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Fleas Flea Life Cycle • Life cycle=90 days Therefore… it will take 3 months of proper preventatives to eliminate a current infestation. • The female flea lays eggs on a live pet that then fall off into the environment. • These eggs will hatch and the flea undergoes several life stages before becoming an adult and look for a host. (This whole cycle can take 30-40days) • There is a stage of adults called the pre-emerged adult in the cocoon that can stay dormant for 30 weeks before getting on a host. Diseases Transmitted • Tapeworms • Flea Allergy Dermatitis • Murine Typhus • Cat Scratch Disease- Bartonella hensele (cats are not symptomatic- transmitted to people) • Plague-Yersinia pestis Treatment • Step #1: Get pet on a proper preventative monthly • Step #2: Ensure ALL pets in the household are on preventative • Step #3: Hire a good exterminator to treat the yard Flea “Myths” • “I have never seen fleas so I do not need flea prevention.” • “My pets are indoors only. I don’t need flea prevention.” • Fleas are often brought indoors on our clothing and shoes and can easily get in the house. • “Once I treat my pet and the fleas go away my work is done.” • This is one of the biggest mistakes an owner can make. The fleas will be back. Flea preventatives need to be used year round. • “I read that feeding my pet garlic will prevent fleas and mosquitos. • Garlic is toxic to dogs and cats. • “Flea products are toxic.” • All flea products offered and that are appropriately applied have been extensively tested and approved by the FDA to be safe for your pet. Products that advertise a “natural” method of prevention are false advertising and not effective But what about our medicated flea baths? • Flea baths are nice to remove any current live fleas on the pet or removing lingering flea dirt. • This only accounts for <2% of the fleas in the environment and will not come close to solving flea issues. • Get the pet on a preventative year round! Why preventatives “fail” 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Bathing the pet directly before or after applying topical preventatives Letting doses lapse- or pet is vomiting up meds when owner not looking Not treating all pets in the household Using subpar preventatives OTC Not giving it enough time—remember 90 days! We cannot always control the environment! Feral cats and wild animals walk through our yards dropping fleas daily and constantly re dosing the yard with new fleas “I see fleas on my pet, it means my preventative is not working!” Have you been giving this routinely for at least three months? An occasional flea may occur, as long as they are not living on the pet and dying off quickly then the preventative is working Preventatives- Canine • Prescription Only • Trifexis • Oral, Heartworm and flea prevention • Not for patients with seizure history • Advantage Multi • Topical, Heartworm and flea prevention • Non-prescription • Comfortis • Oral, Fleas only • Not for patients with seizure history • Activyl • Topical, Fleas only • Capstar • Oral, Fleas only- temporary and lasts only 24 hours. • Nexgard • Oral, Fleas and Ticks only • Not for patients with seizure history Preventatives- Feline • Prescription Only • Revolution • Topical, Heartworm and flea prevention • Advantage Multi • Topical, Heartworm and flea prevention • Non-prescription • Activyl • Topical, Fleas only • Capstar • Oral, Fleas only- temporary and lasts only 24 hours. Drugs in Westbury Pharmacy Preventative Drug Route Species Treatments Cautions Triheart Ivermectin, Pyrantel Oral- tablet Dog Heartworm; hookworms, roundworms Heartgard Ivermectin, pyrantel Oral- chew Dog, Cat Heartworm; hookworms, roundworms Trifexis Spinosad, Milbemycin oxime Oral- tablet Dog Heartworm; hookworms, roundworms, whipworms, Fleas Revolution Selamectin Topical Cat Heartworm, Fleas, ear mites, controls ticks in dogs and intestinal parasites in cats. Advantage Multi Imidacloprid, Moxidectin Topical Dog, Cat Heartworms, fleas, intestinal parasites and ear mites in cats. Comfortis Spinosad Oral- tablet Dog, Cat Fleas Activyl Inoxacarb Topical Dog, Cat Fleas Nexgard Afoxolaner Oral- chew Dog Fleas and some ticks Caution in seizure patients Scalibor collar Deltamethrin collar Dog Ticks Toxic to Cats Caution in seizure patients Caution in seizure patients
