Pets - Frontline Alternative

[AKPilot]

Okay,

We've got two dogs (chocolate lab and beagle) and two cats (tabby and calico). So does anyone know of a viable altnerative to Frontline? Am getting tired of paying nearly $400 a year on flea/tick meds.

 

[Green Arrow]

I don't think you need a prescription for it...... Have you checked online at petmeds.com I know there are other options too..... Advantix, Sentinel, etc.... Are they better, I don't know....

The most expensive thing to the vet check every year is the Heratguard and Frontline..... The check up and shots are the cheap part of the visit.

I do know Sam's Club has carried a product before the was pretty cheap but I don't know if it is as broad of coaverage as frontline.

All in all I would still have to say $400 is still cheaper than getting you house invested and then fumagated?!

 

[troj]

$400/year? Holy cow! We're not paying even half that for two dogs (don't use it on the cats).

Be careful of the non-Frontline topical stuff; there's another brand out there that is very toxic to cats. I've seen reports of it being used on dogs, and cats in the house getting sick from it.

FWIW, 1-800-PET-MEDS is consistently more expensive than our vet. I just bought Rimadyl for my Aussie, and paid about $8 less than mail order.

-Kevin

 

[Green Arrow]

$400/year? Holy cow! We're not paying even half that for two dogs (don't use it on the cats).

Be careful of the non-Frontline topical stuff; there's another brand out there that is very toxic to cats. I've seen reports of it being used on dogs, and cats in the house getting sick from it.

FWIW, 1-800-PET-MEDS is consistently more expensive than our vet. I just bought Rimadyl for my Aussie, and paid about $8 less than mail order.

-Kevin

Thanks Troj! I guess the shows the internet isn't always the cheapest but it doesn't hurt to shop around.......

 

[BobH48]

We've been getting Frontline here:

https://www.dog.com/flea-control/frontline/

It's cheaper than the vet.

 

[Peartree]

One advantage of living farther north. We pay for Frontline and heartworm pills and a DAP (Dog Appeasing Pheremone) collar for our dog that is frightened of Spring thunderstorms but we only pay during the summer.

Fleas don't like snow.

 

[DMcCauley]

Frontline sucks. Take it from me and also my brother who is a Vet.

Get Advantage - works much better.

And that crap they sell in Wal-Mart (Harts i think it called), is downright toxic for animals.

 

[troj]

Frontline sucks. Take it from me and also my brother who is a Vet.

Interesting; we've had great luck with it on our two dogs.

And that crap they sell in Wal-Mart (Harts i think it called), is downright toxic for animals.

Harts is one company that makes it; you have to watch the labels, and read the active ingredients. Anything that's not for use on cats I wouldn't use in a house that has cats.

-Kevin