If your dog or cat is constantly shaking its head, it is possible that there is a tick in its ear canal. If you feel a bump while petting your dog, do not ignore it and examine your dog immediately for ticks. Frontline Plus consists of two main chemicals , Fipronil and S-Methoprene. Fipronil works by damaging the nervous system of fleas and ticks while S-Methoprene helps prevent flea eggs from hatching. It also contains inert chemicals which bind these two chemicals together.
Frontline plus should be applied once every month to help kill all fleas and ticks. Now, when a flea or tick comes in contact with the Fipronil-covered fur, its nerve cells are damaged because of the poison. Fipronil particularly affects receptors that receive signals that keep the nervous system of ticks and fleas relaxed. Because of the insecticide, the nervous system becomes hyperactive, and the ticks die within 30 minutes.
Ticks fall off before they can lay eggs; however, a female flea can lay almost 50 eggs in a day. Frontline Plus does not contain high enough concentrations of Fipronil to get rid of all the fleas; hence S-Methoprene comes into play. S-Methoprene does not harm your pet but works by seeping into the flea eggs.
It acts as a hormone and prevents the flea from reaching its next developmental stage, thus killing it. Frontline Plus for dogs should only be used for dogs and puppies older than 8 weeks. To counter this shortcoming, the manufacturers of Frontline have added S-Methoprene in the mix in the product known as Frontline Plus.
S-Methoprene works by seeping inside flea eggs. Inside the eggs, the chemical acts as a hormone, preventing the eggs from hatching and going to their next developmental stage. Eventually, the fleas inside the eggs die. To make sure that Frontline works optimally, you should know how to apply it properly on your pet.
Before you even buy Frontline, you should consult your vet if it is safe to use the product on your pet. Take note that you should only use the Frontline product formulated for your pet. You cannot use Frontline for dogs on your cat and vise versa. To apply Frontline on your pet, start by parting the fur on the area where the product will be applied.
Ideally, this location should be difficult for your pet to lick or scratch. This is why most people apply Frontline between the shoulder blades of their pets. You can also consider giving your cat a flea bath before applying Frontline.
Do not touch the area where you applied Frontline. You also cannot bathe your pet within that period. You do not need to apply more than one dose of Frontline within the same month.
However, you may still need to apply Frontline on your pet successively for a few months. Although Frontline kills fleas and Frontline Plus kills both adults and eggs, there might be other fleas and eggs hidden inside and around your home. This means that there is a risk that your cat or dog can become reinfected. This is why one application is almost never enough.
In fact, in some parts of the world where fleas and similar insects are prevalent in the environment, Frontline needs to be applied all year round. The use of Frontline on your pets is just one part of the larger equation that is flea control and prevention.
You need to also eliminate fleas hiding inside and around your home. Fleas thrive in warm climates where the temperatures can range between 26 and 32 degrees Celsius and 70 percent humidity. In areas where these conditions are not met, these insects go dormant until the right conditions arrive. Killing matured fleas infesting your pets is never enough. Inside your home, fleas in various development stages hide in various corners, posing risks over the long term. This is why it is essential that you do not rely on Frontline as the only solution for your flea woes.
Use sparingly on wooden or glossy surfaces to avoid spotting. Leave the area and do not re-enter until at least 1 hour after treatment or until treated areas are dry, and allow the area to air. The expiry date is located on the side of the outer packaging, on the pipette foil at the bottom and on the pipette itself.
Please do not use any product beyond its expiry date. The expiry date refers to the end of the indicated month. However, no product can repel fleas from jumping onto your pet so it is normal to continue to see fleas after treatment as your pet can pick up new fleas from the environment at any time.
Moreover, if you are fighting a home infestation, it is highly likely that you will see fleas on your pet for 3 months or more as it can take this long to get rid of the infestation. Don't worry, if you see fleas for several days in a row, today's flea is not the one you saw yesterday. You can handle, stroke and cuddle your pet as usual as soon as the application site is dry. In the meantime treated animals should not be handled and children should not be allowed to play or sleep with them.
It is a recommended precaution that children or adults do not pet, play or sleep with treated animals until the application site is dry. As a general rule it is good practice to avoid direct contact with any chemicals during pregnancy. Even if you have treated your pet for fleas, some fleas may still have time to lay eggs before dying.
These eggs can develop into new fleas in as little as 14 days, therefore it is important to tackle flea eggs too. Most flea products only kill fleas on your pet.
Fleas and ticks are killed through contact with your pet's skin and coat so they do not need to bite to be killed. No, in fact no product stops fleas from jumping onto pets.
Your dog can pick up worms at any time throughout the year. Worm eggs can survive in the environment for several years and infect your dog anywhere they explore. There are 4 common ways your dog can pick up intestinal worms: 1. By swallowing infected fleas while grooming 2. By ingesting worm eggs from a contaminated environment toys, grass, soil, etc. By eating or scavenging carcasses of other infected animals mice, rabbits, birds, etc. From the mother to her puppies, either across the placenta before they are born, or via her milk when nursing.
Signs of worms can include weight loss, bloated tummy, diarrhoea, vomiting and scooting bottom along the ground but these are not specific to worm infections.
Worm eggs are microscopic, but you might see worms looking like spaghetti or worm segments looking like grains of rice in your dog's stool or around their bottom. People can get infected by some worm eggs present on their dog's fur or in the environment, which can cause serious diseases.
Roundworm larvae can travel through the body and cause blindness in severe cases, especially in children. Regular deworming of your dog can help reduce the chance of this happening and help you protect your whole family.
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