[nagdu] Frontline Top Spot

[Linda Gwizdak]

thanks, I'll see  what I can switch to.  Makes sense.

Lyn
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From: "Charlene Ota" <caota at hawaii.rr.com>
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] Frontline Top Spot


> Hi, Linda, sometimes it's kind of like the fleas become resistant to the
> stuff and you have to change to one of the other brands and then alternate
> occassionally.
>
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> Of Linda Gwizdak
> Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 6:34 PM
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> 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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