Frontline, given orally

oops, wrong, topically. I forgot, done by my wife. Confused with the Heartgard chewable

Frontline, topical application.

Frontline topical. i try to go longer than 30 days between applications but it depends on the weather.

We started Simparica last year. It’s an oral monthly. In owning dogs for 42 years, it was the first time we’ve ever needed it.

Nexgard

Frontline Plus every month. I have been using it for over 20 years on all my dogs.

frontline topical and about every 6 weeks

One "Bravecto" every three months -- it's a squishy small square they eat.

When we first got dogs 25? years ago, we used a monthly topical for fleas & ticks. Quite a few years ago the vet switched us to a monthly chew (NexGuard?). We've been on the 3-month pill for about a year now. I've never seen a flea, but there are ticks all over Virginia (and the east coast?) and they can be active all year round, so we keep up the protection all year.

Cats, here.

I use Frontline Plus in the winter months, applied topically every six weeks. When the weather warms up I switch them to Seresto collars which last eight months.

There's a new-to-me topical that their vet recommended, Bravecto, applied every three months which is more expensive up front, but less expensive overall. I may switch to that for the winter this year.

nexgard

We also use Simparic but the Simparica Trio. Monthly, it's good for fleas, ticks and heartworm.

Hated the Frontline. Glad there is an alternative.

Bravecto 3month chewable.

I looked up Bravecto and there's a recall on it. Thanks everyone and I think I'll go with Frontline.

the newly-issued alert, the FDA names Bravecto, Credelio, Nexgard, and Simparica as approved drugs in the isoxazoline class. These drugs are not being recalled or banned, but the FDA has felt the need to alert pet owners to the possibility that the drugs can be potentially troublesome for some pets. Just read this so I thought I would pass it on to everyone. It is a warning not a recall.

Revolution Plus every month.

Bravecto every three months. Have been using it for our dogs for 17 years. Our current pup won't eat it, so I have to cut it into pieces and put it down his throat. The two we had before and overlapping with this one gobbled them up with no problem.

Frontline and something else- the something else is for one particular cat. The little squeeze bottles you apply on their neck/back. My cats are 100% indoor, but a while back had renters upstairs that had a dog and cats they didn't take care of properly, and we had a wee outbreak. They knew they would get sand fleas when they went up north, but... long story for another day. One of my cats was super sensitive and needed the other stuff that I could only get at the vet. I haven't dosed them in a while. Never needed to before those renters, and haven't since they moved out.

For us, a lot of wearing full clothing, including wellies out back a lot, having outdoor clothing hampers- when we come in we dump clothes right into that. Tick checks. A homemade spray and a balm of natural good stuff to apply to myself. Mostly to dress my hair and exposed skin areas. Not afraid to use some hardcore DEET on my footwear or lightly treat an overshirt to toss on if I'm really going out back. Tick checks. And then more tick checks as I pet and groom my cats to make sure.

Revolution...once/month for cat.

I use the topical bravecto-3 month strength for George the Duke of Orange. He spends a lot of time doing Lord knows what in the woods, so he needs it to prevent hangers-on, especially as my SO has begun letting him in the house to sleep during the day. Good thing I have found an allergy cocktail that works okay..... The dogs get Frontline monthly, and a bath with flea and tick shampoo every warm month before the Frontline gets applied. They do not get baths in the wintertime, except Leo, who resides exclusively in the house. The others like to be outside most of the time. I want to swap Leo to a ingestible heartworm/flea/tick preventative, but he has a sensitive system and I am afraid he may react badly to it. His yearly exam is due soon, and I will discuss it with the vet then,

Frontline.

Revolution for all three cats, one indoor, two indoor/outdoor.

We have Australian Shepherds and live on outer Cape Cod in deep pine woods latent with various ticks. Topicals did not work for our previous Aussies, and we have switched to Seresto collars - they are effective for 8 months. Both of our young guys now, also, get Lyme vaccines from the vet. Wish we could do that for humans.

I also use Revolution as the Frontline isn't as effective here anymore. I use it when I see fleas and I check. Since my cats don't go out we have to get a mouse in the house. We have never figured out how they get in but they occasionally do. I don't like to poison my cats on the just in case policy. Still fleas have to be treated or other possibilities like tape worm or lord knows what.

Topical Bravecto on our cat every three months.

Frontline but only as needed, which is rarely. We don't have too many flea issues. It was worse when we had cats.

Bravecto. I only use it spring/summer. So mine get 1 or 2 every year. I have found if I get ahead and start in May, I can get away with skipping the fall/winter doses.