07/15/2025
Flea season is high and nigh! We are seeing an upsurge in fleas this year! Are you having troubles? Talk to us - your friendly neighborhood veterinary staff - about possible solutions, or read below:
* DAWN dish soap baths! Dawn dish soap is a trusted brand for its gentle use on animals. It's often used to rescue animals from oil spills and to clean them up. It's also extremely effective against fleas! However you don't want to do it daily - it can dry out the skin.
* Capstar! Capstar is a 24-hour flea treatment in tablet form, available for both cats and dogs. Capstar works by sending a message to all the fleas on-board, "Everybody abandon ship!" So for the next 24 hours, all the fleas on the animal are either dying or jumping off. However, since it only lasts 24 hours, you want to pair this with a flea prevention to prevent them from jumping back on, or by killing them if they bite. You will want to utilize a flea comb to assist with a larger infestation. (OTC)
* If you want a no-hassle flea treatment, Bravecto is the way to go for you. For both cats and dogs, this one product should take care of every flea on your fur baby, and here's why - the life span of a flea is 90 days. The Bravecto treatment is 90 days. So no matter what stage of life the flea is in, Bravecto will take care of it. Bravecto is $75 for dogs and comes in both a chewable and a topical solution, and is $55 for cats and is topical only. (Prescription)
* A product equally good at this would be a Credelio (chewable only, dogs only, $25 for a 30 day treatment) but you would need to do 3 months in a row of this to take care of the life span of fleas. (Prescription)
* Simparica Trio! This conventient flea/tick/heartworm preventative is in a monthly chewable for $32 under 22 pounds, and $35 over 22. Again, you will want to use 3 months in a row to completely kill all fleas. *MUST HAVE HEARTWORM TEST* (Prescription)
* Seresto collars! These collars come in 3 sizes: cat, small dog, and large dog. Eight months of flea and tick prevention for $75! (OTC)
* If you need a lower cost alternative (and we aren't mad at you if you do, because money), over-the-counter products may better fit your budget. The caveat to this is that you will need to be much more involved in the flea removal process. It is not nearly as convenient as the prescription options listed above. Depending on the size of the infestation, you may need to use a combination of Capstar, Dawn dish soap, and you will definitely want to use a flea comb daily. Our over-the-counter options include Advantage K9 for dogs (ranging from $13.82 o $21.92 depending on weight), but this treats fleas only, no ticks. it is in topical form only. For cats we carry Para-Defense (5-9 # $7.56 + tax, 9 # and over $13.40 + tax), and Advantage Cat ($21.92 + tax)
* Knock-out! This is a spray that you use in your home to help with fleas that may have migrated to the carpets or furniture. You will want to pop open a window when you use this, and make sure the area is well-ventilated for at least 2 hours. (Please remove all animals and people from this area during the application/ventilation process!) We carry Knock-Out for $34.18 +tax.
Aside from the Dawn dish soap, this is what we carry in-store. We can also fulfill online orders (Chewy, PetMeds, etc).
If you have any questions, let us know how we can help! (765)723-1755
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