Keep your pet free of fleas, ticks, and mosquitoes is essential to their comfort and wellbeing. Luckily, there are numerous over-the-counter treatments that you can use to safeguard them.
Capstar and NexGard, among the leading chewable tablet medications for puppies and dogs four pounds or larger.
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Frontline
Frontline has long been relied upon by pet owners as an effective solution against fleas and ticks for their canines, providing immediate protection from fleas and ticks while breaking their life cycles to reduce future infestations. Containing fipronil and S-methoprene to target adult fleas, eggs, larvae as well as to block reproduction – Frontline works effectively against fleas without prescription!
Easy-to-give flavored tablets are incredibly popular with dogs, often mistaking them for treats. Nitenpyram in this oral flea killer starts working within 30 minutes and kills fleas of all life stages, even the mature ones, helping protect your pup from painful bites.
This monthly oral flea treatment provides one easy application, offering full month protection with just one application. Containing Nitenpyram for rapid absorption through your dog’s digestive tract and clearance quickly from his system to minimize risks of adverse reactions. Ideal for puppies and dogs aged seven weeks and above as well as weights greater than three pounds.
CAPSTAR
This fast-acting product kills fleas on dogs and cats within minutes after administration, stopping their reproduction as well as providing preventative solutions like sprays or shampoos. Containing FDA-approved nitenpyram, this medication is safe to use alongside medications to treat heartworms.
This tablet can be given directly into your pet’s mouth or hidden in food for easy administration on a daily or weekly basis; plus it’s cost-effective and available without vet visits or prescription.
Only downside to Frontline Plus is that it does not kill flea eggs and larvae, meaning fleas may still breed after your pet becomes heavily infested again. Therefore, we often recommend Frontline Plus which provides protection from ticks, lice, fleas, hookworms and heartworms, though heartworm treatment requires a valid prescription.
Advantage
Protecting your dog against fleas, ticks and lice is one of the best things you can do for their health, yet finding safe and effective treatments may prove challenging. Luckily, there are various products on the market such as collars or topical spot-on medications available from Tractor Supply that can help ensure they remain protected and healthy.
Advantage is an easy-to-use, cost-effective preventative that kills adult fleas, eggs and larvae within 12 hours of application. Furthermore, this pill-form treatment comes highly recommended by vets and pet parents alike.
Nexgard is another vet-recommended product designed to kill black-legged ticks that carry bacteria responsible for Lyme disease. As one of only several chewable flea and tick preventatives approved by the FDA, Nexgard also protects against heartworms as well as three forms of intestinal parasites.
Advantix
If your dog is fighting a flea infestation, this spot-on treatment will quickly eradicate it. Beginning to kill adult fleas within one hour and continuing for 30 days. Furthermore, it also eliminates deer tick, dog tick and lone star tick nymphs to protect against Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever transmission and is safe to use on breeding, pregnant or lactating dogs.
This formula features active ingredients called pyriproxyfen and imidacloprid that target parasites’ nervous systems by disrupting nerve signals, leading to death of these parasites. There are various formulations depending on weight for both cats and dogs.
This chewable medication is easily absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract and quickly reaches peak blood concentration within one hour after administration, before being excreted in urine within 24 hours – making it safe for puppies, kittens and pregnant dogs and cats. Furthermore, its water-resistant formulation makes it suitable for outdoor pets.
