Summer has begun and so is the season of pests. There are a myriad of bugs that pose a threat to our dear pets, but fleas, ticks and worms are the most common culprits among them.
And, as a responsible pet parent, we know you will do whatever you can to keep that nuisance away from your pets.
Nevertheless, spending on individual treatments for fleas, ticks and worms isn’t worthwhile. Your pets will have to go through multiple doses and treatments, plus it can be big on your budget.
Therefore, the best way out is to choose one treatment that will efficiently protect your pets against all these buggers.
Here’s a rundown of such all-in-one products that you can choose from:
1. Simparica Trio
Simparica Trio is another all rounder monthly treatment for dogs by Zoetis. It is an oral chewable treatment and is readily accepted by canines. Simparica Trio protects dogs from fleas, five types of ticks, hookworms, roundworms, and heartworms.
How it works?
Simparica Trio, as the name suggests, contains three active ingredients, sarolaner, moxidectin, and pyrantel pamoate. Sarolaner works at the neuromuscular junction of the parasites, which leads to paralysis and death. Moxidectin acts by interfering with the chloride channel-mediated neurotransmission in parasites, causing paralysis and death. The third ingredient, pyrantel pamoate, is a depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent in parasites, which causes paralysis and death.
Features:
- Oral treatment
- Highly palatable and easily acceptable
- Once-a-month dosage
- Protects against fleas, ticks, heartworms, hookworms and roundworms
- Prevents re-infestations
2. Revolution
Revolution by Zoetis is an all-in-one type of monthly topical treatment for cats and dogs. Revolution treats and prevents fleas, American Dog Ticks, ear mites, and canine sarcoptic mange in dogs. When used for cats, it prevents and treats fleas, ear mites, hookworms, and roundworms.
How it works?
Its key ingredient, selamectin, penetrates the skin and enters the blood stream. When pests feed on their blood, they ingest selamectin which destroys their nervous system and thus, kills them. It is also an antihelmintic, which means it can expel worms. Moreover, selamectin also prevents heartworms and stops flea eggs from hatching.
Features:
- One solution for multiple parasites
- Monthly topical treatment
- Easy to apply
- Waterproof and odorless treatment
- Prevents re-infestations
- Protects from heartworms and fleas
- Helps in treating Flea Allergy dermatitis
- Treats roundworms and hookworms in cats
- Treats Sarcoptic mange in dogs
3. Advocate (Advantage Multi)
Advocate (Advantage Multi) is an ideal topical treatment to control multiple parasites in dogs. It is highly effective against fleas, roundworms, hookworms, and whipworms. It also prevents heartworms and treats sarcoptic mange, ear mites and demodex mites. The spot on provides complete protection for one whole month and eliminates existing infections.
How it works?
Moxidectin and Imidacloprid are two key ingredients of Advocate. These two compounds work effectively against various parasites. Imidacloprid kills fleas that cause dermatitis, and destroys ear mites which cause ear infections in dogs. Moxidectin is an anti-helmintic that eliminates roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, sarcoptic mange, ear mites and lice.
Features:
- Monthly topical treatment
- Easy to administer
- Controls fleas and prevents Flea Allergy Dermatitis
- Treats roundworms, hookworms and whipworms
- Prevents heartworms and controls heartworm disease
- Controls lice and sarcoptic mange
- Waterproof treatment
4. Nexgard Spectra
Nexgard Spectra is a wide spectrum treatment for fighting against external and internal parasites in dogs. It can protect your dog from fleas, ticks, mites, intestinal worms, and heart worms for an entire month. It is an oral treatment for dogs, so you don’t have to worry about the contents being washed off while bathing like in topicals.
How it works?
Nexgard Spectra combines two key ingredients- Afoxolaner and Milbemycin Oxime. Afoxolaner is an ectoparasiticide, which means it kills fleas and ticks on the fur, including paralysis ticks, Bush ticks, and Brown dog ticks.It kills fleas before they lay eggs, breaking the flea cycle.The second key ingredient, Milbemycin Oxime, acts as an endoparasiticide so it kills worms like roundworms, hookworms and whipworms that live inside the body.These ingredients disrupts the signals passed in the nervous system of parasites in a way that it causes paralysis and eliminates them.
Features:
- Wide spectrum oral treatment
- Monthly administration
- Protects against fleas, ticks, mites, intestnal worms and heartworms
- Controls infestations of sarcoptic mange, demodectic mange, and ear mites
- Soft, beef flavored chews easily accepted by dogs
- Doesn’t get washed away while bathing or swimming
Be smart and invest in wide spectrum treatments. Consult your veterinarian today and, with his help, select the best of the four choices mentioned above.
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