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My vet no longer carries Advantix II and instead recommended Activyl. I would like some personal stories before I use it. I'm in N.C. where fleas and ticks are a real problem almost year round.
It's pretty new and as a general rule I avoid new meds. Why is your vet no longer carrying Advantix (a fine medication) and why the switch to a new med? I smell kickbacks from his saleperson. Maybe a cruise, or a year's worth of steak dinners, or free meds for the vet for a year to resell at profit. Not kidding BTW. Good friend of mine is a vet.
Seriously, I would want to know why and would not rely on any single person's recommendation, be they a vet or a consumer. Was there an issue with Advantix? Were they seeing resistant strains? Side effects? Cost differential? Quite frankly "I just decided to stop selling Brand X and am now recommending Brand Y" from my vet would mandate a whole lot of questions and answers from me.
I'd be asking these questions of my veterinary service provider, who I PAY, way before I'd be asking them of random anonymous people on teh interwebs.
nk, I'm also in NC, and I switched to activyl a few months ago. I have not witnessed any side effects. I used Vectra before, but it seemed to drive her crazy...she would roll on her back for about a week after applying.
No fleas or ticks, either (on the dog!), knock on wood...
nk, I'm also in NC, and I switched to activyl a few months ago. I have not witnessed any side effects. I used Vectra before, but it seemed to drive her crazy...she would roll on her back for about a week after applying.
No fleas or ticks, either (on the dog!), knock on wood...
Thank you for your comments. I trust my vet not to be using a product which could cause harm. She helped me get my precious Oscar through a serious illness a few years ago and I see no reason why I should suspect her of anything less than professional.
yes. I think most flea and tick products are OTC while you need a script for heartworm meds after dogs are tested. Give heartworm preventative to a dog already infected can sometimes be fatal. Also activyl is cheaper than Advantix II.
My Yorkie was placed on Activyl Tick Plus. It has been a week since his first treatment and no signs of fleas. The only issue is that he is scratching a lot. He has sensitive skin and it does not surprise me that he would be in the 10% of dogs that would have this reaction. I am waiting a few more days to see if this subsides before calling his Vet.
I've been using activyl now for my pets because it was able to be purchased at our local shelter. My only complaint is it seems to work very well for only about 3 weeks so far, not really a full 30 days and unlike advantage, doesn't seem to quite kill off the flea population in the house. I know that these meds aren't neccessrily to kill off flea pops in carpets and furniture but for whatever reason they always have worked for me in the past to kill fleas on my floors and wherever the cats lay. Within a week I've always been 100% flea free. With activyl this doesn't seem to be the case. We still vacuum fleas up daily, who are very much alive. But its an awesome medication on the animal for the time it works. We applied a dose to our 3 cats on ;uly 12 and its now august 6 and we see healthy, active fleas on the cat again this week. So we are appx one week short til the next application yet the fleas are back. I am considering going back to advantage to compare the two. But for the price and ease of attainment (don't have to pay vet fees and I can suport my local shelter) I would say activyl is worth it. I paid 13.00 per dose for it.
I must find a way to kill our carpet population of fleas asap. If anyone has suggestions I'd love it.
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