Our Most Commonly Recommended Flea Product for Dogs

5 sizes for dogs: 5-10 lb (pink); 10-20 lb (orange); 20-40 lb (teal); 40-60 lb (blue); 60-120 lb(brown)      

Form: chewable flavored tablets

Frequency of administration: monthly      

Active ingredient: spinosad, a compound  naturally produced by soil bacteria

Mode of action: binds to neurological receptors that are unique to insects and quickly causes paralysis that results in death of the flea

Adverse effects: vomiting in a small percentage of dogs that usually resolves with subsequent dosages

Notify your veterinarian if vomiting occurs

If vomiting occurs within one hour of administering the dosage, you will need to re-dose on the following day

Contraindications: puppies less than 14 weeks of age, breeding females and dogs with epilpesy

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Please contact our veterinarians at Animal Medical Hospital in Saint Petersburg, Florida (FL) at 727-896-7127 for more information.