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I usually will get Frontline from the vet, but this time Ibought a brand from Walmart. My dog seems to be scratching. Can I put a flea collar on her even though I just applied the ointment a few days ago? She got so sick from a tick bite several months ago and was on antibiotics for thirty days. I just don’t want this to happen to her again!
I wouldn’t apply any other medicated product to your dog, especially not a flea collar. Some medicated collars and other flea and tick products contain Pyrethrins or Pyrethrum which can cause sever adverse affects in some animals.
Pyrthrins are produced from the Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium plant and appear to cause sever reactions in some animals. I try to avoid any medication that uses them, just in case. Always check the label.
http://www.petmd.com/dog/conditions/neurological/c_multi_pyrethrin_pyrethroid_toxicity
If you still have the box that the original Walmart box came in, then it should have information regarding the amount of time needed to elapse before applying any other products. If you don’t have the box go back to the store and read the details on the box there.
As with us humans mixing medications is a definite No No and could cause an overdose.
While you are waiting until it is safe to apply frontline you could try some of the natural remedies such as tea tree or citrus shampoos on the market. They are not as effective as frontline but offer some relief.
http://www.fleaandtickcontrol.co.uk/home/category/natural-remedies/
You may also want to alter your normal routine for a while, keeping your dog away from sources of fleas and ticks. Keep your dog away from other dogs who are likely to transfer fleas for example. Keep him out of long grass and woodland where ticks like to hide out.
But before using any other flea and tick control product consult your local vet. They have probably come across this situation many times so will be able to offer you the best advice.
Flea medicine available in retail stores is not as efficient as that prescribed by a vet. The flea collar in my experience is useless: my dog still got fleas even though he had a collar, with the fleas concentrated in the rear area, far away from the collar.
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You need to ask your vet. As a rule flea/tick products should not be mixed. Your dog could be scratching because it is having a reaction to the cheap drops and not because it has fleas.
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OTC products are junk, and this is exactly what you get for purchasing garbage from places like WalMart, just a big waste of money. Call your vet about the flea collar, too much flea med can possibly make your dog quite sick. You also need to call in a professional exterminator to spray your house and yard..
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Dn’t know of ointment. Harts mountain flee drops work great. OTC. Gie the dog a bath with a good shampoo conditioner.
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take the flea collar off, you could be over medicating her. if you have a flea problem, i suggest Vinegar (crazy, right?) get a spray bottle fill it with vinegar and put your dog in the (empty, dry) bath tub. Spray your dog with vinegar (NOT on the face) and use a comb to brush it through her fur…If she has fleas you will see them fall off her, let the vinegar stay on until no more fleas fall off.
The reason is suggest vinegar is because it works, and it’s safe, and you can use if everyday if you need too.
I don’t know anything that works for ticks, but get more frontline! that stuff actually works.
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Just got done battling a flea problem.
Frontline takes about a full week to become effective. Even then some ticks are resistant to the insecticide. Adding a flea collar is a no-no. If you live near the ocean, you can take your dog to the beach and play in the saltwater. Fleas hate saltwater and usually kills them off. As far as ticks, you’ll have to constantly check them. Try keeping the dog and an area of the yard that’s mowed constantly and free of weeds. If your in an area and the dog is free to wander in brush, you’ll have to check a couple of times a day.
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Past experience
I wouldn’t apply any other medicated product to your dog, especially not a flea collar. Some medicated collars and other flea and tick products contain Pyrethrins or Pyrethrum which can cause sever adverse affects in some animals.
Pyrthrins are produced from the Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium plant and appear to cause sever reactions in some animals. I try to avoid any medication that uses them, just in case. Always check the label.
http://www.petmd.com/dog/conditions/neurological/c_multi_pyrethrin_pyrethroid_toxicity
If you still have the box that the original Walmart box came in, then it should have information regarding the amount of time needed to elapse before applying any other products. If you don’t have the box go back to the store and read the details on the box there.
As with us humans mixing medications is a definite No No and could cause an overdose.
While you are waiting until it is safe to apply frontline you could try some of the natural remedies such as tea tree or citrus shampoos on the market. They are not as effective as frontline but offer some relief.
http://www.fleaandtickcontrol.co.uk/home/category/natural-remedies/
You may also want to alter your normal routine for a while, keeping your dog away from sources of fleas and ticks. Keep your dog away from other dogs who are likely to transfer fleas for example. Keep him out of long grass and woodland where ticks like to hide out.
But before using any other flea and tick control product consult your local vet. They have probably come across this situation many times so will be able to offer you the best advice.
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