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When it comes to choosing a flea comes to choosing a flea and tick treatment for cats and dogs, it can be a minefield! With such a variety of options, from, spot-ons, collars, sprays and tablets, which one should you choose and which will be best for your pet?
Like all veterinary medicines, specific flea and tick treatments are designed for different ages and weights of animals. Many flea treatments are also species specific. Before flea treating your cat or dog, be sure to weigh your pet and read the pack information carefully.
If you’re still unsure, speak to your pet retailer for advice before making a purchase.
Beaphar has a range of on-animal flea and/or tick control products for cats and dogs. The range includes:
95% of a flea infestation is in the environment. This is where you will find flea eggs, flea larvae, flea pupae and newly hatched adult fleas. Only 5% of the flea infestation is on your pet, and is made up of adult fleas.
If you only treat your pet then you will only kill the adult fleas on your pet at the time. If you miss a flea treatment or the efficacy of the flea treatment is compromised (e.g. your pet becomes excessively wet and the flea treatment is washed off), then recently acquired adult fleas may lay eggs. Once these eggs are in the environment, if you haven’t treated your home there is nothing to prevent them from developing into more adult fleas. This is when a flea infestation can occur.
Read our blog How to fight a cat or dog flea infestation – Beaphar’s 5-step plan for a more detailed step-by-step guide.
You can either use: A combination flea treatment for your pet that contains both an insecticide and an Insect Growth Regulator (IGR), such as Beaphar FIPROtec® COMBO.
Beaphar FIPROtec® COMBO is ideal for busy families as it targets the adult fleas, flea eggs and flea larvae. It allows you to get the job done in one; just apply the spot-on to your cat or dog once every four weeks.
OR you can use:
A flea treatment for your pet containing an insecticide, such as Beaphar FIPROtec® Spot-On, and a household flea treatment containing both an insecticide and an IGR, such as Beaphar FLEAtec Household Flea Spray.
Beaphar FIPROtec® Spot-On can be applied to pets once every four weeks and kills adult fleas. Beaphar FLEAtec Household Flea Spray targets adult fleas, flea eggs and flea larvae in the environment, and is effective for up to six months. When used in combination and at the recommended treatment intervals, they do exactly the same job as Beaphar FIPROtec® COMBO.
The key thing to remember when it comes to flea treatment is to follow the instructions on the pack. Any gaps in treatment allow fleas to complete their life cycle. This is when a flea infestation can occur.
Some pet owners let their flea treatment routines drop in the winter, believing it is too cold for fleas. And it is true that fleas thrive and reproduce more quickly in warmer environments. However, warmer winters are allowing fleas to stay active for longer. Plus, central heating in homes provides optimum conditions for fleas to thrive all year round. In order to provide your pet, your home and your family with year-round flea protection, you must protect your home as well as your pet.