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Baby Dragon

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Normally I use Frontline Plus fortnightly on my dog for ticks, but I was given a Preventic collar so I decided to use that instead this time.

So he was due for his Frontline today (his last Frontline was 14 days ago) and instead of applying it I put the collar on him.

I'm a bit nervous as I don't know if I've put it on too loose or too tight. I followed the directions that said to fit 2 or 3 fingers under the collar. But he is half poodle and has all these loose flaps of skin under his neck. So I put the collar on so 2 or 3 fingers can fit after I allowed for the loose skin, I figured that would be more comfortable. But now I'm worried it might be too loose and fall of, and he could chew it :thumbsup:

I didn't know how much length to leave on it before cutting off the excess, I only left maybe 1cm, I hope that was enough.

It says toxic etc on the packaging. And I know it's bad for cats. But how careful do I have to be? If I put another collar on my dog and accidentally come into contact with the Preventic, do I then have to wash my hands immediately? Can I pat my cat after handling my dog's collars and coming into contact with the Preventic? What about when my dog and cat play, if it brushes against my cat? When my dog needs a correction I sometimes grab the collar directly, instead of correcting through the lead. What happens if I touch the Preventic but can't wash my hands right away (like if we are out.)

How does the Preventic work on coated breeds? It's meant to go through the skin I think, so how does it work if the furr around the collar is really thick?

Is it meant to smell so strong, and will the smell go away after a while?

Can somebody who has used Preventic a lot on their dogs please reassure me or advise me on some of those things?

Has anybody used Frontline Plus (fortnightly) at the same time as a Preventic? Is that too much?

Thanks for any help. I'm really nervous about it, probably being silly but I've never used a tick collar before.

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Clyde

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First up, calm down :)

Bloss, Call Bayer! They have a wonderful help line and will give you precise answers.

The smell of the collar will fade somewhat but will always smell especially around the neckline.

Put it on as you would a normal collar. 1cm length at cut off is fine.

Yes, wash your hands after touching the collar and wanting to directly touch the cats.

I touch tick collars all day long with work, my cats come to work with me and they are fine. I would be especially careful for the first few days though. Although to be honest I don't wash my hands in between touching collars and cats. I would be interested to hear what Bayer says as I know plenty of ppl who use these and have cats.

If you are in a tick area I would use Advantix aswell.

IMO the collars are good for a back up along with the Advantix.

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Baby Dragon

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First up, calm down :)

Bloss, Call Bayer! They have a wonderful help line and will give you precise answers.

The smell of the collar will fade somewhat but will always smell especially around the neckline.

Put it on as you would a normal collar. 1cm length at cut off is fine.

Yes, wash your hands after touching the collar and wanting to directly touch the cats.

I touch tick collars all day long with work, my cats come to work with me and they are fine. I would be especially careful for the first few days though. Although to be honest I don't wash my hands in between touching collars and cats. I would be interested to hear what Bayer says as I know plenty of ppl who use these and have cats.

If you are in a tick area I would use Advantix aswell.

IMO the collars are good for a back up along with the Advantix.

Thanks Clyde! What/who is Bayer? Where do I find their ph number?

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It's weird - I bought 2 preventic collars, but decided not to use them as I was told not to use in conjunction with Advantix, and it would not be safe to use them with 2 dogs (chewing on necks etc)....

If anybody wants them - contact me :)

Are they still available?might be interested

My lot are currently wearing tick collars and are due for renewal early Jan

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Clyde

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Right,

calmly and quietly go and find the box you took the collar out of. It should have the contact help line on it.

Thrown out last night. It's ok though, I found the website so I can contact them.

Thanks :cheer:

How did you go Bloss?

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Baby Dragon

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I spoke to them but they couldn't give me much info because of legal issues I think.

They said they don't recommend it be used with frontline because it hasn't been tested. And they said some people do use it with other products and they haven't heard of any bad affects.

They told me to wash my hands after handling my dog, before I handle my cat.

I got the feeling they weren't allowed to tell me anything else. Because if something went wrong they could be liable.

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Bloss, it would be more along the lines that they don't actually make that product. As Georgie Boy just pointed out Virbac make Kiltix, so call Virbac. Hence why Preventic isn't used with Advantix, but Kiltix is. I'm sorry I confused you by getting it wrong.

Call Virbac tomorrow :rofl:

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