[nagdu] Frontline Top Spot

[Wayne Merritt]

March is the last month that i'm applying Frontline to my guide as
well, not because of any problems, but one of the vet techs was
telling me about Comfortis at our last visit and it sounded pretty
good. Also, the fact that it comes in a chewable pill form, verses the
nearly impossible to open packaging that Frontline comes in. The price
may be a bit more expensive, but I'm going to try the pills for awhile
and see how that goes. The vet tech that told me of it, said that she
goes camping with her Corkey-Shepherd mix on a regular basis, where
they're out in woods and such, and she has yet to have any issues with
fleas or other insects with her dog. She mentioned a few other
differences, but honestly this one fact of her dog not having any
issues while being in a flea rich environment, really stuck with me. I
never go to these types of places with my guide, but I still liked
what she said. I got to visit with her mix on a prior visit and it was
quite interesting. This little dog was low to the ground, but with the
big trademark Shepehrd head and radar ears. When the dog bounced, he
looked exactly like one of those bouncing balls they used to show on
TV cartoons. Funny.

Wayne

On 3/6/10, Julie J <julielj at windstream.net> wrote:
> Linda,
>
> Sorry I know nothing more about either of the products you mentioned.  I
> just wanted to say that I'd be very cautious about giving another flea and
> tick preventative so soon after the last application.  Even though it'd be
> different brands the cumulative effect could make for a sick Landon.
>
> Fleas suck.  I hope you can find something that works.
> Julie
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Linda Gwizdak" <linda.gwizdak at cox.net>
> To: "NFBnet NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 10:33 PM
> 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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