Dogs' Health Issues

Trying to decide which flea meds to give our Labrador. Is an oral flea prevention better than the ones you squirt behind their neck?

It depends on if you want the medication to be just topical or if you want it to be systemic (into the body...)

Capstar and Program (not even sure if they even still make Program) are pills that go into the body. Capstar works very fast and is great if you have an infestation.

Frontline and Advantix are the topical ones that are guaranteed to be only topical and they both work very well, they only stay in the fat layer of skin and do not go any further.

Revolution is topical but goes systemic because it has heartworm and intestinal parasite medications in it.

Where I work, for dogs we only offer Frontline Plus and Advantix for flea/ticks.

NONE!!!!

After having 2 dogs with cancer, I cant help but think that there is NO way that literally soaking POISON into our pets skin to ward off fleas & ticks, is ok. I know some people will disgaree with me, but please research this. I dont know anything about oral treatments, but the skin treatments have caused some SEVERE reactions in some dogs.

There are natural flea & tick preventions - I use Buck Mountain Gold Powder. & honestly, have used it maybe once & have never had flease. But i live near the ocean, maybe thats why? & in a fairly low tick area as well. I understand some people have to use something - & thats their choice. But my Holistic vet has warned me, & now that Ive read so much, I just cant think things such as Frontline & those products, are good for an animals system.