PetArmor Flea & Tick Topical Dogs 89-132 lbs, Fipronil, 6-Month

No Fleas so far! Does the job!

works

We have used this product for roughly 7 years. It has always prevented fleas the full month. For ticks it might last three weeks tops. Usually 2-2.5 weeks. But I can pull the ticks and spray the dogs with a cheap big retail store spray and it gets the dogs through the month with very little additional effort or cost. Plus it gives me some time with the dogs and they do not mind the short cleaning and grooming. The reason for four stars is the so-so job on ticks and the fact that my last order, which was for six dogs from 5 to 92 ibs, failed miserably. They all got fleas within a week. And of course they spread everywhere very quickly. I repeated the dose within the first week and in two days the fleas were back on them. I bathed the dogs with a flea killing shampoo. I bug bombed the house twice with a product stated to kill fleas. We washed and sprayed the inside dogs bedding. I sprayed the dog houses inside and out. I sprayed the dog pens, which I use if I need to quarantine a sick or injured dog. I sprayed the yard and a solid 15 yards beyond my property line. I followed that up by spreading granules. Ultimately I was compelled to switch to another very famous and more expensive product. When I was done and the fleas had been gone for 2 weeks I had spent over $480. None of this was labor as I did all of the work myself. Of course, if you have fewer dogs, a smaller house and a smaller yard your cost will be less. My wife and I keep our house immaculately clean and she has been insufferable during this month long war against fleas. She wouldn't allow anyone to even visit us for fear they would take fleas home with them. We will now spend the extra money for a better product because we learned the hard way that all it takes is a single failure of a flea product and it will cost us a money and WORK. To Pet Armor I say this.... You did right by us for a long time, for a fair price. Thank you for that. But one lapse in quality control was all it took for us to change labels. The drops were within date. Hopefully the more expensive drops won't cause us to repeat this experience.

Good product

Important to know: I have found that this works best if applied several days BEFORE or AFTER the cat (or dog) is bathed, as it seems to work better if the skin is not freshly cleaned and all skin oils haven't been removed. I have used this periodically for many years on cats (and also the dog formulation for my dogs). I rarely use chemicals on any of my animals and I avoid the ones noted as "Plus". But, on the rare occassions we go somewhere new and the Nitenpyram doesn't get all of the fleas due to a intense infestation, this is my "go to" defense, especially if I find a tick on one of them. I would never use this as often as it's recommended but so far, using it on rare occasions I have found it to be effective and no apparent side effects. I owned and operated a pet boarding facility for over 25 years and I recommended this to my clients. I never had one complain that it didn't work, nor that their pet reacted badly to the application. (For my cats I found the tricky part to be getting it high enough between their shoulder blades, toward their neck, so they can't lick it!)

Not sure they work as good as the ones I bought in the past.

Maybe I got a lemon of a product, but I only saw the number of fleas grow on one of my pups as the days progressed. I don't think this product is effective as their other product, Pet Armor Pro Advanced PetArmor Flea & Tick Treatment for Dogs, 45-88 lbs, 3 ct , which is decent, but I expected at least two weeks of coverage, but we received zero days of coverage instead. I applied the treatments about a day after I bathed the dogs. I didn't bother checking them for fleas a day after application, blindly and idiotically assuming that they were working. I've used the product before (from Amazon) and I thought that it lasted up to two weeks previously. I don't prefer it, but the shipping was fast and we were in a jam. I checked this morning and I found no fewer than four large fleas on one dog. So, I immediately ordered Advantix II Bayer K9 Advantix II Flea, Tick and Mosquito Prevention for Large Dogs, 21 - 55 lb, 6 doses from Amazon with same-day shipping. I applied a tea tree oil pet spray to discourage any further flea infestation and we are patiently waiting for our order. I was sufficiently incensed to write this same-day review. Mid-length story short: I'm not buying this particular product ever again and I feel like I just flushed $20 down the toilet. But that at least would have been tax-free. Recommendation: If your dogs are between 44 and 55 lbs, spring for Advantix II, above. It's not much more expensive per unit right now. $46+ for six treatments versus $20 for three treatments that don't work. I'm no mathematician, but I think it makes sense.

I've been using this item for over 3 years now for my twin Huskies. Its very safe and easy to use. My dogs have had no side effects, it doesn't leave a color on their fur and they have not had fleas at all since starting it. It also doesn't leave a smell on the dog but if you get any on your fingers you fingers will need to be strongly washed to remove it.