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Fleas

FLEAS are usually worst in the dry season but are a problem all year around.  Ongoing prevention is therefore essential.  Fleas cause the majority of skin disease in cats and dogs.
We recommend Comfortis, Advantage, Advocate or Advantix for flea control. Frontline is also suitable.
Flea rinses (Like Fidos rinse concentrate) can be effective but need to be repeated weekly.
Flea powders and collars are NOT very effective.
Flea prevention can be improved by using monthly Sentinel tablets for dogs (or 6-monthly Program injections for cats) which prevent fleas from laying fertile eggs.
Environmental control including thorough cleaning, washing bedding in a flea rinse and spraying the yard (especially favored sleeping spots) with an insecticide spray like K-Tab.
Comfortis is a monthly tablet which gives exellent protection against fleas but does not do ticks.