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Flea Treatment

On 29 Jun 2010 at 10:41am jonnyboy wrote:

Last September I posted about Bob Martin double action flea treatment as an alternative to the much more expensive Advantage. It has proved just as effective and I have found a supplier on ebay that charges only £3.00 a pack (Pet's Corner charge �10.99). Postage is �1.75 but the seller will reduce postage on multiple purchases. Enter 120589406282 in the eBay search or search Bob Martin on eBay.

On 29 Jun 2010 at 10:48am Old Cynic wrote:

Does it work on ticks? Terrible tick problem this year on the Downs - seems worse than usual.

On 29 Jun 2010 at 1:14pm I tried... wrote:

This before and ended up with two dogs riddled with fleas! It was horrible, Advantage all the way for me from now on!!

On 29 Jun 2010 at 6:53pm TeeHee wrote:

I hear Bob's a bit of a shyster. Watch out

On 29 Jun 2010 at 7:16pm jonnyboy wrote:

Bob Martin make various spot on treatments. Most I think are pretty useless. This one contains the same insecticide as Advantage and I've found it as good.

On 29 Jun 2010 at 7:41pm Annette Curtin-Twitcher wrote:

I buy a spot-on online from a company called Hypedrug. Much cheaper and works really well.
Left it too late this year and one of mine got a tick. Vile damn things, and proof to me that there is no such thign as Intelligent Design - no-one with a brain cell would have designed the tick.

On 30 Jun 2010 at 8:44am sashimi wrote:

I've been using hugely expensive Frontline spot on. Are these cheaper ones just as effective?

On 30 Jun 2010 at 12:53pm twodogs wrote:

I buy my frontline online from petfleas.co.uk at a much cheaper than the vets prices. And they take paypal.

On 1 Jul 2010 at 12:09am Bongo wrote:

I've found the most effective treatment is Advantage spray. I usually get the vet or nurse to do the spray bit, they are better at that than me. Then I use Staykill to spray the skirting boards, under the bed etc, to prevent any eggs from hatching out. Google Staykill to get the best price (around a tenner for a mega sized spray can). Otherwise, the council can send round the pest control bloke if you ask them, I think they charge about £30 (less if you are on benefits).