[Dailydrool] Trifexis, comfortis, et.al

[Susanna Culberson]

    i use advantage 2 on gracie,, no skin problems  revolution on dixie my basset and no fleas


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 From: Sandi Wittenberg <sandi at redbaybassets.com>
To: Daily Drool <dailydrool at dailydrool.org> 
Sent: Sunday, June 9, 2013 8:58 AM
Subject: [Dailydrool] Trifexis, comfortis, et.al
 


I haven’t had a flea problem in YEARS at home, but there are certain areas we travel to and through that do, so in the past I have only applied Frontline before dog shows.  New game this year however … one of the puppies has sensitive skin and a significant reaction to fly bites.  She just got a big hot spot over night, so I bathed her and treated the hot spot and found ONE flea.  One is one too many.  
I called my vet to inquire about Trifexis and Comfortis, specifically asking about safety for breeding dogs.  NOPE … none of the oral flea meds are approved for breeding females and none are even tested for effects on breeding males.  So I have to use a topical or a flea collar (can’t remember the name of that).  Flea collars don’t work very well on my bassets … they are too loose and they pull each other’s off and chew them.  So a topical is my only viable option and Frontline is the only topical safe for breeding dogs.   
I know this doesn’t affect the majority of droolers, but there are still a few breeders on this list, so just sharing the information.
 
 
Sandi Wittenberg
Red Bay Bassets
 
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