Dog Flea & Tick Medicine
When choosing dog flea and tick medicine, it is important to understand what fleas and ticks are and how they affect your dog. Ticks look much like spiders and mites, with their round bodies, small head, and multiple legs. Ticks feast on the blood of a dog by puncturing the dog's skin and sucking the blood from them. After they have completed their feasting, they proceed to lay eggs on the dog so more ticks can affect how the dog goes about its daily life. Luckily, there are some great flea and tick medications that can save your dog from the pain and irritation that fleas and ticks cause.
Bio-Spot makes some great products that do a fantastic job of not only treating the flea and tick problems that your dog may have but also preventing them from occurring or reoccurring. By squeezing a small amount of the Bio-Spot gel on your dog's skin, you are preventing the arrival of fleas and ticks throughout the dog's body. Bio-Spot also makes a flea and tick collar, which gives dogs waterproof protection for fleas and ticks for up to five months. There is also the Bio-Spot shampoo that can help prevent the onsite of ticks before they are even attracted to your dog.
Sentry provides a great deal of flea and tick formulas that help with prevention and protection. Their shampoos are among the best in the industry, as they are safe for puppies while being tough enough to get rid of even the most stubborn fleas from your dog's body.
Advantage specializes in making flea treatments for dogs that protect for up to 12 months. If your dog is already experiencing the hardships that come along with fleas, Advantage topical ointment will kill all fleas (and their eggs) upon contact. It is important that the eggs are killed as well, as they have the propensity to do increasing amounts of damage to your dog because they were undetected at an early stage. The ointment will then provide a barrier for your dog of up to four weeks before needing to be applied again.
K9 Advantix is perfect for a dog whose skin has had a past negative reaction to other, harsher medications. K9 Advantix is manufactured by the well-known Bayer Corporation to kill and prevent harmful fleas and ticks that may be spreading Lyme disease to your dog. It also contains an agent that makes it waterproof during its four-week cycle.
FRONTLINE Plus is probably the most well-known flea and tick medication on the market. Not only is it known for killing fleas within the first 24-48 hours, the product also kills ticks in the four different stages of development. FRONTLINE Plus lasts up to four weeks and is completely waterproof. Due to the nature of the product laying on the dog's fur continuously, there is no worry about a possible digression back to a condition where fleas and ticks are prevalent.