[guidedogchat] Re: flea and worm treatments

  • From: Pam <pamyoung80@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2014 18:32:14 +0100

ouch sounds sore! can u only buy advocate at the vet's there. u have to here 
anyway.

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> On 5 Oct 2014, at 18:13, Vincent Thacker <vince@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Pam,
> 
> My mutt gets a worming pill once every 3 months and supposedly gets an 
> Advocate flea, tick and lungworm treatment every month, though I must admit 
> I've been quite lax about those in the winter. He has had monthly flea 
> treatments in spring and summer, though. I don't like it much, and nor does 
> my dog, who looks around at me most offended when I've poured this tack down 
> the back of his neck, but I keep in mind that he could easily pick up ticks 
> on the land around me, and that would be horrible. I picked them up myself 
> camping in Ireland! At that time, a dab of meths and the pull of the tweezers 
> was the cure.
> 
> Vince.
> 
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> Message Received: Oct 05 2014, 04:57 PM
> From: "Pam" 
> To: "guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" 
> Cc: 
> Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: flea and worm treatments
> 
> isn't there something called advantage too? 
> 
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> > On 5 Dec 2002, at 02:34, "J Kimbell" wrote:
> > 
> > Frontline tells you every 6 weeks I think. Thats what my Vets pprescribe 
> > anyway. But some areas use Advocate as it also protects against longworm, 
> > which isnt a problem here in East Anglia. I just do it when I remember, 
> > laughing, but in summer we are told once a month but the rest of th eyear 
> > every 6 weeks. I hate using flea treatment as it makes such a mess of the 
> > fur and the shorter the fur the worse the mess, but you can at least brush 
> > it out after a couple of days.
> > Julia
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam" 
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> > Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2014 10:35 AM
> > Subject: [guidedogchat] flea and worm treatments
> > 
> > 
> > hi everyone. how offten do u have your dogs treated for flea and worms. 
> > every 3 months as recommended, or just at their 6 monthly visit to the vet?
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