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K9 Advantix II vs. Adams Flea & Tick
Any opinions regarding effectiveness and risks? Adams is cheaper and
seems to do the same things Thanks for the input Charlie |
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K9 Advantix II vs. Adams Flea & Tick
"Charlie" wrote in message 0.224... Any opinions regarding effectiveness and risks? Adams is cheaper and seems to do the same things ..............No personal experiences as I can't use any of those tick products due to multiple cats who love my dogs. .............Are you talking about the Adams spot-on? checked the Adams site and the only place they have ingredients is in a sorta blown up package with tiny unreadable print. Not impressed. Here's all the Adams products: http://www.drugs.com/search.php?sources[]=cvp&searchterm=Adams+Flea+and+Tick The E-30 Spot-on contains Etofenprox. Never heard of this one. It's a synthetic pyrethroid derivative like permethrin. They claim it's safe for cats. Don't believe it myself and may even have bad reactions in small dogs. This ingredient is in Bio-Spot, which doesn't have a good rep for reactions. If your dog is small, I'd skip this one. It also contains an IGR - Precor. The regular spot-on contains permerthrin, which can't be used on cats. The water based mist contains Pyrethrins and N-Octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide, which is a synergist, increasing action of main insecticide. http://www.pesticideinfo.org/Detail_...sp?Rec_Id=PC55 You can check this website for any/all chemicals in flea products. Advantix II has imidacloprid and Nylar, another IGR. Here's a good disc. of flea product ingredients: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/article.cfm?aid=521 I think IGR's are great because they are aimed at moulting in insects, not a human biological activity. BUT, I think they belong on the carpet, not the dog. JMHO buglady take out the dog before replying |
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K9 Advantix II vs. Adams Flea & Tick
"buglady" Thanks much for the information. Yes, I forgot to add that the spot treatment was my topic. I have been using K9 Advantix with success but noticed Adams also had a similar product (cheaper) and wondered how it stacked up ....... Charlie ............Are you talking about the Adams spot-on? checked the Adams site and the only place they have ingredients is in a sorta blown up package with tiny unreadable print. Not impressed. Here's all the Adams products: http://www.drugs.com/search.php?sources[]=cvp&searchterm=Adams+Fl ea+and+Tick The E-30 Spot-on contains Etofenprox. Never heard of this one. It's a synthetic pyrethroid derivative like permethrin. They claim it's safe for cats. Don't believe it myself and may even have bad reactions in small dogs. This ingredient is in Bio-Spot, which doesn't have a good rep for reactions. If your dog is small, I'd skip this one. It also contains an IGR - Precor. The regular spot-on contains permerthrin, which can't be used on cats. The water based mist contains Pyrethrins and N-Octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide, which is a synergist, increasing action of main insecticide. http://www.pesticideinfo.org/Detail_...sp?Rec_Id=PC55 You can check this website for any/all chemicals in flea products. Advantix II has imidacloprid and Nylar, another IGR. Here's a good disc. of flea product ingredients: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/article.cfm?aid=521 I think IGR's are great because they are aimed at moulting in insects, not a human biological activity. BUT, I think they belong on the carpet, not the dog. JMHO buglady take out the dog before replying |
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K9 Advantix II vs. Adams Flea & Tick
The Advantix products are much more effective. The Adams topicals have
NOT lasted a full month for my dogs. In fact, right now, none of the topicals are working (for several years), and I am using Comfortis, which is an oral. At the end of this month, I will be moving over to Trifexis, which combines milbemycin for heatworm prevention and the same flea deterent as Comfortis uses..... oral, monthly. It is costly, but less than Comfortis plus the heartworm preventive I was using. However, the Comfortis is Not effective for ticks. The one Adams product that I keep on hand is Adams Flea and Tick spray (primarily pyrethrim and permethrin), used preventively before a hike or when we get back to the car and may be carrying a tick or two that I miss on inspection. I do rescue, so when I go to pick up a dog at a shelter, I take this along and apply it before I put the dog into my vehicle so I don't bring critters home with me..... the squirrels and birds bring enough fleas into my yard.... Jo Wolf Martinez, Georgia |
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