I was wondering the same thing too. I found two dead engorged deer ticks on the floor, one on my puppy, one on one cat and 7 ticks in various states of engorgement(?) on my old cat. I put Frontline Plus on all three pets in mid-October. I couldn't sleep that night - I was so itchy!!
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 11:46 AM Subject: Re: Viability of Frontline Plus > In a message dated 11/6/2002 11:29:38 AM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > The last time I dosed my dogs was August 22. Frontline advises a > > one-a-month application for protection against ticks but I wonder about > > that. If I am still finding dead ticks, isn't the Frontline still > working?? > > I should add that during the summer when I was dosing once a month, I > > removed ticks both alive and dead as well. > > Funny you should ask... ;-} > > It's been a terrible tick season here of late...especially the deer > ticks...the ones that most often transmit Lyme disease. And I've been > wondering about Frontline. I dosed the dogs early in Oct. Two & three weeks > later was finding dead or dying, but fully engorged ticks. Made me really > wonder if the Frontline's killing them before they have a chance to pass the > Lyme causing spirochete and also whether the ticks are becoming resistant to > the fipronil (active ingredient in Frontline)... > > Geez I HATE ticks!!! > Sherri Venditti >
