Frontline & Frontline Combo confusion

UKTigerlily

I always thought that Frontline treated just fleas, not ticks too & anyone could buy it online etc with no prescription, but that Combo was available from Vets only (Or maybe on prescription) & did fleas & ticks. I got the Dog some Frontline online & the Cat I got some from the Vets, but both look the same & say they do ticks & fleas.

So is there no such thing as Combo now? Are they all the same? The pack from the Vet doesn't say Combo on it anywhere, just that it does ticks & fleas, but the Dogs is the same & that's from online? Were they different strengths or something to be one available online & one not? Sorry i'm all confused! I'm not gonna buy it from the Vets if they're the same as it's about £10 more!

callywally

Frontline kills ticks and fleas on the dog. combo kills fleas and ticks and also kills fleas in the environment ie carpets etc

UKTigerlily

callywally wrote: »

Frontline kills ticks and fleas on the dog. combo kills fleas and ticks and also kills fleas in the environment ie carpets etc

Ahhh thanks! Maybe I had to ask the Vet for Combo then, I just asked for Frontline! I'll remember that next time, tys!

Rachel83

I could be wrong but I thought combo, protected against ear mites... Could be wrong though, ages since I bought any. Always thought it worked better compared to just frontline though.

callywally

Dont think so best to read the packet

meerkat2007

You can get Frontline Plus (which is the same as Frontline Combo) from a website in Australia at a significant reduction in price - WITHOUT a prescription. The shipping charges are surprisingly low, and I've usually received my order within a week, I think.

The site is http://www.pets-megastore.com.au/

Edit: I just checked the "Plus" pack - it takes care of fleas, ticks and lice, and it breaks the lifecycle of the flea by killing all stages, on and off the dog.

UKTigerlily

meerkat2007 wrote: »

You can get Frontline Plus (which is the same as Frontline Combo) from a website in Australia at a significant reduction in price - WITHOUT a prescription. The shipping charges are surprisingly low, and I've usually received my order within a week, I think.

The site is http://www.pets-megastore.com.au/

Thanks, when she's used the box i'll buy from there then! The Dog needs a new box for 1st April (Do them on the 1st of each month) so i'll have a look for the prices to buy hers off there, ty!

meerkat2007

I just checked the prices for Plus. I don't know which "dog" size you get, or how many pipettes you normally buy, but looking at what I usually get, it's the 10-20kg dog size (the lads are chunkier than they look!), and I get 6 pipettes - at the moment, that's £25.93 plus £2.96 shipping.

If I recall correctly, that's pretty close to what my vet was charging for 3 pipettes of Combo.

Funnily enough, I Frontline them on the first of the month too - I now have this mental image of massed bands of dog-owners group-Frontlining on the same day!

UKTigerlily

meerkat2007 wrote: »

I just checked the prices for Plus. I don't know which "dog" size you get, or how many pipettes you normally buy, but looking at what I usually get, it's the 10-20kg dog size (the lads are chunkier than they look!), and I get 6 pipettes - at the moment, that's £25.93 plus £2.96 shipping.

If I recall correctly, that's pretty close to what my vet was charging for 3 pipettes of Combo.

Funnily enough, I Frontline them on the first of the month too - I now have this mental image of massed bands of dog-owners group-Frontlining on the same day!

Same here, I buy them in 6's & mine's a Medium 10-20kg sized too, 12kg something, it varies. lol I can imagine the Dogs out on walks, telling each other aww gawd it's Frontline day tomorrow

snowman2_2

meerkat2007 wrote: »

You can get Frontline Plus (which is the same as Frontline Combo) from a website in Australia at a significant reduction in price - WITHOUT a prescription. The shipping charges are surprisingly low, and I've usually received my order within a week, I think.

The site is http://www.pets-megastore.com.au/

Edit: I just checked the "Plus" pack - it takes care of fleas, ticks and lice, and it breaks the lifecycle of the flea by killing all stages, on and off the dog.

You would be breaking the law to bring in a prescription only drug from abroad. To sell a drug in the UK, it has to be UK licensed and follow UK law and you are not allowed to import anything without a licence from the VMD (Veterinary Medicines Directorate) which costs £30 and wouldn't be granted anyway for this. There are foreign websites selling fake drugs and just this week it has been reported that fake antibiotics have been found on a farm in Northern Ireland. Buy British.

UKTigerlily

snowman2 wrote: »

You would be breaking the law to bring in a prescription only drug from abroad. To sell a drug in the UK, it has to be UK licensed and follow UK law and you are not allowed to import anything without a licence from the VMD (Veterinary Medicines Directorate) which costs £30 and wouldn't be granted anyway for this. There are foreign websites selling fake drugs and just this week it has been reported that fake antibiotics have been found on a farm in Northern Ireland. Buy British.

Wow I didn't realise that, thanks, I think maybe i'll buy Combo when she goes in for her Spay/Tumour Op then unless the Cats dental leaves me any change on Wednesday! Thanks for letting me know that x