Flea Infestation

Recent weather conditions have caused severe flea/tick/mosquito overpopulations. Under theses conditions there is no single flea or tick product that solve this problem. We have found that a combination of products is necessary. For flea/tick control the following products and methods should be done simultaneously:

 

A. Bathe or have animal groomed in a flea shampoo (Adam’s) and give a Capstar tablet (kills fleas within minutes).

B. Apply Advantage, Advantix, or Frontline Plus after pet is dry. These products have a residual effect that kills any fleas/ticks that bite your animal for 30 days after application! Be sure to apply to skin – not hair.

C. Spray your pet with Adams or Frontline Spray to aid in repelling/killing fleas/ticks/mosquitos as often as is necessary.

D. Use Knockout foggers or Siphotrol premise spray in home. Vacuum all floors including carpet (steam cleaning works best to remove fleas, eggs, dead fleas, and larvae).

E. You may notice what looks like grains of rice in your pet’s stool or around its anus. These are tapeworms and are caused by eating an infected flea. Have your vet treat your pet for these.

 

These steps need to be repeated at 2-4 week intervals until you break the flea life cycle.

 

Available Products

1. Adams flea/tick shampoo – Use Weekly

 

2. Adams flea/tick spray: Safe for puppies/kittens under 8 weeks

 

Has No Residual Effect

 

Pyrethroid spray

 

Kills quickly

 

May use daily

 

3. Frontline spray: Has residual effect of at least 30 days – Monthly

 

4. Advantage: Transdermal ointment applied directly to the skin that lasts 30 days

 

Stops biting fleas in three to five minutes

 

Starts to kill adult fleas within an hour after application

 

Within 12 hours, 98-100 percent of fleas are dead

 

Does not control tick populations

 

5. K9 Advantix: Stops fleas from biting. K9 Advantix offers proven protection against fleas in multiple stages of development. Imidacloprid, an active ingredient in K9 Advantix, stops biting fleas within three to five minutes and kills them before they lay eggs.2 K9 Advantix also kills flea larvae preventing them from developing into adult fleas, breaking the flea lifecycle in multiple stages.

Prevent ticks from attaching. K9 Advantix offers proven protection against ticks. It repels and kills ticks before they can attach. With K9 Advantix, ticks are repelled and killed before they can bite, reducing the potential risk of a tick-transmitted disease.

Repels mosquitoes from biting. K9 Advantix repels and kills mosquitoes before they can bite. Research demonstrates that K9 Advantix kills up to 98.3 percent of mosquitoes and reduces their feeding up to 95.2 percent.3 Mosquitoes that do not bite cannot transmit disease causing organisms, keeping your pet protected.

6. Frontline Plus: Kills up to 100% of existing fleas in less than 24 hours

 

Continues killing fleas for an entire month or more

 

Remains waterproof for 30 days, even if your dog or cat swims or is bathed

 

Gentle enough for use on puppies and kittens 8 weeks of age or older

 

Kills all stages of 4 major ticks, including the one that may carry Lyme disease.

7. Revolution: Enters the bloodstream through the skin. Concentrations of Revolution in the blood and tissues prevent heartworm disease. Revolution selectively redistributes from the blood to the skin, where it provides protection against fleas, flea eggs, American dog tick, and mites.

Lasts 30 days per dose.

8. Sentinel: SENTINEL is an oral tablet for the prevention and control of flea populations, the prevention of heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) disease and the treatment and control of roundworms (Toxocara canis, Toxascaris leonina), hookworms (Ancylostoma caninum) and whipworms (Trichuris vulpis) in dogs.

 

SENTINEL must be administered with a meal. It can be given with a small quantity of food before the rest of the meal is given, or per os immediately after feeding.

9. Capstar Tablet: CAPSTAR Tablets begin working within 30 minutes. In studies, CAPSTAR achieved greater than 90% effectiveness against adult fleas on dogs within 4 hours and cats within 6 hours.

 

CAPSTAR Tablets are safe for pregnant or nursing dogs and cats.

 

When using this product, you may notice that your dog or cat will start scratching itself as fleas begin to die. The scratching behavior is temporary and is a reaction to the fleas, not the drug.

 

CAPSTAR Tablets kill adult fleas that cause flea allergy dermatitis (FAD).

 

CAPSTAR Tablets may be used together with other products, including heartworm preventives, corticosteroids, antibiotics, vaccines, de-worming medications, shampoos and other flea products.

10. Siphotrol Plus - Premise Spray

 

Kills adult fleas and flea larvae

 

Kills adult ticks, roaches, and ants on contact

 

Stops hatching eggs from developing into adult fleas

 

No lingering odor

 

Safe for carpets and furniture

11. Knockout – Room and Area Fogger

 

Kills adult and pre-adult fleas, including flea eggs for 7 months

 

One can treats up to 6,000 cubic feet of unobstructed space.