otiboy Posted June 24, 2007 Share Posted June 24, 2007 Hi, We will be picking up our baby girl English Staffordshire Terrier in 3 weeks. she will then be 8 weeks old. Can anyone give me advice on what the best flea treatment we can use, as we sure don't want to poison our little sweetie. Cheers Otiboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garloch Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 Hi Otiboy, Welcome! I have used Interceptor Spectrum on my girl and am perfectly happy with it. Its a tablet, and is suitable for puppies. Your breeder should give you loads of info on what he/she has already given to the pup, and when, how much, what comes next, and should give you all the phone and internet help they can. The Interceptor Spectrum is a combination worm, flea, heartworm, mites etc, and you give it once a month. Must taste good too as my girls never even blinked about taking it. If you look on just about any website, they have loads of info. Pretty sure its made by Bayer, and your vet will sell it too. Good luck with your girl (when you get her) - they are a delightful breed. Garloch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poodle wrangler Posted June 27, 2007 Share Posted June 27, 2007 (edited) ....The Interceptor Spectrum is a combination worm, flea, heartworm, mites etc, and you give it once a month. Must taste good too as my girls never even blinked about taking it. If you look on just about any website, they have loads of info. Pretty sure its made by Bayer, and your vet will sell it too. I use Interceptor Spectrum for my dogs, too, but the packet says it does only heartworm and most intestinal worms. I just checked as I wasn't sure. I use Advantix (spot-on) for fleas monthly and ticks fortnightly in high tick risk weather. Also cover mozzies. Good for my area as dogs sleep outside and many mozzies in warmer weather. pricelesspets.com.au have the best prices I've found on this sort of stuff. If something kills fleas it has to be some kind of poison, even the "natural" and "herbal" treatments. If it wasn't, it wouldn't work. Flea rinses also can be harsh on skin if pup has sensitive skin. I prefer a spot-on, though I'm thinking it might not be necessary in the middle of winter. Advantix starts killing fleas in 20 minutes, so doesn't always need to be used as a preventative, you could just use it IF fleas were found. All the different flea prevention products will say from what age they're safe to give. I think most are OK for over 8 weeks. Edited June 28, 2007 by Poodle wrangler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otiboy Posted June 29, 2007 Author Share Posted June 29, 2007 Hi Otiboy,Welcome! I have used Interceptor Spectrum on my girl and am perfectly happy with it. Its a tablet, and is suitable for puppies. Your breeder should give you loads of info on what he/she has already given to the pup, and when, how much, what comes next, and should give you all the phone and internet help they can. The Interceptor Spectrum is a combination worm, flea, heartworm, mites etc, and you give it once a month. Must taste good too as my girls never even blinked about taking it. If you look on just about any website, they have loads of info. Pretty sure its made by Bayer, and your vet will sell it too. Good luck with your girl (when you get her) - they are a delightful breed. Garloch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otiboy Posted June 29, 2007 Author Share Posted June 29, 2007 Hi,We will be picking up our baby girl English Staffordshire Terrier in 3 weeks. she will then be 8 weeks old. Can anyone give me advice on what the best flea treatment we can use, as we sure don't want to poison our little sweetie. Cheers Otiboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otiboy Posted June 29, 2007 Author Share Posted June 29, 2007 Hi, thanks for the info, will look into it. Staffy's rule!!!! cheers Otiboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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