Flea & Tick Treatment Alternatives

Flea and Tick season is here! Don’t let your pet get caught with unwanted guests. There are many remedies out there to help with flea and tick prevention. Topicals such as Frontline PLUS, K9 Advantix, Program and others work great. However, if you would like alternatives, we also carry a wide variety of flea shampoos, flea collars, flea and tick dips and flea pills   When finding the right flea and tick treatment, it is important to look at all your options. Although there are many popular flea and tick topicals on the market there are plenty of lesser known brands that are just as efficient.   TriForce Flea & Tick starts to work on dogs and cats in as little as 1 hour. TriForce kills fleas, their larvae and eggs in one easy treatment. The flea control can also be used to remove ticks and mosquitoes. CAPSTAR Flea Control Medicine by Novartis helps to kill fleas on your dog or cat. CAPSTAR comes in an easy to administer tablet form and helps to protect your pet from fleas and ticks within 4 hours. Flea Comb for Dogs and Cats by Millers Forge is a great way to quickly and safely remove fleas and ticks from your pet without the use of topicals. The comb is made of durable chrome plated steel and has rounded teeth designed to be gently on your pet. For other effective flea and tick combs be sure to visit our section.   Another alternative to topical flea treatments are shampoos. Shampoos are a great way of getting rid of fleas and ticks while giving helping your pets’ coat. Anti- parasitic shampoos are perfect for pets of all ages and can be used in conjunction with flea topicals you may be using. The shampoo can be used on pets of all ages and sizes. Anti- parasitic shampoos such as the following are a great way to go. If you have a pet with sensitive skin you may want to consider using a vitamin rich shampoo before you treat your pet. Vita-Soothe Aloe & Oatmeal by Pet Health Solutions is one alternative; other shampoos like this may be found in our hypoallergenic shampoo section.   Adams Flea & Tick Shampoo not only quickly kills fleas, ticks and lice but helps to clean and deodorize your pet. Adams Flea and Ticks works to condition your pets coat helping to prevent skin and hair from drying out. Ectokyl CA quickly kill fleas, ticks and lice found on dogs and cats. The shampoo also helps to deodorize and condition the skin and coat. Mycodex Shampoo with 3X Pyrethrins provides double action by quickly removing fleas, ticks and lice. Ecto-Soothe 3X Flea Shampoo  is a highly effective flea and tick shampoo. Ecto- Soothe contains oatmeal to help pets with sensitive skin. The shampoo can be used on dogs and cats older than 12 weeks KnockOut Shampoo for Dogs is a Permethrin and IGR shampoo used to kill fleas for 9 days. The shampoo also kills and repels ticks for up to 20 days. The specially formulated Nylar IGR sterilizes and kills flea eggs for 30 days.   There are many ways to treat your dog or cat for fleas without the use of topicals. Products such as dips, flea and tick collars, and anti-parasitic shampoos are a few alternatives. Anti- parasitic dips and shampoos are similar; they both help to remove parasites from your pet while helping to protect them from future fleas and ticks. What’s great about dips is that they not only remove parasites but they can help protects your pet from future infestations.   LimePlus works to treat dermatoses in dogs, cats and kittens. LimePlus contains the active ingredient Sulfurated Lime Solution and may be used in 5-7 day intervals Vet Solutions Lime Sulfer Dip is used to dogs and cats for parasites. The solution contains 97.8% Lime Sulfer Concentrate. Adams Pyrethrin Dip kills and repels fleas, ticks, lice, gnats, mosquitoes and flies on dogs and cats. The dip is perefect of outdoor animals and can be used after regular shampooing.   Fleas and ticks don't just affect our dog or cat they affect our home too. Keep your pet home flea, tick and pest free by using indoor and outdoor foggers and sprays.   Knockout Room and Area Fogger helps to kill adult and pre-adult fleas including their eggs for up to 7 months. The area fogger can also be used to kill insects dangerous to your pet such as cockroaches, spiders, ants and ticks. Siphotrol Yard Spray kills mosquitoes, ticks, fleas and other insects in areas up to 5,000 sq. ft. Siphotrol provides up to four weeks of control. Adams Carpet Spray is perfect for pet owners looking to rid their house of fleas. Adams kills all four stages of the flea and helps to break the flea life cycle. The carpet spray kills ticks, roaches, ants, spiders and lice and more while helping to control re-infestation for up to 210 days. The spray can be used on carpets, drapes, rugs, upholstered furniture as well as pet bedding.

Other remedies for the flea and tick season are flea and tick collars. Flea and tick collars are a different way of treating your pet without the use of toxic chemicals.

Innotek Electronic Flea & Tick Repeller helps to repel parasites through the use of a tiny device that easily and securely attaches to your dog or cats collar. The long lasting lithium battery provides protection against fleas and ticks for up to one year. The Innotek Flea & Tick Repeller is ideal for dogs and cats of all ages. PREVENTIC Tick Collar by Virbac PREVENTIC collars are easy to use and can help protect your pet against fleas and ticks for up to 3 months. The collar is recommended for use on dog and puppies 3 month or older. PREVENTIC can be used with flea and tick programs such as Advantage or PROGRAM. Breakaway Flea & Tick Collar for Cats is what you want. The cat flea collar helps to kill flea and ticks for up to 6 months. The unique breakaway design allows a cat to free him or herself if the collar catches on a fixed object.

Natural and organic flea remedies work great for dog and cat owners that don’t want to use chemical topicals. Organic flea remedies use all natural ingredients to help fight flea and ticks. Many natural flea treatments can be used with traditional topicals such as Advantage, Frontline and Frontline Plus.

NaturVet Herbal Flea Pet Powder and Spray.  What makes this product truly unique are the all natural ingredients. NaturVet Herbal contains a natural combination of Rosemary and Cedar Oil to help repel fleas while deodorizing and absorbing excessive skin oils. The herbal flea and tick product can be used in conjunction with spot-on treatments such as

Regardless of what flea and tick treatment you choose to use it’s important to keep your dog or cat protected. Use of topicals, sprays and dips help to ensure that your pet will be flea and tick free! For more information on fleas and ticks visit our Flea & Tick Article Section.