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Product Name |
Prescription Required? |
Parasites |
Safe For Other Pets |
Side Effects |
Water Resistance |
Special Concerns |
Minimum Age/Size |
Active Ingredient |
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Sentry Natural Defense |
no |
fleas and ticks |
yes |
skin irritation, hair loss, |
yes; but can be removed with soap
shortly after applications |
very heavy clove scent; may have
shorter duration than some other products |
12 weeks |
octopamine blocker |
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Frontline Plus |
no |
fleas, ticks, lice |
provided for cats as well,
indicated safe for nursing and pregnant dogs |
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yes |
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8 weeks |
fipronil and s-methoprene |
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Advantage Multi |
yes |
flea, heartworms, whipworms,
roundworms, hookworms |
also available for cats, no
information on prenant or nursing dogs |
skin irritation, lethargy, loss
of appetite, hyperactivity |
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medicinal odor, serious concerns
if ingested including incoordination and tremors |
7 weeks and 3 lbs |
imidacloprid, moxidectin |
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Bio Spot |
no |
fleas, ticks and mosquitos |
lethal to cats and other animals |
excessive salivation, seizures,
muscle tremors, twitching, dilated pupils |
bathing can dilute effectiveness,
water resistant |
not for use in young puppies, not
to be combined with any other products |
6 months |
permethrin, s-methoprene IGR |
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Sentinel |
yes |
fleas, heartworms, roundworms,
hookworms, whipworms |
safe for use in cats, pregnant
and nursing dogs |
depression, lethargy, vomiting,
staggering, loss of appetite, diarrhea, seizures, weakness, excessive
salivation |
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does not kill adult fleas, often
used in combination with Capstar; beef flavor; must give with food; special
caution for use in Collies and other herding breeds |
4 weeks and 2 lbs |
milbemycin oxime, lufenuron |
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K9 Advantix |
no |
fleas, ticks, mosquitos |
no |
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yes |
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7 weeks |
imidacloprid, permethrin |
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Revolution |
yes |
fleas, ticks, heartworms, ear
mites, sarcoptic mange |
yes, sold for cats as well, safe
for pregnant and nursing dogs |
loss of appetite, salivation,
diarrhea, vomiting, tremors, fever, panting, skin irritation |
yes (within 2 hours of
application) |
one spot application |
6 weeks |
selamectin |
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Capstar |
no |
fleas |
yes, sold for cats as well, safe
for pregnant and nursing dogs |
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yes |
not a preventative, safely dose
as often as once a day; fast acting |
4 weeks |
nitepyram |
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