When your dog has fleas, it can be a major source of health discomforts for both the pet and the owner; flea bites can be annoying for humans but disastrous for dogs, who can’t treat these on their own.
Just how bad is it for dogs, one may ask. Here’s a short list – blood loss, allergy dermatitis, potential for fleas to transmit diseases, and secondary infection awaiting raw skin patches on your dog.
If you have a family and kids, you don’t want to sit with that knowledge. You need to do something. Treating and controlling fleas should be a part of regular pet health maintenance – cleaning your home, vacuuming the carpet, tidying up the kennel, taking your dog to the vet for check ups, and choosing a flea control solutions that works. Dog owners and many vets concur that one of the best solutions is Advocate Flea Control.
Advocate is topical, it’s applied on your dog’s skin, as opposed to orally administered solutions, which are taken by mouth. Oral solutions include tablets and chewables – the former to be grinded and mixed with pet food, the latter supposed as tasty as pet food itself (if the dog does eat it, that’s well and good).
While some recommend orally administered solutions, many prefer topical solutions. The reasons usually have something to do with convenience – with topical solutions there are no tablets to evenly break and mash into your dog’s food (and worry if the dog doesn’t like the food laced with medicine).
Parasites addressed by Advocate Flea Control
Advocate effective kills parasite infections your dog has prior to treatment (these include fleas, heartworm, various gastrointestinal worms, nasty ear mites, demodex, and even Sarcoptic Mange), provides continuous protection (one month), and shields your pet from re-infestation. It also comes in an easy to use tube.
Advocate kills flea larvae residing in your pet’s vicinity, so it curbs the chances of both re-infestation and cases of Flea Allergy Dermatitis.
Imidacloprid and Moxidectin, Advocate’s active ingredients, provide the wide-coverage parasitic protection your pet needs.
Moxidectin, one of the ingredients, quickly finds its way into your pet’s bloodstream, right after absorption through the pet’s skin.
This ingredient protects your pet from heartworm infection if Advocate is used monthly.
The same month-long protection also includes protection from gastrointestinal worms – hookworms and roundworms. In addition, it also prevents a debilitating skin condition from emerging on your pet – Demodex. Advocate also controls ear mites.
Contraindications
Advocate is quite safe to administer on pups so long as they are at least seven weeks old. Despite this, it’s possible some dogs may react adversely to this treatment.
Although it’s rare for dogs to show allergic reactions to such treatment, it does happen. If you are aware that your dog has had allergic reactions to parasitic treatments before, it may be prudent to consult your vet first; it’s possible your dog might also be allergic to Advocate’s key ingredients.
If you have any doubts, your vet is just a phone call away – set up an appointment.
Watch over your dog during the period the treatment takes effect, to watch out for allergic reactions.
