I bought frontline spray about a week and a half ago. It did NOT work. My cats/dogs are covered in fleas. Now, I’m gonna go buy frontline plus for my cats/dogs. I want to know if it’s a bad idea to use the frontline plus because I just used the spray. I don’t want to overdose my cats.

I found this on 1800 pet meds under frontline spray:
Tip: Use Frontline Spray to control existing flea and tick infestations. Use Frontline TopSpot or Frontline Plus every month to prevent flea buildup or reinfestation.

Are they saying its okay to use both? I used a lot of the frontline spray on them..completely saturated them. Sooo, idk.

I’m gonna ask my vet to but no one is ever helpful there!
How about frontline spray and ADVANTAGE?

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Unicornrider :
Don’t combine the two - if Frontline hasn’t worked for you, move on.
I found neither of those worked, and went over to Revolution - and it works 100%.

My mare has been on ReitSport HA-100 http://www.smartpakequine.com/productclass.aspx?productclassid=2486 as her all-around plus joint supplement. She has recently decided that it is poison and she cannot possibly eat it (She has a tendency to do this, nothing new). So I'm back to shopping again. I'm comparing only supplements that come in PELLET form, since she obviously is good at avoiding the powders. I'm doing the joint comparison thing through SmartPak and I've narrowed it down to these 2:
Matrix http://www.smartpakequine.com/productclass.aspx?productClassid=6933
4 in 1 http://www.smartpakequine.com/productClass.aspx?productClassId=5649
The Matrix has much higher concentrations of all the same joint ingredients as the 4 in 1, but the 4 in 1 also has omegas, biotin, and all the good "all-arounds". So I'm not sure if I should go for the all-around with less joint stuff or the one that is strictly joint stuff. I don't want to do more than one supplement since I already have a hard enough time getting her to eat it.

So what ingredients are important to you? Do you recommend one of these products over the other, or is there another product you like better? It's maintenance for a 15 yr old jumper, not any major issues or anything. And she also gets Adequan monthly.
Oh, and here's the joint comparison chart http://www.smartpakequine.com/charts/JointCompare.html

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gallop :
Your horse's diet probably provides the ingredients in the second supplement. There is no documented deficiency of biotin in equines, so it is a choice to feed it based on the belief that it may help something like the hooves. But nobody feeds it because a deficiency has been identified through testing, since horses are just not measurably deficient in biotin. If your horse is being reasonably well fed, then the fatty acids she needs are probably already in her diet.
I wouldn't spend one dime on anything other than what you are looking for in a joint supplement. I'd choose the Matrix. But, I will just mention that some of what is in it should not be fed to your horse if there is any question that she is insulin resistant, since glucosamine should not be fed if that is the case. If your girl is for certain not insulin resistant, the Matrix sounds like what I would choose. But my vet would be determining this with me.

Hypothetically speaking, say some had an unused prescription for Adequan for a horse they no longer have, and got a new performance horse that they would otherwise be putting on in-feed joint supplements, would it be a bad idea to just use the Adequan on the new horse without having the vet come to the farm to examine him? From what I hear there are very few (or no) negative side affects of intramuscular Adequan, and no contraindications that I know of, has anyone heard otherwise?

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Fun To Ride :
Keep in mind that Adequan is a short term solution. I have and do use it for my horses. However I use it as a boost before a show or if the horse needs a bit extra. I normally use Injectable Glucosamine and find that works the bests long term.

Would I use it if it was a left over and on a horse that I would normally use it on? Yes if it was not out dated. Would I use it on a horse that was doing fine on the Injectable Glucosamien? No probably not.

I have a pomeranian mix and she needs her annual heartworm test done. I haven't had her but a few months and have no clue how much this test runs. I just want like a general idea.

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❤PomMom❤ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Spay & Neuter :
I pay $25 for the blood test and $30 for the heartworm preventative.

i'd rather just be able to order heartwarm medicine to prevent heartworms, instead of going to the vet to get it. what is a good brand to prevent heartworms that is cheap and safe for my puppies. how old do puppies need to be to give them heartworm medicine?

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joanplus4dogs :
You can't.

Your dog has to be tested after the age of 6mo to ensure dog doesn't have heartworms before the preventative can be given & must be done yearly. The heartworm meds sold by vets are the only ones guaranteed & backed by their companies. They are only sold to vets & if your dog gets heartworms while using their product, they will fully pay for treatment. No way else will you get this product with the guarantee. It is far better to buy & pay that lil bit extra bit of money than have your dog contact a painful fatal disease with costly treatment.

Add: Petmeds etc have been sued by these companies since they don't sell their products to them(heartgard etc) If you have noticed recent ads no longer show heartworm meds.

I am searching for any homemade recipes (items) that I can give my 2 horses for stiff joint problems. I currently give one horse adequan injections every 6-8 weeks. I am a big fan of homemade rather then conventional medicine. I have Siberian Huskies which I make homemade dog food for them..much better then store bought food. I know the time and effert that it can take…but it is worth it. So if anyone knows of anything that I can make that can help with my horses stiffness please let me know…I would love to try it. I know that I most likely would have to continue the adequan shots…but maybe I can prolong the injections past every 6-8 weeks.

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Angie :
I go to walmart and get the cheap brand of tea bags and I cut one open and dump it in his feed each feeding. That helps a lot with joints. I am currently doing this for my horse because of his stifles. Good luck!

I have been told we need to remove all 22 pets from home and treat the house and yard with flea pesticide. There is no place for us to take 22 animals nor can we catch some of the wild cats who have moved here and we feed. Is there a safe way to treat this problem with the pets remaining home?? We have been using "Frontline Plus" for years but this year it is failing us!! We are almost broke from buying tons of Capstar pills what can we do??? PLEASE HELP!!
Thank you in advance

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rmbrruffian :
Try Advantage instead of Frontline Plus. I have never heard of Advantage failing to work. But make sure you get it from a vet. If you didn't get the Frontline from a vet, it is possible that you got counterfeit Frontline and that's why it's not working. On the other hand, overuse of pesticides can cause subsequent generations of insects to become resistant to the chemicals. Life adapts.

I have a 15 year old tb who is ouchy in his hocks, bucks, rears, doesn't want to go forward. Just recently found out he was on hock injections before I bought him. I am pretty sure he needs them.. what really are hock injections???? Like what is it that they inject into the hocks? At this point i don't think legend or adequan will help that much.

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hwillm1977 :
Legend injections helped my old TB gelding a lot.

Legend was injected directly into his stifle joint, the owners before me had injected Cortisone repeatedly into his leg and caused some major issues by continuing to jump him at 4'9" even when he came up lame. They used the cortisone to hide his lameness.

BUT, he required a Legend injection every 30 days to stay able to walk. (he still wasn't rideable, and at that point was retired at 16 years old, we put him to sleep at 17 because he could no longer walk from the pasture to the barn). The injections cost about $189 each and once they stopped helping is when we let him go.

We also had an equine chiropractor work on my guy every two months, which helped a lot.

You should have x-rays done to determine exactly what is hurting him, some injections may help him be pain free but wouldn't actually be helping, they would just be masking the lameness which can make problems worse.

Well, for us humans it seems as if there's the expensive name-brand drug, and then there's the cheaper generic, but does-the-same-thing drug. Is there anything like this for pets? It's time for me to start my puppy on Frontline and Interceptor, but the cost is steep for that stuff. So is there a website I can go to and get generic versions of this stuff that'll be just as effective?

The following reply is by : clarity :
I believe you get what you pay for, and I'd stick with either Frontline or Advantage. If you will look online, you can check prices on them and sometimes get very good deals. I usually order online because the prices are better than at my vet's. Many times, the shipping is free. You really should do the best for your dog, though.

I was diagnosed with breast cancer in March…because of the idiot surgeon (yes, he was an idiot which is why I switched Doctors)..I finally got the bone scan that I should have had done in March completed last week. The question that I have is this: Does cancer usually stay in the general area if it starts to spread, or can it jump around?

They say that there is an area of concern on my spine, so I am having an MRI. How worried should I be that it may have spread based on my having a wedge shaped vertebra in the same area that they are concerned with? Could that be a reason for abnormal growth in the area?

My PET scan came back perfect as did all the other tests that I have which stated that there was no evidence of spreading. I had numerous MRIs done of the breast, a chest xray, blood tests looking for markers. Although they did not do a sentinel node biopsy to see if it had spread. They were going to do the biopsy when they were going to do the surgery removing the lump.

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Denisedds :
I don’t understand what you mean by “Does cancer usually stay in the general area if it starts to spread, or can it jump around?”
Cancer spreads either through your lymph nodes or your bloodstream. Breast cancers nearly always will spread to the axillary nodes first, but every once in awhile you will see one that didn’t. Once the cancer cells are circulating in your body they can start a new tumor anywhere.

There is nothing better than a bone scan to pick up bone mets and this is a common metastatic site for breast cancer. However, if they want an MRI they are not concerned about your bones as this is used to look at soft tissue. Without the radiologists reports I have no way of knowing what is happening. Scoliosis does not throw off a bone scan. The scan itself doesn’t look for anything it’s just taking a picture. It’s the radiologist that determines if there is anything there.