Flea & Tick Spray - 32oz

**update after 1 year of use** : my dog attracted Lyme disease. I regret using natural product like this one. 1. you need to spray your dog with it every time they go out. 2. it does not kill ticks so any attachment of ticks that last more than 24 hours will expose your dog to Lyme. I no longer use this product and use Advantix II instead. It is no joke getting Lyme disease, my dog was sore at all joints and couldn't even walk. It was sad to see. Thank God Doxycycline works for my dog, but she continues to test positive for Lyme even she does not show any symptoms. Lyme bacteria is very hard to kill entirely. So whenever your dog is sick and immune system is down, the Lyme can make a come back. Again, don't buy this product and think you can get rid of ticks. It is useless against ticks. I really hate the smell - it is very strong when first applied, and it lingers for hours. I believe my dog hates it more as their noses are more sensitive. My dog always makes a run for it when I spray her down. Another downside is that you need to spray your dogs with it frequently, like daily. On the label, it says "use as needed for ongoing protection", and "safe for daily use". So, basically the manufacturer did not provide any evidence regarding how long the protection lasts after each use. As for the effectiveness, this product does drive away fleas. I saw with my own eyes that a flea jumped for its dear life after I sprayed and fluffed my dog's coat. The manufacturer said it kills fleas, flea eggs, and larvae, so I would trust that and you should change all beddings, covers, or anything you can throw into the washing machine if you spot a flea issue. Then continue to spray your dog with the product and any furniture they encounter for good measure. After all, you won't be able to see flea eggs and they are the root cause that your flea problem persists despite all efforts of eliminating adult fleas. As for ticks, I think this product is just as effective as topical tick prevention. First, most oral tick prevention requires the ticks to bite so they can die within 24 hours which is not enough time for them to transmit Lyme disease. Most topical tick prevention contains permethrin so it will prevent and repel tick attachment, but it is not 100%. I suspect the cedar oil smell in Wondercide will repel tick attachment, because I have never found a tick after using the spray that day (but not next day). But I am not 100% sure how cedar oil works on ticks. More science needed to be done. All I know is that ticks are harder to kill than fleas, but most diseases require the tick to attach for more than 48 hours. In other words, finding a slightly engorged (and likely dying) tick on your dog is mostly likely fine as it takes time for them to transmit disease. Anyway, I guess what I am trying to say is that ticks prevention is harder to achieve with Wondercide, but it gives similar level of protection as compared to oral or topical treatment, without the harsh chemicals. As of now, Nov 2023, I was not able to find any better solutions than Wondercide for my dog. Cedar oil seems to be the least toxic solution so I am going to stick with it until something better comes along.

Fleas suck, but can happen to any of us pet owners despite best practices. TLDR: Works quickly & smells refreshing, even vs their other products. I've tried various methods over 20yrs this is my favorite to date. (I've tried bathing, flea dips, the brand topicals & recently the brand pills) You must still clean your home using any method ----- ----- ----- ----- A brief perspective, I've had dogs and cats, now indoor cats so fleas are much less common. Took a stray in due to recent storm across nation. •my cats are sensitive to the topicals •bathing/flea dip them is out •brand flea pills too stressful for 1 cat/don't last long enough I've been vacuuming/toss filter bag & flea combing and killing them in a vessel of hot water & gentle soap. That's not ideal with 3 pets, let alone cats. I did test it, even watered down & the fleas died so fast in room temp water mix. That told me they would die quicker w concentrate Wondercide. I've lightly vsprayed and worked it through their coats with the flea comb to avoid saturating them- it's still a product. Also sprayed the area rugs and upholstered pieces. For leather, I vacuumed & disposed bag. I'll test a small area and wipe down the 'cracks' between cushioning, if needed. After the rugs dried I vacuumed and seems the problem is all but gone. If I notice any still running amok on the kitties, I'll repeat the process. If it becomes a 3x thing, I'll update. So far, so good & I don't think having to treat 2x for multiple pets in a house is completely unreasonable. Still enough of spray left for touch-up & the house does smell nice from it. The neighborhood stray has a topical, as he still may come in if temps drop again. No grand solution there unless someone responds about adopting him- I hope! The Wondercide products have worked for the occasional Palmetto Bug that gets in but this Flea, Tick etc spray has a gentler fragrance than their "insect" spray in lemongrass. I was concerned, since that is decidedly a strong scent. This is a much lighter fragrance, despite covering a greater indoor area.

I have NEVER written a review before, but I wrote a very similar one about VETS BEST as well. This past month and a half of dealing with a severe flea infestation has been one of the most challenging times I've ever experienced. I have spent so much money and tossed out so many things. I feel like we all need a support group. Did WONDERSIDE totally magically fix my issue, no, but did it help immensely, speed the process up, and help with my state of mind? Sure did! Side note: HOW is there no easy way in the year 2023 to get rid of fleas?!? I don't want to get my hopes up too much that I am completely rid of Fleas, but I think I am for sure on somewhat of the other side of it. What I found most helpful during this process was reading everyone else's experiences, so I'll share mine in the hopes it helps at least one other person. My indoor (never outdoor, untreated) cat had been leaving this blackish dirt everywhere. I really had no idea what it was, I usually have my windows and screen door open and there was a lot of construction around my apartment, silly me just figured it was that...Well, I was scrolling through TikTok one night, and this woman is talking about how she noticed 'flea dirt' on her foster kitten, at that moment, everything just clicked into place for me. I checked my poor cat out, and sure enough I saw the little buggers. The next morning I woke up and my life has not been the same. Called the vet and they couldn't get him in for a few days (because of course), so I attempted a flea bath, but nothing is going to work until you treat the animal and start seriously treating your house. I have been vacuuming every single day, twice a day. I start with my big vacuum going around each and every wall of the house with the hose, and then I do a big vacuum. I then send the Roomba around. I did ultimately decide to toss my rugs, which some say was an overreaction, but anyone who is deep in the middle of this I think can understand. I vacuum the couch every other day. I did lay a sheet down over it, so the cat would have less contact. It took me about a week to start using the spray. I bought WONDERSIDE, I bought both the Lemongrass and Cedarwood sent. I genuinely liked the smell of the Cedarwood. The Lemongrass was a little too pungent. However, I will take any strong smell for 5 mins than have fleas running wild. I attempted to spray my cat down with it, which he HATED, but had to do it. Just a note, he started drooling at the mouth, which is normal and should stop in a few seconds. I poured a bit of it in a bowl and let him chow down on treats while I rubbed it into his fur. The only downsides about WONDERSIDE is that it is on the pricier side. As I was bleeding money, I was looking for a cheaper alternative, and I started using VETS BEST. Again, I cannot directly know for sure if this has done anything more than give me a little peace of mind, but let's put it this way, I just placed 3 orders. And I will say that I do think that it has 100% sped up this never-ending process. So, what would I say to someone just starting this terrible journey? 1. Treat your animal. My indoor cat will never be off flea meds for the rest of his life. I never want to go through this again. 2. Start vacuuming daily, and if you have a roomba, send that around too. Empty the vacuum OUTSIDE every time. It's also a good way to check your progress. 3. Brush your pet daily. I had a bowl of hot water with Dawn Dish Soap so they would die a hot soapy death. 4. Wash bedding every other day at least. (This has been the hardest, as I live in an apartment and have to pay for laundry, but you HAVE to do it) 5. Spray around the house every few days and then don't vacuum to let it sit. 6. If you can get rid of your rugs, I would...truly whatever gives your peace of mind, that's important. 7. CapStar! You can get it from your vet or way cheaper on Chewy. I wish I had known about this pill sooner. 8. I spoke with exterminators, and they said that they can come 'treat' the house, but given the life cycle of fleas, they'll have to come back again. Really the only thing you can do is vacuum. I like to think that over a month in a half in, I am almost on the other side and now am just maintaining to keep the next cycle at bay. But I cannot recommend this product enough. Good. Luck.

For the regular 16oz version: None of the cats enjoy being sprayed, but they were far tamer with this method vs BATHING them with flea shampoo. Tested this spray on short-hair and long-haired kittens. They seemed fine. An older cat sneezed and began heavily drooling, but other than that, he seems fine. The fleas made a mad-dash to the face; even a gloved fingertip laced with the stuff was enough to deter them and cause them to slow down before they stopped moving. It took a couple of these finger swipes to get them, but some were too fast for me. I also sprayed a box a cat loved to frequent, and a hidden flea popped up right after. I should have had my phone on me to prove the effectiveness of this product while I watched it squirm around in a short circle over and over before ultimately stopping. It were a larger one, too. The spray must’ve hit that flea so hard, it didn’t know which way it were going. I were skeptical about trying this brand, due to the main ingredient being cedar-related. The first flea spray I ever tried was “Cedarcide”. All it did was slow a flea down for a bit, or lure them out towards the cats’ faces where I frantically had to comb/pluck them out bit by bit if I could catch them. Next, I tried Vet’s Best. It didn’t seem to do much, and it scared me to use it in the home and on the cats due to the peppermint, but they turned out perfectly okay. But there were still fleas and they were multiplying fast. I kept cleaning/spraying around the house with different anti-flea brands, washing fabrics and grooming the cats, feeding them flea preventative chews and giving them baths; nothing seemed to work, my arms were getting mega scratched up by multiple unhappy wet and soapy cats, and I was about to give up. I were skeptical to try Wondercide’s cedar spray due to, now, knowing cedar oil only repelled fleas and did not get rid of them. But, now I’m surprised. The cats knew it were helping them, but they still did not enjoy it. For one of the long-hairs, the best example this stuff were actually doing something was whenever I would comb that kitty after a spraying/bath, massive globs of flea dirt and rapidly moving fleas would immediately catch my eye. This time, the usual mass of flea dirt were lifted away, but NONE of the fleas were moving. That was great enough proof for me! And when I sprayed flat surfaces that appeared to have, what I guess, were teeny tiny flea eggs, they practically exploded—as in, most of them were there one second then gone the next as if they just dissolved away. A few still remained, but overall, things seem A LOT BETTER after emptying more than half the bottle along the environment and on multiple cats. The aftermath left them with sticky/clammy-feeling fur though. There have been a grand total of about 2 scratches had from 2 different cats at fleas I might have missed, as of yet. It’s still too soon for me to cast a final definitive verdict, but so far so good. I wish I had tons more of this stuff, now!!! Update: Two days later, after the extra strong aroma calmed down, some fleas reappeared seemingly out of thin air, again!🤣 Thankfully, nowhere near the usual amount. And no more flea eggs have fallen, in plain sight, so far. — Review for the larger version: Despite the pricey cost, so far, this still has been the only topical treatment that seems to actually help! As I’d originally bought the regular smaller size, after spraying the majority of two stories, the stuff was already less than half by the time I got to the cats. With this larger bottle, there was plenty left over afterward! I were able to not only spray the cats, but to do so for two different days. It were wild watching some of the fleas fall right off. Overall, this Wondercide brand is a bit hit or miss? But is still mostly effective. After spraying, once again, the cats tended to not scratch for a stretch of hours—then once they do, upon inspection, new fleas seemed to have spawned out of the ether. Even when the cat had remained in roughly the same spot or area—magically, a sudden fresh batch appears. At least, the size of this new horde is, again, typically far more meager, in comparison—but it still causes me to frown deeper than M. Bison, and think a thundering: ‘H O W ?!!!!???!!! WHERE ARE THEY COMING FROM?!!?’ Haha. As previously mentioned , the cats absolutely detest being sprayed, but they recognize that this stuff must do more good than not for them, as they readily accept what is to occur next when they see me pick up the bottle—compared to how much they’d try to scratch my head off, while I’m holding them, if they so much as glance at a tub or sink of water. So, I’d call that a win. It’s great seeing them able to nap or play, and not need to scratch for a while—but once that hind leg eventually goes up, sometime later in the day, that disheartens me and has me wonder if maybe there is some temporary itch-numbing occurring as opposed to a full-on specific flea clear out by the ingredients. I’ve no idea, but this stuff is the closest we’ve been to a flea-triumphant victory, so far. I’m not happy about that $30+ price tag, but it is lasting longer than the regular size—for me, anyway. It’s also genius marketing: have the biggest size cost an outrageous $100+, the smaller $20+, and the middle-sized one that is actually set up to be THE preferred purchase choice, is only ten bucks more? That makes the middle one the star decision, IMO. Welp, it worked! Haha. Oh, and this time, flea eggs have fallen across surfaces again.

5 stars because I really like the scent, it doesnt give me a headache, it is a trusted brand (I use their lawn treatment), and that there are different scent offerings. I find that mosquitos seem to hate peppermint, so I went with the peppermint offering. I love that I can spray this all over and it smells good and fresh. I use it on myself, my clothing, area around me that I am sitting outside. As with any essential oil based bug deterrent, it may not last as long as you like. Also it takes a good spray down to make sure pesky mosquito's dont find the one tiny spot you may have left uncovered. Permethrin and DEET will always work best. But I dont want that on my body every day, and I dont want my pets near it. I save that stuff for hiking or deep woods working. But for casual go out side and hang out or play with my dogs? Wondercide is as safe and relatively effective option. Not perfect, but I do recommend. I havent used it on my cats. I normally dont use it on my dogs either, but I have dabbed some on their fur when the mosquitos are being extra obnoxious. We dont have fleas or anything really to address inside, but I wouldn't hesitate to use this on bedding, couches, curtains, etc if need be. My only buy issues is that of mosquitos. All else I pretty much give a pass to. I dont mind no see ums, spiders. I rarely get ants but that is probably because I dont keep things sitting out that attracts them. This Peppermint formula is probably my favorite. Fresh and doesnt trigger a headache. I like the smell of cedar, but it can trigger a headache on me. I know that cedar works extremely well, and so I expected to see as the main part of the formula (and it is), yet the other essential oils added in take over the cedar aroma and I havent had a any headaches from this. Has enough other ingredients to help it stay on skin and clothes and not immediately dissipate-- helps give it longevity. There ARE other products of similar nature on the market. I have bought a few to try. I keep coming back to Wondercide. I bought the 32 ounce container. I suggest going with biggest you can afford.

The smell is OK. Not too overwhelming but there was not a sprayer nozzle with the order as it shows one to be shipped. So I am contacting them about this. Below par quality check and it could be Amazon did this or the vendor.

It's at least my understanding that you don't want to pair up more than one toxic method of flea treatment for your pets. At the same time, you absolutely must treat both your home and your pets to eliminate fleas. The route that I chose was standard flea treatment on my cats, but a non-toxic cat-safe treatment for the house. I gave my cats four monthly treatments, and each time, I sprayed the entirety of carpeted and upholstered surfaces in the house with this product. The day after spraying, I vacuumed the entire house, including hard surfaces and laminated surfaces, like the kitchen. After doing this monthly process four times, I stopped, and the fleas are eleminated. I haven't found a trace of them for two or three months now. I'll share a few more details for the curious. A full bottle was just barely enough for each monthly application in my four bedroom house; however, there are some non-carpted areas, like the living room, and master bedroom. The typical four bedroom house may require two spray bottles. The smell is very strong; not unpleasant, just powerful. What I did was to spray the house before I went to bed, then when I woke up, I sprayed the areas they lay down in my bedroom, and of course, washed the bedding. By the time I awoke, I found that the smell in the house was more subtle, and very reminiscent of essential oils. This I had no issues with whatsoever.

I use this in conjunction with monthly topical flea treatments. This spray doesn’t stain fabrics or damage wood furniture or floors. It does kill fleas, tho. Living in LA can mean a 12/12 battle against fleas! My fave is the cedarwood. A very crisp, refreshing scent to my nose. Doesn’t seem to bother the cats, either. The gallon size is most economical considering how much I use in a year. Definitely recommend!