Can you tell me about Advantage flea treatment and flea control products for cats and dogs?

Advantage and Advantage Multi are topical flea treatments have been on the market for over 12 years, demonstrating their effectiveness to help pet owners with flea control issues. Advantage and Advantage Multi are products that are used once a month.

Advantage will:

• kill fleas that bit within 5 minutes of application
• kill the fleas on your pet (98-100% of them) within 12 hours
• kill fleas from other animals within 2 hours
• stay waterproof even if your pet goes swimming or is bathed
• remain effective for an entire month before re-application each month

Advantage works on fleas and lice while Advantage Multi is also designed to combat intestinal worms, roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, and heartworms.

The active ingredient in Advantage is imidacloprid, and the active ingredients in Advantage Multi are imidacloprid and moxidectin. Theses active ingredients interfere with the nervous systems of fleas and other parasites to cause paralysis and kill them.

To apply Advantage and Multi once a month, place the medicine on the skin of the dog in between the shoulder blades. For dogs larger than 21 lobs, you should apply the product to 3 or 4 spots along the skin on the back of the dog. For cats, apply the Adantage product to the neck at the base of the skull. If you have multiple pets, you should keep them apart for 30 minutes after application so that they do not lick or ingest the Advantage products off each other. After applying Advantage and Advantage Multi as described, the medicine will spread through your pet’s skin naturally and gently to offer protection for the entire pet from fleas and other external parasites.

Advantage products for flea treatment and control are only available through licensed veterinarians. Advantage For Dogs is available in packs of 4 and 6, with different product dosage sizes for dogs and puppies under 10 lbs, dogs 11-20 lbs, dogs 21-55 lbs, and dogs over 55 lbs. Advantage For Cats is also available in packs of 4 and 6 with two different product dosage sizes for kittens and cats 9 lbs and under and for cats over 9 lbs.

Advantage is made by Bayer Animal Health, which is a division of Bayer HealthCare, LLC. Bayer is committing to providing quality products to keep your pets healthy and well, since they are significant companions and parts of human lives.

How do I pick the right flea treatment or flea control product for my pet and home?

For picking the right safe and effective pet flea control treatment for your pet and home, the first place to start is with your veterinarian. Your veterinarian can recommend a safe and effective flea treatment product brand along with the right doses and instructions for usage. If you have any questions about any particular product or solution, be sure to ask your veterinarian and another appropriate expert. You can also ask other pet owners, friends, and family for their experiences with certain flea treatment medicine and get their recommendations.

Another way to approach is is you can also read reviews of the different flea treatment products on the web and see which ones pet owners have had success with and would recommend. Reading web reviews is also a good way to identify pet flea control products that people have not had good experiences with. We had a reader submit a review on the a pet flea product called Sentry Pro XFC that he bought at Petsmart thinking that all their products would be safe. His dog had such a severe reaction to this product (wheezing, trouble breathing, and general body aches leading to insomnia) that he rushed to wash the product off and take him to the emergency room. When he searched for the product on the web later on, he found that there were many pet owners complaining about the dangers of this product; if he had done this research ahead of time, he could have avoided this potentially dangerous and fatal pet flea product.

To help out with flea problems or infestations inside the home you can think about some of the products mentioned about. The best approach is probably to find different pest control and exterminators companies to get their expertise. Many of these flea control companies will send a technician out to your home or place of business to assess the problem and offer quotes for different solutions they have. Some pet owners will opt for regular monthly or periodic flea spray services for pets that are particularly prone to flea issues or live in areas that may have more fleas. You should also ask friends and family for their experiences with different pest control or flea exterminator companies to get their impressions, experiences, and recommendations.

Getting all the information you can about certain flea treatment medicine and flea control solutions will allow you to make the most educated decision you can about picking the right solution for your pet and home.

How do I get the best deal for the flea treatment and control product that I choose?

Our best suggestion is to shop, shop, shop around. Once you know what product you want, there are so many different retailers and stores especially online. You can shop around to get the best prices and look for special deals like quantity discounts, automatic reordering, free shipping, coupons, price match, or any other special deals. One word of caution: you need to also be aware of disreputable web companies which may sell fake, expired, or imitation doses of different flea treatment products. It is often difficult to distinguish these from the real thing. So, the only thing to consider is not price only. You want to be sure you are choosing a reputable seller with a customer service and reputation. A good place to check out certain companies, distributors, and websites is to verify their status with the Better Business Bureau to make sure that there are not outstanding complaints against them and that they strive to resolve any customer disputes.