Flea/Tick control
#4
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Southeastern Pa.
Posts: 103
RE: Flea/Tick control
Iswitched from frontline to advantix last year. I switched at my vets recommendation.Advantix repels mosquitoes as well as fleas and ticks where as frontline is only for fleas and ticks. both seem to work very well on my dog.
#7
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: WV USA
Posts: 146
RE: Flea/Tick control
For Labs, Frontline is probably the better product. Frontline is lipophilic which means it is absorbed into the skin easier. Advantage and Advantix (both made by the same company) are not. What this basically means is that Frontline is much more resistant to water. Therefore if your lab loves getting wet, you will find much better success with Frontline. Now if your dog doesn't get wet that often (except for the occasional bath), it probably doesn't matter which product you go with.
#9
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: dell rapids south dakota USA
Posts: 441
RE: Flea/Tick control
Listen to wvvet he has never steered anyone wrong on this. I have used Frontline on my lab and chessie the last 4 years and I have never seen a tick stay either one and fleas, flies, and mosquitos all seem to leave them alone. They usually go for a swim a couple times a week and it does not seem to make any difference. The pests just don't bother them anymore. My pasture is crawling with ticks and whenever I take them for a walk I come home and have to pick ticks off of me maybe I'll try Frontline on myself next month.