Frontline - Advantage - K9 Advantix - Which Does Your Dog Need?

Did you know there are differences between Frontline, Advantage, and K9 Advantix? I didn't. At least not until recently.

K9 Advantix is the newest of the three. It is only for dogs and puppies seven weeks and older, and kills fleas, ticks, and mosquitoes. In fact, it kills fleas in 12 hours. That's fast! And it's even cheaper than Frontline. It not only kills fleas, ticks and mosquitoes, but repels them as well, which Frontline does not.

If you go to 1-800-PetMeds they have K9 Advantix on sale at this time.

We have not used K9 Advantix, but the customer reviews at 1-800-PetMeds rate it very highly. The vet review at the site recommends using a variety of products to keep the fleas from becoming immune or resistant. They recommend using Frontline Plus for a few months because it prevents flea eggs from developing into fleas, and then switching to K9 Advantix or Advantage for a few months.

Frontline Plus kills fleas and ticks and flea larvae. Nowhere did I see that K9 Advantix or Advantage killed flea larvae. For that reason, Frontline Plus seems like a better product, unless you have a problem with mosquitoes. I like the idea that fleas are not allowed to mature.

Using Frontline last Spring we found that one or two applications was enough to prevent any flea infestation for the entire summer. We have not had a problem with fleas since we moved here 6 years ago, but we have a dog that itches like crazy if he gets one flea, so we have used Frontline Plus or Advantage every Spring on each dog and that seems to be enough.

If you live in a place that has a lot of fleas or ticks, Frontline Plus or K9 Advantix kill ticks. Also, if your home and backyard are infested with fleas you might need to use these products every month instead of just every Spring. When we lived near the Southern California coastline, the fleas were terrible. Now that we are out in the desert, we don't notice so many.

Remember, K9 Advantix kills and repells fleas, ticks and mosquitoes. Frontline Plus kills fleas, ticks and flea larvae, and Advantage kills fleas. With these three great products there is really no reason to suffer through another flea season. I wish these had been around years ago when our poor dogs scratched all summer.

Tags: Fleas and Ticks, Protecting Your Dog