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What is the best flea and tick treatment for dogs and cats?
Frontline Plus is our top nonprescription recommendation because it kills ticks and fleas, controls flea infestations, and kills chewing lice, all with one easy application. When used primarily for flea control, each dose of Frontline Plus lasts up to three months.
What is the best flea treatment for inside the house?
Best Overall: Wondercide Flea & Tick Spray at Chewy.
What is the difference between Frontline Plus and Frontline Gold?
Both products are effective against ticks, fleas, and lice in both immature and adult versions. The only difference is that Frontline Gold kills fleas faster than Frontline Plus does. Both products require monthly applications and are safe to use in all dogs and puppies above 8 weeks of age.
How do I get rid of fleas inside my house?
How to get rid of fleas in your home
- Use a powerful vacuum on any floors, upholstery, and mattresses.
- Employ a steam cleaner for carpets and upholstery, including pet beds.
- Wash all bedding, including your pet’s, in hot water.
- Use chemical treatments.
How do I get rid of fleas and ticks in my house?
Controlling Fleas and Ticks Around Your Home
- Vacuum every day to remove eggs, larvae and adults; this is the best method for initial control of a flea infestation.
- Steam clean carpets: the hot steam and soap can kill fleas in all stages of the life cycle.
What is the safest flea and tick preventative?
If chemical products are necessary for additional flea or tick control, NRDC recommends s-methoprene or pyriproxyfen, which are less toxic ingredients—but read the labels carefully because some products use them with other, more harmful pesticides.
What is the best flea and tick treatment for cats?
Our recommended flea drop is Frontline Gold Flea & Tick Treatment for Cats. This product not only kills existing fleas and ticks immediately on contact but also contains an Insect Growth Regulator (IGR), which continues to kill flea eggs and larvae on your cat. This product is available over the counter and lasts for 30 days.
Is there a flea prevention product for dogs and cats?
Preventive Product Basics. Both cats and dogs need to be given preventive products for fleas and ticks. If you are the head of a household where cats and dogs reside together, you may be tempted to get one flea and tick treatment for both.
What are the different types of flea and tick products?
Flea and tick products range from pills and chews given by mouth to collars, sprays, dips, shampoos, powders, and “spot-ons,” liquid products squeezed onto the dog’s or cat’s skin usually between the shoulder blades or down the back. A few spot-on products are available for flea control in ferrets, and fly and tick control in horses.
Can you buy flea treatment over the counter for dogs?
Some of these products are available only from a veterinarian; others can be bought over the counter. Flea and tick products range from pills and chews given by mouth to collars, sprays, dips, shampoos, powders, and “spot-ons,” liquid products squeezed onto the dog’s or cat’s skin usually between the shoulder blades or down the back.