The pet-med market is overcrowded with brands claiming to offer premium levels of pet care and protection. When it comes to choosing a flea treatment for your pet, you can’t be too careful. It’s important to have all the facts before administering any medication or treatment to your furry friends. We compared Comfortis chewable flea…
If your pet’s itching is driving you crazy and you can’t stand the thought of squeezing out a tube of solution and fighting with your pet during the application process, you might think about switching to a chewable solution. Dogs love treats, and that might be a way for you to alleviate your pet’s discomfort…
Chewables and spot-on treatments can difficult to sort out, but we’ve got some information to help you figure out which type of treatment works best for you. Some pets will thrive with topical treatment, and some will benefit strongly from a chewable. However, for this article it’s not a matter of which type is better….
The eternal problem: is a chewable better than a spot-on treatment? That might be the first thing on your mind but let’s change this scenario up a little. A better question would be: What do you want from your flea prevention? Advantix is a topical solution that repels a variety of external parasites including fleas,…
There are many chewable options but how do you know which one is the right one for you. There used to be only a small handful of options, and now you’ve got so many choices that it can be difficult to know where to start. Chewables are excellent alternatives to flea preventatives that must be…
You and your pet are going along just fine when it happens. Scratching. Then more scratching. Before you know it, your pet is miserable, and you aren’t sure how you got here. Even indoor pets can catch flea infestation, so it’s essential that you get ahead of a potential problem before it causes you and…
Fleas are a pet owners’ worst nightmare. The parasitic pest is nearly microscopic, easy to contract and can spread from pet, to surface, to human in no time at all. Frontline and Advantage flea treatments are one way to prevent fleas from infesting your pet and your home. Pets, especially dogs and outdoor cats are…
NexGard and Frontline are powerful, effective and vet approved flea and tick treatments for pets designed to root out and kill adult fleas and ticks, including their eggs and larvae. Frontline flea and tick treatment is applied topically to your pet’s fur, and is safe for use on cats and dogs, which makes it an…
Nobody likes hearing that their pet has worms, especially heartworms which are potentially fatal if left untreated. The good news is that heartworms are entirely preventable with regular applications of heartworm medications like Interceptor and Heartgard Plus. Heartgard Key Features Prevents heartworms, roundworms & hookworms Delivered via beef-flavored chewable tablet Active ingredients: Ivermectin & Pyrantel…
Look there are a lot of flea and tick medications out there. Spot-on treatments used to be the most common type, but since the discovery of isoxazolines, this process has gotten a lot easier. Isoxazolines are a class of pesticide that works on the nervous system of small insects, paralyzing them so they can’t feed…
This one is a competition between a chewable and a spot-on treatment. The chemical compounds are different, but the real test is not just which compound, but which method, is going to give you and your pet the most relief. Bravecto is a once quarterly treatment for fleas and ticks that dogs take in a…
Joint issues plague dogs in their older age, so it’s really common to give pets supplements to prevent joint decline. There are quite a few on the market now, and not all are created equal. If you’re heartbroken by your dog’s discomfort, you aren’t alone. The pet industry is a $60 billion-plus industry with pet…
