Flea Treatment for Dogs - 45 to 88lbs

Very excellent and high quality

My dog got extremely ill for 3 days afterwards . Seller doesn’t allow returns!

It was very helpful I managed to get control of the continue scratching on her back

This is hands-down the best flea and tick preventative made. I've tried others, such as Revolution, and would end up having to pick literally 20-50 attached ticks off my dog every time we went hiking and that was pretty much every day. Then they'd get in the house and be crawling on bedsheets and even across the keyboard of the computer - total nightmare. Since using Frontline, I rarely find any. Once in a while I'll find one or maybe two, but they're crawling on top of her fur and never attached. Since using Frontline, I haven't once found an attached tick on my dog nor my mom and dad's dog who is also treated with Frontline. They have had the same experience with their dog - the other brands just plain don't work - at least not for ticks, which is the main issues that we deal with, being that we live in the mountains and hike with the dogs almost ever day. Frontline works. Period. My only caveat is that you can't use this for people, which tells me that it's pretty toxic and that's why I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 5. It's pretty nasty stuff, you're supposed to avoid getting in on your skin and wash your hands immediately afterwards. If it's that toxic to humans, how safe can it be for our dogs? I really don't like the idea of putting something that's too toxic for humans on my dog and neither do my mom and dad. If we lived in the city and/or ticks weren't such an issue, we wouldn't use it. However, because of where we live and our lifestyle, the risks of tick-borne diseases outweigh the risks of the toxicity of the medicine. It's worth it for us. Decide for yourself if it's worth it for you.

Allow me to caveat this review by saying out of 700 plus reviews this is the most difficult to write as I despise having to use pesticides on our dogs. That said, we live in Tick and Flea central, surrounded by deep woods and our bulldogs are in every sense of the word family and we do whatever we must to protect them. That said if you're reading these reviews your dog or dogs are your heart too and using these products is a difficult choice to make, but it's one we have to make. On that note, it's my hope the following information has some value for you. Frontline was first put into clinical trials in 1985 shortly after the discovery of it's active ingredient Fipronil. To it's credit Frontline has maintained the safest albeit not the most effective treatment for fleas and ticks. However, the more effective products pose a significantly greater risk to your dog. It's a slippery slope, but in evaluating what's best for your dog by providing the highest level protection with the lowest risk Frontline and FrontLine Plus are in my opinion your best bet. Most tick and flea products contain Permethrin which may also be listed as Lyclear or Nix as the active ingredient. Permethrin is a lethal neurotoxin that flows through the dogs circulatory system and flushes into every major organ - including the brain where it can do dire damage. Thousands of dogs die every year from Permethrin. Although the FDA has mandated a minimal use not to exceed 750PPM companies continue to ignore the guidline because it's cheap and effective, and sadly it's our dogs that pay the price. What makes Permethrin so dangerous is that it can't distinguish between insects and mammals which of course includes human beings. It's been known to be lethal to cats since the 1970's. In fact it's so deadly to cats that even a slight transfer from dog to cat can result in seizures, brain damage and death. Permethrin is volatile as well - meaning it's airborne properties pose a threat to all who breath it in - humans included. Frontline on the other hand uses Fipronil. Fipronil is an insecticide. Like any chemical of this nature it can be lethal at too high of a dose. However studies including those from the Department of Environmental Conservation have determined time and time again that as long as the amount of Fipronil is at the correct dose for the weight and size of your dog toxicity is far easier to avoid and the product much safer for your dog. Unlike Premethrin, Fipronil is absorbed into the hair follicles and oil glands only. It is not absorbed into the dogs system nor is it volatile so you and your beloved pets and children can breath easy. The second active ingredient in FrontLine Plus is Methoprene which is a long existing and time proven IGR (insect growth regulator) it's distributed exactly like Fipronil but only acts on flea and tick eggs and Larvae - this is important because it kills these vermin at the start of a new life cycle. What is more, the diseases that ticks carry now are infinitely more serious than the dreaded Lime disease - which for decades was the only concern. Competitors to Frontline (and some Vets selling other products) claim that fleas and ticks have become resistant to Frontline - However these pests have become resistant to some degree to all pesticides and no independent research exists to confirm this claim. I can assure you I've researched this in the greatest depth. The bottom line is this - all of these products pose a risk. The wise choice is to minimize that risk in your effort to protect your best friend from the diseases these vermin carry. Again, these diseases can be infinitely more lethal than the ingredients of the protection. To that end your safest and most effective choice is Frontline or Frontline Plus. In the event your pet has a bad reaction to Frontline products these are the symptoms you would see: * Restlessness * Itching * Vomiting * Difficulty Breathing * Lethargy Should these symptoms occur, of course take your pet to your Veterinarian or emergency clinic immediately. It should be a comfort to know that unlike the toxic ingredients in most other flea and tick control products severe reactions to both Fipronil and Methoprene are rare.

This product gets the job done! My dogs have never had a flea or a tick while using this treatment. It's an excellent preventative. I've tried other treatments that just don't work, and I always come back to Frontline. It's easy to use. It is a little greasy when you first put it on, but that's to be expected, and it dries up by the next day.

Seems very effective, have not found and flea or tick on my dog. The dose is decently size for my 55lb dog, it does smell a bit strong, and it does make my dog fur seem oily. My dog doesn't seem to have any side of effects after using Frontline for a year. Will continue to use them.