Flea Treatment

[Noise]

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for those who use frontline or other spot on treatments - how on earth do you administer it on whippets?!

ok, this is driving me mad. I have used spot on treatments on my old dog Jimmy, RIP, who was a long haired poodle cross, and I've always used it on Popsy (which leaves him with a greasy unattractive stain on his back for a couple of days) and I've been using it on Eskil, which just gives me grief.

it says to part the dogs hair between its shoulder blades and make sure the drops go on the skin and not to rub it so reducing the effectiveness. how exactly do you part whippet's (or other breeds with the same coat) hair?! sure, I can shift about three hairs the other way but that's about it.

so today it was Eskil's turn for the spot on drops, and of course, as per usual, he ended up with a big greasy wet patch on his side really where it ran down. points to ponder:

* is it effective this way? since it didn't go directly onto the skin?

and

* surely spot on treatments are meant only for single dog households, how do those with more than one dog and a puppy in the mix make sure they don't chew on each other's necks and lick each other after the treatment? atm, Eskil is wearing a jumper, probably will for as long as it takes it to dry.

since it's not very cheap and you can't buy a single treatment, and with two dogs of different weight, I spend 40 quid to possibly have no effect and poison the pup.

what am I doing wrong? am off to read about billy no mates.

 

[teachtrinity]

The joys of rip-off flea treatments, I recently spent £80 on stronghold stuff for the dogs and the cats I just part the hair between the shoulder blades and put the stuff in about 3 different places so it doesnt 'puddle' it still leaves a patch on the fur when it dries though. I also make sure the nozzle is touching the skin. As far as puppy jumping on them (I have the same problem LOL) I last did my girls and then took them for a walk (carrying Maia cos she was too little) and by the time we got back it was dry all fun and games in a multi-pet household

 

[Noise]

I also did the same thing, I actually applied it outside on the terrace just before going for our walk but when we got back (and still) wet patch. and it's the same with the more expensive frontline as well as the cheaper bob martin stuff.

 

[Suerose]

I'm lucky, Grace has a very handy little whorl where I can put spot on treatments

I have found that Frontline is no longer working this year, and we've had a horrible time trying to get rid of the little sods. With four cats as well as Grace they just pass them around (w00t) I've got Grace on Billy No Mates but it takes a while to work (six weeks, apparently) so I've had to get another sort of spot on treatment (Advocate) and have done Grace, all the cats, and sprayed the whole house with another flea killer.

I'm still finding the odd one but things are a lot better now. Have to say that I don't like spreading that many chemicals over the animals and around the house, and hopefully, with Grace the only one that goes beyond the boundaries of the garden and her on Billy No Mates it will be more under control next summer.

 

[Noise]

no no no, that's not for flea stuff, that bit on her neck is for kisses :wub:

 

[Suerose]

no no no, that's not for flea stuff, that bit on her neck is for kisses :wub:

She gets those too, just not at the same time!!!

 

[lalena]

with a great deal of difficulty :lol: thankfully weve only had fleas once to date :sweating: i find bribing them with food helps them stay still long enough to get the stuff on them as already said, deposit a few drops in more than one spot, spreads it out better for both drying faster and making sure at least some of it gets to where it needs to be.

re in multiple dog houses, depends on whether theyre all together, ie shared beds etc. if so, you can treat half of them at one time, then do the alternative half the next time

 

[Noise]

with a great deal of difficulty :lol: thankfully weve only had fleas once to date :sweating: i find bribing them with food helps them stay still long enough to get the stuff on them as already said, deposit a few drops in more than one spot, spreads it out better for both drying faster and making sure at least some of it gets to where it needs to be.re in multiple dog houses, depends on whether theyre all together, ie shared beds etc. if so, you can treat half of them at one time, then do the alternative half the next time

oh, no need to bribe, they stay still for the procedure :lol: why didn't I think about it before re: doing it in more than one spot.

lol 1 and a half dog one day the other 1.5 dog the day after. my concern is about them getting to lick the drops.

 

[lalena]

with a great deal of difficulty :lol: thankfully weve only had fleas once to date :sweating: i find bribing them with food helps them stay still long enough to get the stuff on them as already said, deposit a few drops in more than one spot, spreads it out better for both drying faster and making sure at least some of it gets to where it needs to be.re in multiple dog houses, depends on whether theyre all together, ie shared beds etc. if so, you can treat half of them at one time, then do the alternative half the next time

oh, no need to bribe, they stay still for the procedure :lol: why didn't I think about it before re: doing it in more than one spot.

lol 1 and a half dog one day the other 1.5 dog the day after. my concern is about them getting to lick the drops.

theyd only try it the once :lol: seriously, though, none of mine have licked the stuff off the others, either when dried before they were together again or wet. alternatively you could put those great vet collars on them all, just to be on the safe side :clown: what advice is on the packet?

 

[Noise]

with a great deal of difficulty :lol: thankfully weve only had fleas once to date :sweating: i find bribing them with food helps them stay still long enough to get the stuff on them as already said, deposit a few drops in more than one spot, spreads it out better for both drying faster and making sure at least some of it gets to where it needs to be.re in multiple dog houses, depends on whether theyre all together, ie shared beds etc. if so, you can treat half of them at one time, then do the alternative half the next time

oh, no need to bribe, they stay still for the procedure :lol: why didn't I think about it before re: doing it in more than one spot.

lol 1 and a half dog one day the other 1.5 dog the day after. my concern is about them getting to lick the drops.

theyd only try it the once :lol: seriously, though, none of mine have licked the stuff off the others, either when dried before they were together again or wet. alternatively you could put those great vet collars on them all, just to be on the safe side :clown: what advice is on the packet?

none, apart from it being deadly to cats.

 

[jinnyfizz]

I frontline spot-onned my gang once this year (applying in varying places around the neck/shoulder blade area so that it didn't run down them).

I haven't seen a flea for years now (and I have 4 cats too) and there's no scratching going on or signs of flea dirt etc.

The only thing which I was disapointed about was that my GSD continued to pick up ticks, despite being frontlined, so I did her again ..... and it STILL didn't work!!!! :rant: :rant: All I can assume is that the ticks are building a resistance to frontline.

It only costs around £14 to do three whippets with frontline spot on if you order the stuff on line (10-20kg 3 pack) or £13 to do one small dog and one whippet (up to 10kg 3 pack, use 1 for the small dog and the other 2 for the whippet depending what weight it is - use less if it only weighs 12-15kg) :thumbsup:

 

[Esty]

I Frontline our two when they are asleep or about to go for a walk. They haven't tried to lick it off each other, am assuming it tastes gross! I put it in three or four dots down from level with the base of their ears to shoulder. There's no point trying to part the fur really, just make sure you can see some skin (use the nozzle itself to move fur away). I'm lucky mine haven't had fleas and neither has the cat for a couple of years, even though I always forget to frontline him - he gets about three treatments a year :b

 

[Noise]

:angry: just seen Kennett licking Eskil's mouth, sniffed Eskil's mouth which smells of the flea drops. obviously doesn't taste bad enough. this is it, been long enough worrying about it, am not using spot on treatments ever again. I think it's so irresponsible from the manufacturers not to give any instruction how to treat multi dog households, what precautions, how long the solution is active on the skin and what are the effects if digested.

 

[twinkletoes dylan]

:angry: just seen Kennett licking Eskil's mouth, sniffed Eskil's mouth which smells of the flea drops. obviously doesn't taste bad enough. this is it, been long enough worrying about it, am not using spot on treatments ever again. I think it's so irresponsible from the manufacturers not to give any instruction how to treat multi dog households, what precautions, how long the solution is active on the skin and what are the effects if digested.

i have 3 and they wrestle alot but i do them and take them for a late walk and stop them playing until the next day, mine all 'puddle' and run off so i dot it about from ears to shoulder blades and put my finger on it to keep it in one place -then wash my hands well, i do them in spring and don't do them again unless i see a flea or scratching however i saw one for the first time this year a couple of nights ago so i have done them all.

'Apply every six - eight weeks to maintain flea cover. It is important to apply the dose to an area where the animal cannot lick off and to make sure that animals do not lick each other after treatment. Ensure that treated animals do not groom each other after treatment until dry.'