[nagdu] Frontline Top Spot

[Tamara Smith-Kinney]

Linda,

I use Sentinel with Mitzi for flea and heartwom protection.  I don't know
about Comfortis...  It makes sense that fleas would have developed
resistance, though.  I used to throw fits trying to keep flies away from my
horse every other year when the product I was using would suddenly have no
effect.  Somehow, I noticed, the new and improved product was even more
expensive.  Sigh.

Anyway, Sentinel doesn't kill the fleas, just makes them sterile, so it's
good in a 2-dog household.  We're getting an early spring this year after a
mild winter, so I will see what happens as the warm weather goes on.  I'll
have to remember to ask the groomer if they see fleas or flea sign on Mitzi,
and I'll have to remember to keep an eye on Daisy. /smile/  She has a lot of
white, and a short coat, so if she's getting fleas they will be easier to
see!

Tami Smith-Kinney

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Linda Gwizdak
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 8:34 PM
To: NFBnet NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: [nagdu] Frontline Top Spot

Hi everyone,
I recently heard some reports about how Frontline Top Spot for fleas and
ticks is no longer working for fleas.  Has anyone heard of this problem with
this product.

I've been using Frontline for over ten years. Yesterday, while at a dog
program at the Naval hospital, someone saw three very much alive fleas on
Landon.  I put the Frontline on him on this past Tuesday.  A friend of mine
applied Frontline to her dog and later fleas were found on her dog - very
much alive fleas.  From what I hear, Frontline still kills ticks but the
fleas have become resistant to the product.

My friend's vet no longer uses that product - they are now using something
called Comfortis, a flea product that the dog takes in a chewable pill form.
Has anyone heard of Comfortis and if so, how does it work for you.

I need to find something that will kill the fleas as my sister and I are
very allergic to flea saliva - We get the "hot spots" instead of the dog!

Lyn and Landon
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