A lot of pet stores and pharmacies, even online shops, sell flea medicines. It shows how tough fleas are. It also shows more and more pet owners choose the convenience of flea pills over the fuss topical remedies entail.
Of course, no one wants to just buy flea-control products that have not been proven effective and are also a burden in one’s pocket. Who in the world would bet his money and his pet’s health just to see if this or that product works? A good pet owner would never risk his pet’s life.
Fleas are just tiny creatures, but keeping them off your pets and your house is a life-long, costly task. It comes with the luxury of pet ownership, and it has to be taken seriously. Those nano-vampires feed on your pet’s blood and your and your kids’ too.
These parasites can transmit diseases among pets and humans. Keeping their population at an insignificant minimum is a big challenge for you.
Which flea product are you going to choose? There are plenty to choose from, but here’s a sound advice: check the manufacturer’s track record. Flea medicines made by Bayer – a global leader in healthcare, crop science and material science – have been proven effective by veterinarians and pet owners alike.
Bayer didn’t call its flea meds Advantage for nothing, and here are five reasons why you should choose Advantage:
1. It has a wide scope.
Advantage caters not just to dogs and cats aged 8 weeks or older and weighing between 1-9 lbs, like other flea meds. Advantage has a range of recommended dosages for canines and felines of all sizes who are suffering from skin allergies caused by fleas.
Here’s the sample list of the dosages and the color of the flea medicine box that can be used for the pet you have: Advantage for Cats 0-9 lbs (Orange), Advantage for Cats Over 9 lbs (Purple), Advantage for Dogs 0-10 lbs (Green), Advantage for Dogs 11-20 lbs (Teal), Advantage for Dogs 21-55 lbs (Red), Advantage for Dogs Over 55 lbs (Blue).
2. It is user-friendly.
Advantage flea medicines are easy to use because of the understandable instructions that come with every package. Whether it’s oral or topical, it can be administered conveniently so your pet doesn’t have to wait and you won’t have to worry about doing things wrong. It can also be used at any time of the year, so long as you use it until the end of the flea season.
3. Its active ingredient has been proven effective.
Imidacloprid attacks the flea’s nervous system, cause fatigue, twitching, cramps, paralysis and weakness, leading to asphyxia and subsequent death. However, you need a veterinarian’s prescription for it. The dosage must be accurately determined by the vet because a high dosage might harm your pet, as the World Health Organization rates it ‘moderately toxic.’
4. It has a unique effect on fleas.
It poisons the fleas and stops them from biting within 3-5 minutes, thus giving your pet a quick relief from the painful and itchy bites. It kills fleas before they could have a chance to lay eggs, with a 98%-100% kill accuracy achievable within 12 hours!
It also guards your pets if they pick up fleas from another animal because it kills re-infesting fleas within two hours and attacks the flea larvae within 20 minutes. Even if the pets undergo shampooing and swimming, or are being exposed to the rain or the sun, the medicine still remains effective, giving them a total protection from fleas all month long. Advantage is clearly a convenient monthly application for fleas.
5. It poses minimum side effects.
Advantage is a prescription drug. Thus, visiting a veterinarian is an important step before this drug can be administered in order to have safety measures. The bitter taste of this medicine may cause temporary profuse salivation in pets, but there are no adverse effects being reported. Unless you’re too careless, giving your pet a high dose.
Let Advantage solve your pet’s flea problem. You don’t need to waste time and money trying out a lot of flea treatments. Your cats and dogs are not laboratory specimens; they are a part of your household. And if they can talk, they’ll ask you to take Advantage.