Flea Control Product Review – Comfortisâ„¢ – These flea pills kill fleas fast
October 26th, 2009 | 
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Do you enjoy taking your dog for regular swims, or maybe not a fan of top-spot medication for flea control? A new flea control product, Comfortisâ„¢, might be right up your alley.
Comfortisâ„¢ rapidly kills fleas for one month following single administration of the beef-flavoured, chewable tablet. Because it is a tablet, it can’t rub or wash off.
Comfortisâ„¢ is the fastest acting monthly flea product available in Australia. In a laboratory study, over half of the fleas (53.7%) were killed within 30 minutes of administration. A four hours post-treatment, comfortis showed 100% effectiveness. Clinical and field trials have shown that Comfortisâ„¢ is able to reduce the flea burden on dogs by 99.9% over just two months, without the use of any environmental flea treatment.
The active ingredient is spinosad – a chemical derived from a soil bacterium, Saccharospolyspora spinosa. Spinosad causes fleas to get involuntary muscle contractions and tremors, leading to paralysis and death of the flea.
Trials have shown excellent safety, with no physical or neurological abnormalities noted in animals treated at several times the recommended dose rate. The main side effect of this drug is vomiting. This generally occurs within 48 hours post treatment, and incidence of this side effect decreases with repeat doses. Â Comfortisâ„¢ tablets have been administered safely with other frequently used veterinary products such as vaccines, wormers, and tick collars.
Comfortisâ„¢ should not be administered to puppies under 14 weeks of age. You should seek veterinary advice if you would like to use this in pregnant and lactating females or dogs with pre-existing epilepsy. Safe use in breeding male dogs has not been evaluated.
All in all, this new flea control product offers excellent flea control for dogs in a tablet form. This product would be great for water-loving dogs, or for anyone who doesn’t like the mess of top-spot products.
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Tags: flea control, flea pills, flea protection, flea treatment, killing fleas
do you like turtles?
Yes, I do like turtles. Luckily they don’t tend to get fleas very often!