K9 Advantix II Large Dog Vet-Recommended Flea, Tick & Mosquito Treatment & Prevention | Dogs 21 - 55 lbs. | 4-Mo Supply

My dog was on a prescription medication before this. I had to stop her previous medication because it was out of stock for a while and when it was restocked, the price skyrocketed to $250 for a 6 month supply instead of the usual $120 that it was prior. There was a new generic version of her prescription but after reading the reviews on that, I didn’t want to risk my dog’s health. During that time of her not being on any preventative, we ended up with a flea problem in my area which we never had before. Since the fires, a lot of wildlife has been dropping by in my neighborhood and with wildlife comes fleas just hitching a ride with them. We fell victim to an infestation in our backyard and surrounding areas. I panicked and tried the holistic approach for months with DE, changing my dog’s diet, essential oils, etc to no avail. I had to try something because my dog is old and I really didn’t want to stress her by taking her to the vet for yet another prescription (which all had extremely negative adverse effects after doing plenty of research). I decided to try an OTC flea treatment and it was between this one and frontline. After doing more research, I opted for Advantix II since it was more effective than frontline (for my area). So glad I did because fleas were gone within a day. My dog has been on this for a year now and so far it is working. I did find a flea on her the other day right after we got back inside from our little walk and was able to grab it. I put it in a ziplock bag with a piece of my dogs shedded fur just to see if the treatment was still working since it had been 26 days since I used Advantix and within 2 hours of that flea crawling on her fur in that bag, it was dead. So I know for sure that this medication is working and working effectively at that. She was groomed two days prior to me finding a flea on her as well (she had a waterless bath and is wiped down with her dog wipes daily) - the bath and wipes didn’t minimize the effectiveness of this flea medication which is a huge plus! What I’ve learned throughout this whole process is that no treatment is going to immediately kill or prevent fleas or ticks - not even prescription medication - Advantix has saved me hundreds if not thousands of dollars on prescriptions and it’s still as effective as a prescription. It’s a win - win in my book and I will continue to use this year round to keep my dog protected.

We live on the edge of the woods in the south and have many ticks living here. The dogs pick them up when we go out to potty or play. I don’t like giving my dogs a tick killer by pills because once it goes in, you can’t get it out if they have a reaction. If they reacted to a topical, you can greatly reduce it by washing some of it off the area it was applied. So far, all the dogs I’ve had have not reacted negatively to Advantix and it seems to work for more than a month for us. It says to apply monthly but sometimes I don’t find another tick on them for 3 months. I also like the fact that it repels ticks so they don’t even want to attach to the dogs. I’m very happy with this product.

Only been a few days but this appears to be the first topical that has worked in years. Applied per directions on box. More than one location along spine. Did not split dosage. Yes it takes about 12 hours to really appreciate the results. Any fleas still on the dog sluggish. Too soon to see if it repels them but dogs already more comfortable. Has safe directions so you can apply up to 4x weekly if you have a bad infestation. No bad reaction.

Our dog had a severe allergic reaction to this. About 2-3hrs. after we applied it he started scratching, breathing heavily and running around. I bathed him twice and administered Benadryl. He's doing much better now. We'll monitor him the next few days and find an alternative flea and tick treatment. I can't give this product a bad review because I understand it can effect dogs differently.Update 48hrs after application: Because we bathed our dog as soon as he showed signs of a reaction and administered Benadryl, we lessened the severity of his symptoms. He's not twitching or biting at his tail. His breathing is normal and he's sleeping soundly.

Vet recommended this product as an affordable flea prevention for our dog. It was very easy to follow instructions and apply. Took care of the current flea problem in the first month. Seemed to be safe for our pets with no adverse reactions. Didn’t seem to cause any excessive scratching like other products we have used in the past. Small tubes are easy to store if you buy ahead. Worked as intended.

I’m about a week in and there’s a definite decrease in fleas on my dog. She picks some up from outside but the problem is improved substantially. Really this is the only product I’ve tried that has had any kind of desirable effect on fleas. The only thing is I noticed my dog has been eating grass and having some gastro issues but I can’t definitively tie it to this product. Could be anything.

I have medium to large dogs and the first treatment didn't get rid of all of the fleas.

The directions say to NOT put it all in one spot like other brands, so be mindful of that to prevent irritation and harming your dog.I used frontline on my dog for years bc it was cheaper. But then last year I had a client that had a flea problem and I apparently brought them home with me bc my dog ended up getting infested even though she had been treated with frontline monthly. I put this on her, deep cleaned my house and sprayed everything with flea spray daily and they were gone in a week or two. I treat her with it every month now and haven't had issues. Will continue to pay the extra money as long as it continues to work.