Cottonwood Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 So I'm needing an effective flea treatment and have a vet appt coming up. But it's 3 wks away. I live in a tiny town and the only vet is also a farm-vet and he's only available for non-farm animals twice a week, so the appts back up sometimes. I tried to just get them to prescribe Comfortis so I could get Rusty started on it because he's allergic to flea bites and is chewing holes in his fur. BUT he needs a new round of vax according to his records so they won't prescribe anything to him until after that's been done.......AT THE NEXT appt in 3 wks. UG! And I've tried EVERYTHING I've read about in the meantime...natural, not natural, etc etc etc! I've even been giving him some benedryl here and there to calm his allergic reaction to the bites but it's only mildly helping. So I've been looking online and finding places to buy Comfortis..like 1800PedMeds.com. I'm just wondering if anyone has gone that route and is there anything I need to be weary of? Seems like more people would just be going this route...for much less $$$$$ and convenience if it was legit. Anybody know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Comfortis is still a "prescription" medication. So to buy from 1800petmeds, Drs. Foster and Smith or any other reputable online pet pharmacy you would first need to send in a prescription from your vet or have your vet send it in. You can, however, buy non-prescription flea preventatives like Frontline Plus, Advantage, K9 Advantix, etc. w/o a prescription. Both 1800petmeds and Drs. Foster and Smith are very reputable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cottonwood Posted October 24, 2015 Author Share Posted October 24, 2015 Ah, I didn't know I still had to provide the scripts. Thanks... I have tried Frontline plus and Advantage with no success. I mean it made NO difference. I guess I'll have to wait for that appt. Poor thing.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Are you thinking of CapStar? You can buy it or generic nitenpyram on Amazon prime or most large pet stores. Our kennel keeps it as do most groomers. Maybe a feed store would have it? I'd bathe him daily in something gentle and try to get rid of as many fleas as possible. Diatomaceous earth should be available somewhere. Poor puppy! :( Definitely get the vet to check for heartworms before you give him any prescription meds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cottonwood Posted October 24, 2015 Author Share Posted October 24, 2015 i've been using diatomaceous earth with very limited success. I think it's doing some good, but he's still got some fleas. No, I hadn't thought of capstar. Comfortis was recommended to me so I started there with hopes it did more than the Frontline did. He's so miserable that I wanted to just go with something that was SURe to work. I've already spent so much money on stuff that hasn't fully worked. Is Capstar as effective? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Get the capstar,it will kill anything on him right now. Bathe him. When totally dry, put on the front line or advantage. It works less well on allergic pets because they are constantly shedding skin cells, which the advantage is adhered to, and their skin just isn't normal. That said, it's better than nothing! And yes, benedryl is totally safe, we always gave it at 1mg per pound three times a day. So a 50lb dog got 50mg of benedryl (2 adult tablets) 3 times a day. A 75lb dog got three tablets three times a day. You also need to remember thatno matter what you use, new fleas will continue to hatch out for the next several weeks, so it SEEMS like what you are using isn't killing the fleas, but really it's new fleas. It takes a while to break the life cycle. Treating the house would help. But even then, nothing really kills the pupae stage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmichigan Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 In our area everyone has gone to K9 Advantix II because Frontline and Advantage are no longer effective. Have you tried that? I would do the Capstar and then try the K9 Advantix II. We buy the largest tubes and then dose based on weight to save money and give a more precise dosing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Capstar kills everything on them currently. That's why groomers and kennels keep it--if a pet comes in with fleas, they can stop it immediately. It doesn't stop future fleas. We have been pleased with prescription Comfortiis with our dogs the past few years. Frontline had stopped working, and I didn't like the topical with a baby around the dogs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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