What is the best flea medication for dogs?

Best flea treatments for dogs and cats

  • Finding the right treatment.
  • Frontline® Flea Spray for Dogs and Cats.
  • Frontline® Plus for Dogs and Cats.
  • Seresto™ Flea and Tick Collar for Dogs and Cats.
  • Capstar® Flea Control for Dogs and Cats.
  • Advantage® II for Dogs and Cats.
  • Sentry Fiproguard for Cats.
  • Effix for Dogs.

What flea medicine do vets use?

Treat your pet’s flea infestation with Comfortis, the #1 recommended prescription flea-only medication. Comfortis is the FDA-approved chewable, beef-flavored tablet that kills fleas and prevents flea infestations on dogs and cats for a full month. Comfortis is: Convenient.

Is there an over the counter flea pill for dogs?

Do OTC Flea Pills Work as Well as Prescription Flea and Tick Pills? Capstar (nitenpyram) and Advantus (imidacloprid) are both over-the-counter (OTC) products that kill adult fleas very quickly. They can be very useful in instances of severe flea infestations, when the adult fleas need to be killed quickly and safely.

What flea treatment for dogs actually works?

​Best Treatment Overall: Frontline Plus Frontline Plus is able to destroy all fleas hiding on your dog’s coat within a period of 12 hours. The way this treatment works is by regulating the growth of fleas. It’s formulated with S-methoprene, which is an insect growth regulator that kills adult fleas and their eggs.

What is the best monthly flea treatment for dogs?

Frontline Plus is our top nonprescription recommendation because it kills ticks and fleas, controls flea infestations, and kills chewing lice, all with one easy application. When used primarily for flea control, each dose of Frontline Plus lasts up to three months.

How can I get flea medicine without a vet?

K9 Advantix This topical treatment is the ideal product for outside dogs because it is effective against much more than just fleas. K9 Advantix works at protecting dogs against ticks, biting lice, black flies, and mosquitos. After applying K9 Advantix it will start killing fleas in 12-hours.

Is NexGard better than frontline?

The answer to this question is the inverse of the answer given for fleas, which is to say that both are equally effective at killing ticks, but in this case, Nexgard kills them quicker. Nexgard can eliminate the little bloodsuckers in just eight hours, whereas it takes 24-48 hours for Frontline to work.