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Flea/Tick/Heartworm
Products
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adulticides | kills adult parasites |
| spinosad | adulticide |
| selemectin | adulticide |
| imidacloprid | adulticide |
| permethrin | adulticide |
| fipronil | adulticide |
| nitenpyram | adulticide |
| insect growth regulators (IGRS) | makes adults sterile, babies can't hatch out of eggs (egg tooth) |
| Comfortis RX | spinosad; dogs, oral, monthly, fleas 4 hrs |
| Trifexis RX | spinosad, monthlymilbermycin oxime: HW, HRW; dogs, oral, monthly, fleas 4 hrs |
| Revolution RX | salamectin: prevents eggs from hatching; dogs: ticks, ear mites, sarcoptic mange, HW larvae (?); cats: HR, ear mites, HW larvae; 42 hrs 0 fleas, topical, monthly, preg/lact OK |
| Advantage II | imidaclprid, pyriproxifen; dogs/cats, topical, monthly, fleas 12 hrs & 2 hrs |
| K9 Advantix II | imidacloprid, **permethrin**, pyriproxifen; **DOGS ONLY**, topical, monthly, 98% fleas 12 hrs, kills ticks, repels flies/mosquitoes |
| Advantage Multi RX | imidacloprid, moxidection; dogs: HRW, HW; cats: HR, ear mites, HW; monthly, topical, 98% fleas 12 hrs, |
| Frontline (Fiproguard, Pet Armor, Easyspot/Cats, Parastar/Dogs | fipronil, dogs/cats, 24 hrs translocate 4-18 kill *fleas*, kills ticks/lice, topical, monthly, preg/lact OK |
| Frontline Plus (Fiproguard Plus, Pet Armor Plus) | fipronil, methoprene, dogs/cats, 24 hrs translocate 4-18 kill *fleas*, 24-48 hrs kill ticks, kills lice, topical, monthly, preg/lact OK |
| Program | lufenuron, dogs/cats, oral or injectable (cats), monthly, preg/lact OK |
| Sentinel RX | lufenruon, milbemycin; HRW, HW, dogs, monthly, oral |
| Capstar | nitenpyram, dogs/cats, max 4 hrs, PRN, only effective 24 hrs, oral/rectal, preg/lact OK |
| Proheart RX | moxidectin, HRW, HW, dogs, injection, 6 months |
| Heartgard Plus | ivermectin, pyrantel pamoate, dogs/cats, HR, HW, oral, monthly |
| Flea Lifecycle | Egg; 40 eggs/day, hatch 1-10 days Larvae; dark, debris/dirt, molt 2x, spin, 5-10 days Pupae; 8-9 days until adult, cocoon up to 170 days Adults; hatch out, find host, find mate, cycle starts again, live up to 3 months |