolutely insist on poisoning your pets then please just dose one of them, which ever one is healthier. This entire thread has saved a lot ogf money for us. We have 7 dogs. This way the smaller dogs are not so terribly overdosed and I can stretch the med out and really get a low dollar per dose.

Its worked well. The oils, herbals, barhs, blah blah. Nothing worked. The dogs were so covered with hot spots from flea biting by that time that we had no choice but to use Advantage. I had 3 dogs and a cat when I decided to finally break down and use Frontline. I think that was And then a month after her surgery the Chi pup needed to get fixed.

And that was JUST the dogs. But then my husband went to Sri Lanka for two weeks — and the fleas came. And it started with the yorkie biting herself raw. And noticing brown spots all over our white sheets. I told my 8 yr old. But the lab is biting his butt off. The yorkie is chewing herself to bits.

And you just helped me spot FIVE fleas in a row on the chi. They are like cockroaches — you see that many — then you can guarantee that they are all around you. So I did my homework — did my research. Treated the yards. All the bedding, moved ALL the furnature. Used like two huge bottles of dawn washing the dogs in it every other day between flea shampoos. The cat stayed locked up in the laundry room so she would hopefully not get them — or not get too many of them.

And after 10 days or so of straight up flea hell. Finally I read about this pill you can give your pets that will kill any living flea on them within a certain amount of time. I was like — hmmmm. It was fairly cheap…and it would let me suck up all the fleas that were jumping around my house.

So my girlfriend sent me the large thing of frontline plus — she has 6 dogs and said it would be enough for my 40 lb, 8 lb and 4lb dog. She gave me the exact pound amount — and I also bought some more of the stuff that kills them dead instantly. So hopefully — we could really wipe them out this time. I always worry when I put. My yorkie is 2x bigger than her and she gets the same dose! How is that suppose to be right?

As long as the flea dies before it lays eggs, then mission accomplished. If even a few drop off before you treat your pet, the eggs will hatch in the environment and become fleas to start everything all over again.

Does anyone have a link to a good article on this? No winging it either please. A article written by a professional would be really helpful. I know I just had that super long post — I was just trying to give my experience with it.

I should have pointed it out for the Yorkie owner who is nervous. No, well let me edjumicate you a bit. Hi there just wanted to clarify something about the flea meds available and the controversy about dividing doses up.

I have worked with animals all my life. I also research more than the average person. To clear things up,yes you can safely divide the Frontline up according to the pets weight. To be safe,use the correct ml that the manafactures box states. Heres the catch tho: you can not divide doses up and store them! We all know that alcohol evaporates quickly upon exposure to air. So storing left over doses,is safe to say that their effectiveness might be compromised because the alcohol used to distribute the product will no longer be effective.

Thats why they package it seperately. Yes you may divide doses immediately but donot store this stuff. Well look at it this way,you may pick the flea or ticks off after you see them,but if that flea or tick is carrying Lyme or any other life threatening disease,your hand picking will not help the disease that the bug already inflicted.

Also to know if you are getting name brand products,Bayer makes advantage and Merial makes frontline. If your order doesnt come with a box,you are taking a chance. These vets products are way safer because they donot enter the bloodstream such as the cheaper meds like Hartz. HARTZ products have killed pets unable to filter their products thru their kidneys or blood stream.

Stuff sold at the stores are cheaper for a reason. Thank you for the read. Will the Guastopo please calm down? Foget Ebay was even mentioned. And not just with Frontline, but mostly with Revolution, with my vets permission.

He even encourages it for patients with many smaller animals and thus sells single dosages. Also, before his rep is flamed, he is a holistic vet and has even written articles in Cat Fancy for when they do their holistic one.

I also cleared the dosage for my cats with him when I did give Frontline, which is. Come on guys… Think a little bit before you post. The preferred method is an amber vial with a silicon sealing. But these things are tested for overdosing. I work with rescue agencies and we had a woman give a double dose I forgot how of Frontline to the dog. So everyone calm down. Yes, do your research. But from a reputable source, which MANY on ebay are.

That kind of helps ensure you get the real stuff. Also, there are places that can show you what the real frontline packaging looks like and what to look for in a counterfeit. I was a vet assistant for 4 years then a groomer at that vet office, we dosed out advantage and frontline the exact same way for dogs and cats coming into board.

We took the xlarge tubes opened them and poured them into amber medicine vials…. I am a vet tech. I have been dosing down frontline for my pets several years now, and it works the SAME. These type of syringes have no needles AND fit perfectly in the nozzle of the Advantage vials! If you want to leave some Advantage in the original vial, you can use the syringe as a cork. The syringes can be reused almost indefinitely. Thanks for the tip of dividing up the dosages in a larger vial of Frontline instead of buying the smaller dosage.

We have 2 small dogs, 15 lbs and 12 lbs. The small size costs the most, just about as much as the next larger size. I have been dividing doses of Advantage, Frontline Plus and now Revolution for about 20 years at the recommendation of the vet. I use the largest dog size and break it down for my cats.

I work in cat rescue so this is the only way I would ever be able to keep the fleas off of my animals. I also live in Florida, where we have fleas year round. Last year I had to treat my yard with beneficial nematodes to help kill the fleas because they were so bad. It worked great, especially since I will not use pesticides in my yard. I know, I know, you are saying I will put them on my pets but no my yard. Well the advantages of using them on the animals FAR outweighs the risks of not using them.

Some animals will have a bad reaction from using these products but the numbers are small. Advantage and Frontline products are even safe enough to use every couple of weeks, which is helpful in high flea infestation areas. I usually purchase from a couple of websites in Australia and have been for years with absolutely no problems. I do realize that there are counterfeits out there and I check all the serial numbers etc. Even with shipping and handling which is usually cheaper than U.

I found it to be even cheaper than ebay. If you think the FDA is doing a great job protecting you, keep purchasing from where you are. I will continue to purchase from where I do. Kudos to you manymanycats! Many fine cat rescue organizations use your money-saving techniques. That was where I found the best prices. Have you found a better price than these guys? If you have, please share!

Call it 5 doses. So, theoretically, there are 5 doses in just one dog tube of 2 ml. This is where used, clean 1 ml insulin syringes with the needle yanked out pliers needed are very useful. A precise dose of 0. I use a 3 ml syringe with a 25 gauge needle to first get the 2 ml out of the dog tube.

Then, I use the large syringe to transfer 0. Sometimes mistakes are made, and I only get 4 cat doses out of a dog tube. Not bad, huh? Still pretty good. Especially if you live from paycheck to paycheck. I have used this supplier five times before without a problem. The fleas have developed resistance to everything else. No, I have no connection with these guys or any supplier other than as a customer. To date, all my orders have arrived just fine.

Note that cats treated with 4 times the proper dosage for six months showed no adverse effects. The insect growth regulators used alone seem safe. Plus, our resistant Tennessee fleas drink down Frontline, Advantage, etc. Our cats are all indoor-only, but in the South, fleas are unavoidable. They always find a way in, somehow.

I really feel quite nervous about sharing this info. So I will share, and hope it helps out some cats and some people. And now I must also calmly rant, because the following explains why I am risking sharing my hard-found info. The U. We spent more on the Iraq war alone than all the oil in Iraq is worth. A country can be compared to a family.

Right now, the U. You need to know the difference between the deficit and debt. The debt is how much the US family totally owes after years of credit card binging. Answer: Not Good. So times are hard, have been hard, and are gonna be hard for a few more years. The W years over-spending were over-the-top. Look at the charts. And with…what to show for it?

WWII was worth saving a chunk of the world from turning into a Nazi horror show. W…what good did he ever do? Name one good thing W did that improved the US family condition.

And mean stuff, like trying to reduce benefits to Iraq war vets. Come on! Guess they need to hire some slick lobbyists, huh? That meant, some of that huge credit card debt could be paid off.

And was. Because he went on a huge credit card spending binge, one that could have lost the family home. He blew all that surplus and much, much more. W reversed that surplus completely. All the W years had enormous deficits. But, Obama is making progress. Every year, the deficit is steadily declining. The most recent ones are less than half of W deficits. A Democrat was the only one so far to give us a surplus. Ever hear of evidence-based medicine? Well, evidence based economics is the only kind worth anything.

Look at the numbers. History shows us Democrats are the ones who use the credit cards less or sometimes not at all, and Republicans are the compulsive shoppers who spend and spend and spend. On useless B. And, I can name one major for sure thing Obama did that was really good. He, himself, personally made the clueless incompetent appointees who ran FEMA and caused so many flusterclucks. Obama dumped them all as soon as could, and appointed people who had a clue. I know this for several reasons.

I have current insider knowledge about FEMA due to medical connections. A very intelligent MD, whose opinion I trust how many of those exist? Who cares what any of them say? Things might be a lot better in ten years. They could be noticeably better in five years. I almost deleted this whole post. I may wish I had. My little economics rant is sort of a way of forcing myself to be altruistic. I am very sorry if they are hard to read through, but shouty, bulllying entertainnews just does not hack it.

That is what news reporting discussion is meant to be. No shouting, no bullying. Politeness and courtesy reigned, despite profound opinion difference. Stuff like FOX News appeals very strongly to angry people. And W created a whole lot of angry, frightened people. Angry people want something to blame, because it makes them feel better. Fox News gives them that. The working poor pay more total federal income tax than the super-rich. And Social Security tax, my friends, IS a federal income tax.

It is spent JUST like any other tax dollars collected—quick, fast and in a hurry. Guess what? Just people. They are NOT different from you and me. Try actually meeting a few. OK, Mr. I am so going to regret this..