FiproguardFlea & Tick Squeeze-On for Dogs Upto 22 lbs, 6-PACK

A large old mutt, an Aussie, a YorkiePoo and a Choodle. I actually only used this product for 2 months last Summer. I had no fleas or ticks over that period. I quit applying it too early in the fall and found a few ticks after that. This year I will start as soon as I see bugs and stop only when fully into winter. I take my dogs walking on trails frequently, so they gave it a good test. My primary concern is with ticks as these can be life threatening to a dog, and I did not find one tick while using it. I check my dogs frequently for these blood suckers. I did not have a flea problem either, even after I quit using it in the fall. Perhaps fleas do not come out like ticks in late fall warm spells. I found ticks even in February a couple years ago during a very mild Midwestern winter. Regarding the bad reviews, go figure. My understanding is that this is a preventative, if you have a preexisting problem on the dog or in the home getting that under control can be a more arduous task. However people trash Frontline as well. Frontline is incredibly more expensive. The active ingredient is identical, although I know that does not always guarantee products to work identically. However this worked for my 4 dogs, I certainly would have found ticks on them had it not worked, after about 50 or so trail hikes, including at the large dog park that we go to. Regarding fleas, I had none, but I had none to start with. In my experience all other topical flea/tick treatments have been ineffective, only the active ingredient in this product has been effective. I will wait until the end of this year before I firmly decided that brand is great stuff, if not as good as Frontline, close enough. My new Chiwennie adds a 5th test subject to the mix. However I do feel pretty strongly that it is based on my last year's experience. I realize that Frontline also has a product that kills eggs as well, but feel that if you don't let the problem get started, that is probably not super consequential, not enough to justify the dramatically increased cost of that product.

We bounce between this and comfortis for our dogs I don't like to over medicate my dogs and am very cautious what chemicals I apply to my dogs because of all of the scare regarding chemical burns and sensitivities to the active ingredients. We don't get fleas often but when we do this is one of my first lines of defense against them. I purchased this last year for the first time at the suggestion of a friend who uses this product and she swears by it and found it worked well and was far more economic than many of the other products available. I couldn't find it locally this year so purchased it online. It arrived a day earlier than originally expected and am thrilled with the results. I bath my dogs and allow them to fully dry before applying. My only complaint about it is turned our black dogs white where applied but that quickly wipes off after it is dry and doesn't harm their coat or skin. I only found 3 fleas on one dog and we have 8 but for every one you see there are 100 that you don't so better safe than sorry when it comes to keeping my canines safe from pest especially with all the hiking and camping we do with our pack.

It worked well for my dogs but because of the price increase I now buy less expensive options.

I have been using Sentry Fiproguard in my dog rescue for many years and have never had an incident with it. It has not once failed to keep my fogs flea free, and I have had no medical issues with them from sing it. Just today I was talking with another rescuer who used another brand, a well known name, on one of her poodles and it had a seizure. The vet said that there was no doubt it was a reaction to the flea med. I'm grateful nothing like that has happened with the Sentry product. I've never had to waste out a dose because the ampule was badly made and the med leaked out. And I'm grateful for it's lower cost, I go through a lot of this stuff here!

I switched to this product when I realized the ingredients were the same as the name-brand guys, only I was paying more for a name in my opinion. I have use this product successfully on three different dogs over the years at different ages and extreme varying weight ranges (11 - 83 lbs ) and have never had an issue. (5-15 yrs old)I do realize, however, different dogs can react to different products and ingredients in varying ways, but for me and my dogs, thankfully, there were no issues.Also, important to note, this product is to prevent flea infestation; NOT Treat flea infestation. Over the years, I have seen one or two dead ticks here and there on my dogs so I do know this medication works. I have never had an issue with fleas because they have always been on some form of preventive their whole lives.This medication is used by administering once a month on the back of the dog's neck. It is important to do so to this area as it is an area the dog cannot reach and or/lick.But I am not advocating for this brand one way or another. Just giving my own personal experience. If you are new to this or any product like this for your dog, I would recommend only using a few drops and not the whole amount for at least for 24 hours to test for any reaction for safety of your pet.