I use Vectra 3D topical. I've been using it for a few years now. I do stop it once temps outside reach very cold and stay there and start back up in the early early spring.

We don’t use pills or topicals. I use Boric Acid instead which is what FleaBusters uses. It’s pet safe and kills all bugs by dehydrating them. We put some around our window sills, along the baseboards, I sweep it into the carpet, put it under floors rugs and cushions and it works! I also put boric acid along the backs of our cabinets to keep kitchen related bugs out. We have pets but no fleas, spiders or other beetle like goolies crawling around. I get ours from Amazon or Walmart.

I use hart guard almost all year and Frontline every 6-8 weeks spring thru fall. I'm not crazy about using the tick prevention bc you can find horror stories but ticks are too dangerous to mess around with. Friends are using a combined tick-heartworm monthly pill with their dogs.

Same as lisaam. Heart guard all year though. Tried the combo pill, but it made both of my dogs throw up.

Wish there would be a tick/ mosquito repellent I could put on my neck once a month.

I also use the Vector 3D. I've never had a problem on multiple dogs over the years.

I would never trust Boric Acid to prevent fleas and ticks.

I use frontline plus and a seresto collar. We live in a high tick area, and my little guys are low to the ground

I don't use flea protection on a regular basis. I use FrontlinePlus when it is needed. This is a heavy flea year for our area so she will be getting a dose this week. I will not be repeating unnecessarily. Ticks are not an she is not a field dog. If I were traveling into heavily infested areas I would treat her beforehand. Ditto for heart worm. I don't give my dogs unnecessary treatments.

I have used Advantage for my cats, for over a decade. I've tried other brands, but Advantage has been the most reliable, year after year.

South Carolina is pretty bad as far as heart worm goes, so I would not chance the risk of skipping.

Advantage Multi ( a topical) for the dogs and cats every month. Heartworm, internal parasites and flea/tick control. Expensive but our furbabies are worth it.

A word of caution do not use multiple flea and tick killers on a pet unless advised by your vet. If you use insecticide inside the house and in the yard pay attention to your pets. I lost my Walter during a bad flea year because I was young and stupid and used sprays, powders, and collars on him at the same time when I saw a flea along with spraying the house and using bug bombs. His kidneys simply failed very quickly.

One of the brands of flea stuff you put on the back has a heartworm medication in it. Check the package as if a cat has a bad heartworm infection it can make the cat very sick or kill it.

Wash your baby with soap, Dawn works. Leave it on for about five minutes the rinse. Lather again which will loosen any that attached to hair or skin then rinse well. Any fleas you see you can pick or comb out of the hair.

Personally, I don't trust anything from the grocery store, especially Hartz.

Why would you not trust a product that is pet safe and works? It’s basically just a salt product and not some harsh chemical that is absorbed into your pets body. Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it.

http://www.fleabusters.com/product/fleabusters-rx-for-fleas-plus

I use Sentinel for heartworm and Nexgard for fleas. I used to use Frontline but it became ineffective.

I currently use Nexgard monthly chewable for ticks and fleas, and a yearly injection for heartworm for my lab mix. I used to use Seresto collar, but it stopped working. I'm in the country, in 'tick central', I wish there was something I could use on myself LOL.

I use Revolution on my cats once a month:

REVOLUTION protects cats and kittens 8 weeks and older against fleas (Ctenocephalides felis), roundworms (Toxocara cati), hookworms (Ancyclostoma tubaeforme) and ear mites (Otodectes cynotis), and prevents heartworm disease (Dirofilaria immitis).

They don’t go outside, so I don’t need/use a tick preventive.

And on my Lab (God Rest her sweet, sweet, soul), I used to use Frontline Plus topical once a month for flea and tick prevention, and had used Heartgard, Interceptor and Sentinel (not at all at once, of course), during various times in her 15-1/2 years, for the prevention of heart worm and intestinal parasites.

About using boric acid....I remember back before they created the effective flea meds like Frontline, our houses were always infested with fleas down in Texas where I lived. It was just a fact of life if you owned dogs and cats. There was nothing to kill them back in the day. So here comes Fleabuster which is nothing but cheap old boric acid. I bought a big bucket of it and the shite worked! Worked like nothing ever before worked. Finally, a flea free home and animals! I quickly figured out that it was just boric acid and bought it cheaply at the store. I remember a big bucket of fleabuster was $50 which at that time seemed crazy expensive. It is not toxic to the dogs and cats. Now I need to buy some boric acid to kill other bugs around the house...thanks for the reminder!

Our dogs get two chewables each month: Hart Guard, and Nex Guard. I like the chewables better than the topical we used to squeeze on their backs each month.

For the dogs, chewables. For the cats, topical.

I used to use Frontline on my indoor cats which was a problem since one totally freaked out. Don't ask, he's just weird. Never bothered any of the others. But I found that since we got central AC it keeps the humidity way down and since the dogs are treated, the cats are flea free since they never leave the house.

I have only cats now. Two of them don't go outside, and I don't treat them with anything. That will change if I notice any flea activity. With the cats that are outdoors during the day, ticks are my big concern. I used Frontline Plus for years, but I agree with Lily: last year the Frontline was ineffective. My daughter said the same thing about her cats.

The vet tech said we must have been using one of the fake Frontlines that are sold all over. It could be, although I've always gotten it from the same place (Amazon). The packaging certainly looks authentic.

Anyway, I started out this year with Revolution on the outside cats. So far so good, although a) it's so expensive and b) because it contains a wormer I don't think I want to use it every month. I'll probably worm my indoor cats separately--because they caught a lot of mice this past winter. But I don't think they need a monthly wormer either.

BTW, one of my daughter's cats had a bad reaction to Revolution. He developed a nasty sore at the spot where it was applied.

We use Revolution, a topical, on our two cats. So far, so good. They don't like it as it must sting at first.

Food Grade Dimataceous Earth ... sprinkle it around porch/deck outside, on table we feed cats on and dust cats with it...being careful not to get it in their eyes etc. We also put a bit in their food.

I use Revolution (chewable) for my dogs - protects against fleas, ticks and is a heartworm preventative. It's expensive, but it works and it's all in one. My almost 14 year old poodle who has seizures has been on it for years and I know it doesn't cause her any problems. They're on it spring thru fall. Since I don't do it year round my vet requires a heartworm test every 2 years.

My indoor cat isn't on anything.

Comfortis, a pill. My dog has been on it 8 years. This product has been around a long time, for fleas only. We rarely have ticks or heartworms. For us in CA where we can have fleas year 'round, we need this type of protection. As a Westie, Oski is a very itchy breed, so fleas are intolerable for him. Sometimes I go beyond 30 days, but not much. One winter I skipped the pill, but not this year because he has been extra-itchy.

No one wants to use these products. It is costly and worrisome. But there is a quality of life to think about. Fleas in the home is horrible, and it's terrible to watch a pet suffer from fleas and terrible itching.

Almost lost a cat when I used a Hartz flea product. I steer clear of anything Hartz now.

Our cats are indoor only, but our house is on piers and fleas can get in. They can also hitch a ride on humans. I use Revolution on the boys once a month.

Same as Ingeorgia - my 2 indoor/outdoor cats haven't had a flea or tick for over 6 years. Best decision I ever made. AND it's so cheap!!!

The food-grade diatomaceous earth works on moth larvae too.

I always taste it when I treat our pets. I'm free of heartworms, ticks and fleas also :-) I feel bad for them, it makes all of them a bit sick, but I feel that the protection is worthwhile.

I would never, ever buy a Hartz product. Ever.

I use HartGuard and NextGuard on my dogs and Frontline Plus on my cat.

Hartz products should be off the market.

I just ordered 4 Seresto collars for the cats this morning. The collars are good for 8 months. We lost our Gravey last year to a tick borne disease. Seresto repels ticks, they don’t have to bite the pet to die

I should add that we use Sentinal as well, but I was told by the Vet that the one we use is for Heartworm and tick only, not fleas. Now I wonder if there is more than one kind.