Flea and tick remedies for dogs

Warm spring days, when it is so nice to walk with your four-legged friend, bring danger in the form of infection fleas and pincers. The owner of the dog should be in advance to worry about the health of your pet. But it is difficult for an inexperienced dog owner to navigate in a variety of animal care products, and even more so in preparations designed to treat them from various types of exogenous parasites.The information below will help determine which flea drops are better for dogs and why you should choose drops.

Advantages of means in the form of drops

Flea drops in dogs

Drops from fleas and ticks have a number of advantages over other forms of manufactured agents for blood-sucking insects. Drops:

• do not require special skills in the application;
• are cheaper than other forms;
• safe for pet's health;
• instantly eliminate insects;
• differ in prolonged and barrier action;
• act on a wide range of blood-sucking insects;
• take into account the individual parameters of the dog - age, weight, breed.

The individual approach in the development of a remedy for fleas and ticks is very important, since in the drops the active ingredient is an insecticide, a poison that, if it violates the permissible dosage, can lead to poisoning of the dog. Therefore, good flea drops for dogs contain detailed instructions, in which the dosage of the agent is indicated depending on the body weight of the animal or on the package the breed for which the drops are intended is indicated.

Important!

When choosing insecticides should consult with a veterinarian.Even external drops against fleas and ticks can cause an exacerbation of chronic diseases in dogs or have limitations and contraindications for use. Most firms are limited to the recommendation not to use the tool for pregnant and lactating bitches. And only by studying the characteristics of insecticides, you can find a detailed list of contraindications.

Therefore, the owner of the dog will not be superfluous information about the properties of insecticides, most often used in the drops from fleas and ticks.

Characteristics of insecticides against fleas and ticks

In the body of insects there are enzymes that contribute to the development of resistance to the most commonly used insecticides and acaricides - an adaptive response that allowed synanthropic insects to survive alongside humans for centuries. Therefore, to control the population of blood-sicking parasites, all new drugs with improved formula are being released.

Fleas, their eggs and larvae

Consider which of the insecticides effectively fight fleas and ticks at once:

• Pyrethrins - substances that are used in the fight against blood-sucking insects for over 100 years.They are made on the basis of natural raw materials - pyrethrum or powder of Persian and Dalmatian chamomile flowers. Intoxication of the body is noted in exceptional cases, so the substances are still relevant. Despite the fact that it is the most long-lasting insecticide, parasites do not have resistance to it. The substance of contact and intestinal action, has a damaging effect on the transmission of impulses along the neuromuscular fibers, which leads to paralysis and death of fleas and ticks.
• Pyrethroids - synthesized pyrethrin analogs. The most commonly used drops are permethrin, phenotrin, etofenprox. This group of insecticides is highly resistant to external influences (light, air, water) and prolonged action, which allows you to maintain the effect of the funds for a month.
• Imidacloprid and clothianidin belong to the group of neonicotinoid derivatives of nicotine. Substances are very toxic to insects, but low-toxic to warm-blooded animals, as they are not able to overcome the blood-brain barrier and have no effect on the central nervous system.
• Diazinon - a substance that acts as a contact-intestinal, due to the factthat can accumulate in the upper layer of the epidermis, in the sebaceous glands and hair follicle, and also penetrate into the bloodstream, where it quickly disintegrates into inactive metabolites and is excreted from the body with urine. Organophosphates, which include diazinon, is not recommended for use in the treatment of dogs breeds hounds and greyhounds. This is explained by the fact that they have an insignificant layer of subcutaneous fatty tissue and the agent penetrates the systemic circulation in large quantities, which can cause intoxication.
• Fipronil - paralyzing substance contact-intestinal action. With prolonged use causes the emergence of resistant insect generations. Therefore it is recommended to alternate with other insecticides.
• Selamectin has a wide spectrum of action - it destroys fleas, ear mites, lice, round worms. It is well tolerated by dogs of all breeds, including collies.
• Moxidedexine - a semisynthetic substance, obtained on the basis of waste products of fungi of the genus Streptomycetes. Effectively fights a wide range of endo- and ectoparasites in dogs.

Means from fleas and ticks are more and more popular in dogs, which include 2-3 substances.Such a balanced and selected complex taking into account the synergistic action prevents the development of resistant generations of fleas and other insects, the ingredients enhance the action of each other, the spectrum of the action of the agent increases.

In addition to insecticides, drops may include synergists that accelerate the action of the insecticide several times, increase the penetrating ability of the agent through the integument of the insect, inhibit enzymes that contribute to the formation of resistance.

Rules for the use of drops

Apply a flea drop

In order for flea and tick preparations for dogs to function effectively, be safe for pets, you need to know how and where to drop the drops.

All means in the form of drops are packaged in convenient disposable pipettes, with the help of which it is easy to observe the dosage and apply drops from fleas to the dog. In order to provide a more complete coverage of the dog's body with the drug and to exclude its licking, the agent is applied to the skin under the hair, starting from the back of the head, and the withers are trapped along the spine. Unlike cats, the spine of dogs is less mobile, so they can apply the drug so that it captures most of the body.How to drip means is written in the instructions, which should be studied before using the drug.

Important!

Drops are applied only to healthy, intact skin, and then easily rubbed, providing a more complete penetration of the agent into the epidermis through the lipid barrier. In the presence of dermatoses, scratches, flea bites, scratches can not use drops, you should choose a different form of funds.

Drops from fleas and ticks have different frequency of use, because the duration of the effectiveness of the means for fleas is longer than for ticks, which is explained by differences in their physiology.

After the drops are applied to the withers from fleas and ticks for dogs, the wool in the treatment areas must be dried and combed. Do not allow contact with the treated animals of children and other pets for 1-2 days. You can not wash the dog, so as not to reduce the effectiveness of the tool. The withers are the most inaccessible place for the dog, so putting drops on it ensures the safety of the animal.

If there is an individual reaction to the drug in the form of an allergy or signs of intoxication, you should wash the drops with water and if the symptoms did not go away within 2-3 days, then you should seek help at the veterinary clinic.Processing carried out in medical gloves, do not allow the ingestion of mucous membranes - in the nose, mouth, eyes.

List of the best tools

Consider drops for dogs from ticks and fleas, the rating of which depends on many factors - efficiency, safety, cost. Among the most popular means are the following:

Flea drops for dogs

• Advantix - the product is manufactured by the German company Bayer HealthCare AG. The drug contains two types of insecticides - imidacloprid, permethrin, which have a complex effect on fleas, ticks, lice, gadflies and mosquitoes. Advantix has a slow action that must be considered when walking, when the season of tick activity comes. Retains a damaging effect for a maximum period of at least 1 month against ticks, nasal congestion and about 2 months from fleas. Drops manufacturer does not recommend to use for protection against parasites puppies younger than 7 weeks, pregnant females and representatives of breeds of small dogs.
• Beafar - are produced by Beaphar (Netherlands). Drops from fleas and ticks for dogs contain diazinon, which has a contact effect, active against fleas, lice, ticks, lashes. Differs instant "knockout" action. Retains a striking effect for 2-3 weeks.Recommended for all breeds of adult dogs, but for puppies can be used no earlier than 3 months. Can not be combined with other types of drugs and insecticides.
• Pride Ivermicol drops from fleas and ticks, instructions for which reports that the tool is used to treat entomoses, demodicosis, which cause ticks, fleas and lice. To avoid infection, it is recommended to treat the dog 1-2 weeks before the start of the season of activity of blood-sucking insects. Adults die in 1-2 days, not having time to lay eggs. Ivermicol is effective throughout the month.
• Front Line Spot He and Combo - funds produced by the French company Merial. Thanks to a balanced complex of 3 insecticides, Spot On drops are active against ticks - ear, ixodic, flea, louse. The tool kills scabies mites (itch) that are difficult to treat. The delayed action is manifested through the day, and lasts for 1 month for ticks and 2 months for fleas. Drops are safe and can be used to treat puppies from 2 months of age, as well as pregnant and lactating females. Combo drops differ only in composition, as they contain fipronil and S-methoprene.
  

  Flea drops for dogs
• Hartz Ultra Guard - manufacturer of a corporation with a world name Hartz (USA). The best drops from fleas for dogs and puppies from 3 months of age. The composition includes phenotrin, which acts instantly. Guard remains effective for a month. It is not recommended to treat pregnant, lactating and old dogs. The company also produces two types of products - Plus and ABM, which differ in composition.

One-of-a-kind NEXT GARDE preparation for fleas and ticks in the form of chewable tablets.

The domestic industry produces a large number of equally effective, but cheaper drops:

• Mr. Bruno (Russia, Moscow);
• Lawyer;
• Rolf Club;
• Leopard;
• BlochNet;
• Dana;
• Celandine;
• Barrier.

According to consumer reviews, these drugs are the best among the means for the treatment and prevention of infection of dogs with ticks and fleas.