Flea and Worm Treatment - which comes first?

LadyDee

I know both are needed, and fleas and worms are part of a cycle, but which should I treat first, and how long between the respective treatments?

Darren_G

If you don't know when either were last done and are using a mainstream product (frontline for fleas, drontal for worms), there is nothing wrong with doing both at once. There may be some issues with the vet prescribed flea treatments - eg Advocate, as that also contains something that kills lungworm/heartworm.

The packaging will state recommended re-treatment periods, though I find these can be extended depending on time of year etc..

I worm my dog every 3 to 4 months, and the flea treatment is done on average every six weeks, though maybe every 4 weeks when the weather is warmer just to be sure.

Hope that helps

LadyDee

Darren_G wrote: »

If you don't know when either were last done and are using a mainstream product (frontline for fleas, drontal for worms), there is nothing wrong with doing both at once. There may be some issues with the vet prescribed flea treatments - eg Advocate, as that also contains something that kills lungworm/heartworm.

The packaging will state recommended re-treatment periods, though I find these can be extended depending on time of year etc..

I worm my dog every 3 to 4 months, and the flea treatment is done on average every six weeks, though maybe every 4 weeks when the weather is warmer just to be sure.

Hope that helps

Thanks Darren - don't know when the last treatments were done so pretty sure they are required now. I've bought Spot On for fleas and Spot On for tapeworm - hope she hasn't got roundworm!

I think I'll do the flea treatment first (her scratching is driving me made - goodness knows how she feels, poor little thing) and then the worm in a couple of days time.

missmontana

Is "her a cat or dog? maybe a bath would help before spotting on the flea treatment, and you really should treat her for all types of worms

LadyDee

missmontana wrote: »

Is "her a cat or dog? maybe a bath would help before spotting on the flea treatment, and you really should treat her for all types of worms

I can't believe I left out the fact that 'she' is a cat. She is not a cat that could be bathed, I'll do the flea and tapeworm treatments. I don't think there's a spot on for roundworm and I'd be ripped to pieces if I tried to get a pill down her neck!

h007

LadyDee wrote: »

I can't believe I left out the fact that 'she' is a cat. She is not a cat that could be bathed, I'll do the flea and tapeworm treatments. I don't think there's a spot on for roundworm and I'd be ripped to pieces if I tried to get a pill down her neck!

there is a spot on that treats all worms called profender - you get it from the vets

missmontana

I've had to wrap mine in towels before to administer pills...