How much is Frontline at the vets?

gettingready

why do drag up a 2 yo thread?

Beckyy

I wouldn't purchase anything from the vets unless it's an emergency, the price difference is insane.

penny_pincha

Most on line vet pharmacies despatch the same day as the order is received, so you can get Frontline the next day from a cheaper source.

Alternatively even is you don't want to wait even a day (or be at the mercy of the postal service) you can get it from larger Sainsburys with pharmacies or places like Pets at Home which open late.

penny_pincha

caela wrote: »

I wouldn't recommend Frontline at all, there are far better treatments out there for the price.

Frontline is a completely useless product. I've seen a cat flea jump into the Frontline vial and swim around, no harm done.

The aperture to the vial is maybe a millimetre ??? Besides it is not a product which works instantaneously, not like the old organophosphate based stuff !!

caela wrote: »

I switched to Advocate and oh, big surprise, most of the fleas were completely dead within hours and within days, not a flea was left. I am SO frustrated that we lived with fleas for so long and when guests came round, they were getting bitten, it was so embarrassing for people to think we were dirty cat people. We have been flea-free for over 3 months now and have only used 2 treatments of Advocate. Versus how many months wasted to Frontline.

I have found Frontline to be very effective, I have been using it for 16 years and NEVER seen a flea, seen any signs of them or been bitten myself either. Keeping a flea free home is important to me as I show and breed cats.

caela wrote: »

Do not waste your money, if you use this product once and it doesn't work, don't bother getting it again- trust your instincts. The vet will try to convince you any other bizarre reason is at fault- there are fleas in the grass outside, the fleas are dying but you can't see them, the life-cycle is being broken but it takes a while to kill all the fleas, blah blah blah but trust me from months of experience, the results will be the same- fleas are still hopping around your house like they own the place. Just switch treatment to something that actually works. I couldn't recommend Advocate enough over this rubbish.

It is good that you have found a product then which is effective for you. Perhaps you are unfortunate enough to have a bunch of fleas which have developed an immunity to the active ingredient of the Frontline.