There are a number of products that you can use to keep your pet free from fleas, these products range in their effectiveness e.g. over the counter drops and pills, various herbal supplements, various spot on treatments etc.
Prevention Spot on flea treatments work by making the blood of the pet toxic to fleas and ticks, unleashings substances that stunt the growth of flea eggs, larvae and nymphs. These types of treatments are usually oil based, and are applied on the skin of the pet. The danger of this treatment is that they can be toxic to pets like cats and as well as young children, so they have to be used with a whole lot of caution.For instance, it has been noted that most of the time white dogs are very sensitive to spot treatments, this can result in the loss of hair at the place where the treatment was applied. As always it is important to consult your vet whenever you have any doubts or suspicions about the health of your pet.
The strategy of herbal supplements is to try and make the body of the pet as less appealing as possible. The best thing about herbal supplements is that they are not pet medication, but more or less natural supplements that you can acquire at most pet stores or nutrition stores. The extent to which this form of prevention works is dependent on how well the pet and the herbal supplement get along. The biggest element used natural flea prevention is garlic, this repels fleas but can be very toxic to some pets if used in large doses.
One way of dealing with a pet affected by fleas is to make the pet to have flea bath or dip, this will have the effect of reducing the symptoms of flea irritation but the most effective way of dealing with a pet infested flea could be by using a product that will immobilize the fleas with a short period of time and then kill them within a few hours. One such product is Advantage, it will certainly kill the fleas within a few hours, then a mild shampoo can be administered on the pet a few days later so as to cleanse off some of the dead fleas. This is usually very effective for dogs.
So which one would you go for, flea prevention or flea treatment, it entirely depends at which stage you are in terms of flea infestation of your pet
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