I have always used a tablet Program for my previous 2 cockers but now they have changed the formula and it is prescription only . When Maisie was a puppy the vet suggested bravecto. I did try it but wasn’t keen on giving a tablet that had 3 months of chemicals in it. I also found that it didn’t last the full 3 months either. I then went on to spot on that I could order on line. I am very very vigilant with flea treatment having had an infestation with Marley and Stevie. However, to my absolute horror we had another infestation this summer
When i did my research, I found that the chemicals in the spot on don’t enter the blood stream (logical really as it is not injected or ingested) and remains in the fat layer. This is normally sufficient but when you have water loving dogs (Maisie and Ned), the spot on is just not effective hence the infestation. I spent a fortune spraying the entire house, washing their bedding, buying difffernt flea treatment. It took a good 3 months to get over. I vowed never ever again. I then looked for alternative treatment which would be effective and chose NEXGARD. i prefer that it is a once a month preparation and does actually get in their blood system and so far it is working. it is also very easy to give to them compared to the spot on. My vet gives me a prescription for it and I am then able to order it on line at a much cheaper price. In an ideal world i wouldn’t use any chemicals on or in my dogs but I know how miserable the dogs were last summer and I never want to go through an infestation every again. Even the word makes me shiver