[Dailydrool] Flea & tick meds

[Beverly Szaton]

Off topic completely:
Husband just found an envelope with the address and name of the professor
at the U oc Chicago who bought the other female puppy from my one and only
litter. I have often wondered what happened to her. I did a puppy-check on
the second bitch yesterday (she weighs 75) (I could spit). And Jackie gave
the show bitch to her kennel manager so i know where she is. These people
never answered me the second time I wrote, when the first birthday rolled
around. It will be interesting to see if they answer me now.

On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 5:43 PM, Riche Churchill <buglr at blomand.net> wrote:

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> IMO, if you are in any doubt as to whether your dog might have a reaction
> to something new, just don't do it. I don't plan to use the "new" Trifexis,
> because it does specifically warn against use with dogs with any history of
> seizures. Gotta couple of those, plus small, nervous-type dogs often react
> to things most dogs don't, so not taking the chance.
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> That being said, I must disagree with Bev about ordering online. We order
> routinely from established companies (often the same ones the vets order
> from) especially Valley Vet Supply, because they carry Advantage and some
> others don't, and they DO stand behind the brand product.
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> My vet sells Frontline in the office (at $17 for a single application), *but
> not to ME.* He knows we order Advantage or Advantix by the 6-pack in the
> largest-dog size and decant the liquid into a container and dispense by
> syringe according to HIS instructions of # number of cc's (or fractions
> thereof) according to the particular dog's weight. Ours run from 12 lbs. to
> 90 lbs. This works out to about $6 to $8 per application.
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> We applied flea med in August of 2011 even though we had seen no fleas and
> have seen none since nor applied anything as yet. Or needed to, but will
> "just in case" if summer ever finally arrives to stay. (TIP: A quick and
> surefire way to check is to spray Adams on the butt just above the tail --
> comb hair backwards, and if your dog has fleas, you will see them jumping.
> That area is one of their favorite locations as the dog can't scratch there
> and it's difficult even to reach with teeth.)
>
> My vet is the one who advised avoiding Frontline -- it does not work well
> or at all anymore and hasn't for a couple of years. Note: There is a
> product being sold now at Walmart (Amor or something like that) that claims
> to be "as good as Frontline" -- which certainly is the truth, because
> that's EXACTLY WHAT IT IS. Just re-named and repackaged. *Caveat emptor.*
> Riche
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