SPOT ON FLEA MEDICATION

[deval]

IS THERE ANY SPOT ON FLEA MEDICATION ON THE MARKET THAT ISN'T TOXIC?IV'E BEEN USING NATURAL FLEA MEDICATION BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM TO KILL FLEAS ETC.ON MY DOG. SHE HAS A FLEA ALLERGY.I WOULD LIKE TO USE THE PRODUCTS WITH THE CHEMICALS IN THEM KNOWING THE FLEAS,ETC. WOULD BE KILLED BUT I DON'T LIKE THE SIDE EFFECTS SUCH AS CANCER, SEIZURES AND DEATH TO OUR ANIMALS.IS THERE ANYONE OUT THER USING SOMETHING SAFER?PLEASE HELP!

[Jim Humphries, B.S., D.V.M.]

Fleas can still be a serious problem with indoor pets.  Bug zappers will only kill adult fleas.  90% of a flea problem is in the other three life cycle stages that live on the pet or in the environment.  Spot on treatments kill adults and the eggs and it much more effective, safe and the best treatment we have to date.  It is also true that good house keeping with plenty of vacuuming is an important part of the overall control of environmental life cycle stages.  

[deval]

THANK YOU SO FOR ANSWERING BOTH MY QUESTIONS SO QUICKLY.I AM SO RELIEVED NOW THAT I KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT HER FOOD AGRESSION AND WHAT SPOT ON FLEA MEDICATION TO USE.IVE READ ALOT ABOUT THE TOXIC CHEMICALS IN THESE PRODUCTS.I WAS AFRAID TO BUY ANYONE OF THEM.I FEEL AT EASE NOW KNOWING THAT FRONTLINE PLUS WOULD BE BEST FOR HER AND OUR LAB.AGAIN,THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[Jim Humphries, B.S., D.V.M.]

You posted this in the Behavior Forum, but we'll move to the General Health.  

The simple answer is Frontline Plus.  I've used it for over a decade and never had a problem.  The compound is very safe, stays in the fat layers of the skin and does not go systemic.  The compound is so safe it is used in drinking water in third world counties to control mosquito larvae.  

Ask your veterinarian.