Hi everyone,
I've never posted on this forum before, but I have a question to those of you who use Advantage Flea & Tick medication on their dogs. I have two dogs, and while one has no reaction whatsoever to the meds, my other dog (who is also hypothyroid...if that makes a difference) does not react very well when given Advantage. She will walk around aimlessly for hours after, panting, and not being able to lay down and calm down. I don't really like giving them the flea meds, since I know it's basically a pesticide that will stay on their skin, but I feel like I have no choice, since I also have three cats in the house, and living in Texas, fleas could be a real problem if it gets in to the house.
I've heard that the flea-part of the meds work for 2-3 months, while the tick-part only lasts one month, so to minimize the "trauma", I only give them the drops every other month or so in Spring, Summer and Fall.
Anyone else having this problem with Advantage?