Day & Evening Pet Hospital

Veterinarian Palm Harbor

Call: 727-785-7200
511 Magnolia Ave
Palm Harbor, FL 34683

Should My Dog Use Certifect®?

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There are so many tick, flea and lice products out there for your pet.  We would like to tell you about a very effective one we like.  Firstly, Certifect® is a product for DOGS ONLY.  So, dog-owners, please read on.

Frontline® has been around for a very long time.  Well, Certifect is a product of the makers of Frontline®.

What Certifect® does is very specific.  It kills fleas, flea larvae and chewing lice.  When it is applied it also detaches and kills ticks that are on your dog.  It starts killing ticks within 6 hours of applying it to your dog.

Certifect® is great because it not only kills any existing pest situation, it also is a preventative.  It prevents re-infestations of ticks and fleas.  It prevents all flea stages from developing at all.  It lasts for one month as a tick preventative and 3 months as a flea preventative.  So, if you live in an area where your dog could potentially get ticks, you should apply Certifect® once a month.  Otherwise, it is safe to say you can use this product every 3 months as a flea-only preventative.

You can use this product on your dog as long as he or she is 8 weeks old.

It is waterproof, but do not give your dog a bath within the first 24 hours of application.  If your dog gets a bath or goes for a swim after the first 24 hours, he or she will still remain protected!

Click here to watch how to apply it.  There is also a coupon the company gives out for you to bring in to your vet.  Print yours and bring it in!

Love,

Day and Evening Pet Hospital Vets and Staff

Fleas and Ticks, Oh My!

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Fleas and ticks are not only annoyingly scratchy for your pet, but they are a burden for you too!

Firstly, what exactly are fleas?  Fleas are wingless, jumping insects that will feed on the dog or cat’s blood for survival.  There are actually over 2000 different types of fleas!  Dog and cat fleas will even use us as hosts to feed on if they can.  Fleas can carry different kinds of parasites that can later turn into diseases that can affect the life of you and your pet.  It’s important to know what you can do to prevent them.

When you bring your dog or cat in, Dr. Adney or Dr. Paredes will do a thorough physical examination.  One of the things they will check for is to see if your dog or cat does have fleas or ticks.  If your pet does, they are simple to treat and they will give you recommendations as to what to do for your specific pet.  If your dog or cat doesn’t have any, (Phew!) you will most likely hear about a tick and flea preventative.  This is a monthly application that is easy and simple for you to give.  Dr. Adney recommends Frontline as the flea and tick preventative to use.  The clinic usually has specials on it so call and ask!

So now you have your flea and tick preventative and now you’re all set, right?  …Maybe!  Lets check over a couple other areas.  If your dog or cat is let out to play in the backyard there are some other preventative steps you can take.  Look over your yard.  Fleas like to live in darker, shadowy places with areas of higher humidity.  Examples of places like this would be a dog house outside, underneath the porch, swing set, places like that.  Ticks like areas where the grass is tall (makes it easier for them to jump on your pet or you!).

So keep these things in mind and keep them clean, keep the yard trimmed and keep your pet on a flea and tick preventative.  It really does make all the difference in the world for you and your pet.