[quote user="gradyupmybutt"]So, Janet, if you have a dog that has an allergy to fleas, Frontline is not going to help them? [/quote] Frontline kills on contact. The fleas don't have to bite. I might alternate Frontline Plus and Advantage if I thought the fleas were developing a resistance...

[quote user="jessies_mom"]FWIW, I called the number for K9 Advantix and they said the product does not enter the system, only stays on the skin. [/quote] Regardless of the veracity of their statement, a cat can die from licking a K9 Advantix dog. That means that a dog will be consuming some...

[quote user="Luvntzus"]I'm going to try Bio Spot . It's really affordable and easy to get since I can just pick it up at Petsmart. It seems like it would be effective. The active ingredients are Permethrin and (S)-Methoprene. Frontline Plus is Fipronil and (S)- Methoprene. Advantix...

I am not comfortable using a chemical that is neurotoxic to mammals as flea control. www.safe2use.com/poisons-pesticides/pesticides/permethrin/cox-report/cox.htm [quote] Permethrin , like all synthetic pyrethroids, is a neurotoxin . Symptoms include tremors, incoordination, elevated body temperature...

[quote user="timsdat"]I see that your source cites: COALITION FOR ALTERNATIVES TO PESTICIDES. A little biased maybe??? [/quote] How about a WHO publication?: http://www.inchem.org/documents/pds/pds/pest51_e.htm [quote]2. TOXICOLOGY AND RISKS 2.1 TOXICOLOGY - MAMMALS 2.1.1 Absorption route ...

[quote user="timsdat"]Did you look at the WHO document section 2.1.5 [/quote] Did you notice how short the studies were (3 months, 21 days, 13 weeks)? How many dogs were used and how old were they? Did you notice that they tested only one dog breed? What happens to Basenjis - a breed that cleans...

This is a really scary report! http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/newscience/2007/2007-0703zhangetal.html [quote] The widely-used synthetic insecticide permethrin dramatically reduces testosterone levels and sperm counts in adult male mice exposed to it for six weeks. Permethrin causes reproductive...

[quote user="timsdat"]Just for perspective Janet, are you a anti-pesticides type of person generally? [/quote] Since I regularly recommend Interceptor, Frontline Plus, and Safe-Guard, I would say the answer to that question is "no". I am opposed to unnecessary pesticide use and the...

[quote user="rexandbaby"]Okay, so if we can't use Frontline Plus, and this new stuff can be harmful? What do we do? [/quote] Fighting fleas & ticks is a four-step process . You avoid the pests you can, repel the pests you can't avoid, kill the pests you can't repel, and remove...

Permethrin is neurotoxic to mammals as well as insects. I don't like using mammal neurotoxins as flea and tick control, but if you choose to use such products, please apply only 1/3 to 1/2 of the product the first time you use it - especially on small dogs. Wait several hours before applying the...