frontline plus vs k-9 advantix

    • Puppy

    frontline plus vs k-9 advantix

    any opinions on which is better for fleas k-9 advantix or frontline plus? ticks are not a problem for us but the fleas are well established. i am currently using the k-9 advantix on my two dogs, and it knocks the fleas out quickly, but they seem to come back in about two to three weeks.
    • Gold Top Dog
    I had the same problem with Frontline Plus.  I would put it on the dogs and maybe 2 weeks later they would be full of fleas.  I called the vet and the recommended Advantage.  I just put it on Friday so don't know how long it will last, but right now no fleas.  Frontline works great in some places.  I just moved from SC and I used Frontline and it always worked, but as soon as I moved to Orlando it didn't work at all. 
    • Puppy
    I'll basically second what puggy said.  I was living in Delaware and using Frontline topspot and my dog got fleas.  It took several days of capstar (daily flea treatment, strong stuff) and cleaning the apt. every day for about 2 weeks to get rid of them.  Afterwards I switched to Advantix.  I think it depends on your location and you might get an idea from your vet and see if they see one working better than the other.
    • Gold Top Dog
    Yea my vet in SC swore by Frontline Plus and I never had a problem with it until we moved down to FL.  We lived in the woods in SC and needed the tick protection but now that we live in the city we haven't had any tick problems.  So Advantge is fine with me if it works.  So maybe you can call your vet and see since you said you didn't have a tick problem either.