bio-spot flea/tick control?
Has anyone used Bio-Spot flea/tick control?
I asked my husband to pick up flea/tick drops for the puppy, and even though he knows i use strictly Frontline, he came home with this (if you want something done right…..). i used it 6 weeks ago for the first time (with reservations) and she was fine.
Last night i applied it again and she became VERY lethargic. tried to hide behind the couches. shaking while i held her. i rinsed her off and took her outside and within a few minutes she was back to normal. but why would it affect her like this? she’s bigger and i waited 6 weeks instead of 4. on the box it says for puppies, toys and minnies under 15 lbs. she’s a 7 mth old pup probably 12 lbs.
thank you olddoc- i knew HARTZ could be fatal. but i’ve never even heard of the others you listed. i’m going to check them out.
thanx becky- i wondered if it was the citrus odor too.
and i’ve always used frontline, but the rest are all big dogs.
Flea/tick Control Stories
There are just as many horror stories around about Biospot as there are Hartz:
Lethargy is one of the symptoms being reported.
Biospot is one of those cruddy ones you can get at pet stores. These kinds of products contain permethrin, or other organophosphates, because they’re not allowed to contain anything else or the 
stores wouldn’t be allowed to sell them. Organosphosphates are not appropriate for application to animals!!
Best flea/tick control
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Fleas With Animals
One of the greatest problems with animals is the fleas they bring with them. These fleas are parasites that tend to feed on humans and animals, meaning your pets. As fleas jump, they bite easily to give a raised and itchy spot which may bleed at times.
So if you have fleas with animals, you have to get rid of these fleas by applying a flea and tick preventative on your pets which effectively control fleas and ticks in your home. Then, clean all the pets’ bedding thoroughly by soaking the bedding in soap hot water till fleas and eggs are killed.
The longer you keep the bedding in the water, the more fleas die as a minimum of 20 minutes is required for detergent to reach through the wax coating of the flea to dehydrate and kill the flea. Then dry the bedding in full sunshine or in the hottest setting of your dryer.
Use herbal oils to get rid of fleas
Make it a point to keep your pet’s area clean by cleaning it a minimum of once a week. Get some essential herbal oils like citronella, cedar, lemongrass, eucalyptus and lavender to fight off fleas. They are easily available in health food stores and are formulated to repel ticks and fleas without using any insecticides.
All you have to do is to mist your pet’s legs, and your own, when going places where there may be fleas. Also apply Frontline or Advantage on your pets to get rid of fleas, and to prevent them for returning to your pets for a minimum of three weeks.
Look out for tell-tale signs of flea trouble
Look out for signs of flea trouble in your pets like an increase in their scratching and biting, especially in the tail and lower back region. Even the presence of raw patches where the pet had bit and scratched itself is a sign of fleas. Flea debris consisting of black and granular dried blood and of course fleas on the pet are all signs of flea trouble.
Fleas not only stay on your pets, but can also spread to your home. So vacuum you home using the nozzle attachment, while paying attention to corners, crevices, rugs, around skirting boards and under furniture. Sometimes, vacuum vibrations make the fleas emerge from their cocoons, and thus exposed to insecticide.
Use the help of professionals
It would be better to have your carpets professionally steam cleaned by professionals like Supreme-Carpetcare.com for complete eradication from fleas. However it is important that you inform these professionals about these fleas so that they can use the right measures to eradicate the fleas. If not, they will think that you had called them for a routine carpet cleaning.
Shampooing the carpet using insecticidal carpet shampoo or having infrared heat treatment on the carpet are also great methods of killing all stages of fleas. All this has to be repeated a few times to ensure that all the fleas in your home are killed as one treatment is not sufficient to kill fleas and their cocoons. This done, fleas and animals will be something from the past in your home.
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Best flea and tick control?
My dog’s breed is particularly sensitive to fleas and ticks. He’s getting a vaccination for limes disease tomorrow. And I was just wondering what would be a good flea/tick control treatment for him?
For our last dog (same breed) I used Bio Spot, or On Spot. They were inexpensive, made with the same ingredients, and seemed to work fine.
I wanted to know other’s opinions about the more expensive brands. Do you feel they’re worth the money?
Thanks!!!
Absolutely – when it comes to flea/tick preventatives there is no substitute for the good name brands like Frontline Plus or Advantix.
Don’t even bother wasting your money on the cheap stuff you mention, does no good, neither do collars, sprays, shampoos – they just get rid of a few adult fleas, the eggs and larvae hatch, and your dog is infested again.
I use Advantix on my 5 dogs and any fosters I have every single month, we live in Florida where fleas never die, and my dogs never, ever get fleas or ticks. It is worth the cost to buy good preventative, believe me.
