Advantage is a great product if you need something to work fast - the problem with many other kinds of flea control is that they don't do anything immediately. It takes quite a bit of time for the medicine to percolate into the systems of the fleas, and you just have to wait in the interim to get any relief. Advantage won't kill fleas immediately either, but one of the effects of it is to prevent the fleas from biting within a few minutes. This will give relief to both you and your dog or cat without having to wait another day or so.
Will it kill all the fleas?
One of the problems that you can run into using this is that you may have to supplement it with other remedies because it is designed to work primarily on the fleas that live on your pet. Therefore, it won't get all of them - if they're hopping around your house or in your bed, they aren't going to have any problems until they actually try to bite your animal. Fleas are definitely attracted to go and bite your pet - but they may pick you instead. In the long run this isn't an issue, because a flea infestation isn't going to keep going without your pet to feed off of. But it can be a little frustrating in the short term. However, for the fleas that are actually on your pet, it will get over 98% of them.
So, you ought to try out some of the other suggested natural flea control remedies here to make sure that you're able to rid the entire area of your flea problem. There are lots of things you can do to get rid of fleas in the yard or in your carpet, and they will make any medicine you use far more effective. Consider them a supplement - there's really no such thing as a silver bullet for fleas, so you're going to have to try out multiple strategies.
Dosing: If you've got a dog, you'll need to weigh it
beforehand to get the right dose - they range from -
under 10 pounds
Sources and Other Links:
http://advantage.petparents.com/
http://www.drlarrypetvet.com/shop_fleasandyou.html
http://www.beaveranimalclinic.com/pethealthinfo.html
http://www1.epinions.com/content_226472136324
http://www.placervillevet.com/flea_control.htm
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