Pets are highly popular in the Untied States with over 72 million households owning a pet. From the various animals taken as pets, dogs and cats are the most popular. According to the 2011-2012 APPA National Pet Owners Survey, 46.3 million American households have a pet dog. And the total number of dogs owned as pets in the US stands at 78.2 million. Dogs are believed to be one of the best companions and very soon become a part of your family. They are highly popular for their ability to guard your homes. A dog owner really needs to take good care of his pet and this requires keeping it happy and healthy. One needs to be aware about the various problems or illnesses that can affect your dog's heath and the various treatments that can be given. Fleas and ticks are one of the most common problems affecting pets and Frontline Plus has emerged as an effective treatment for keeping your pet flea free.

Need for and Benefit of Using Frontline Plus

In case your dog is irritable and feeling itchy, you need to check for fleas and ticks. These pests can be quite dangerous and should be dealt with immediately. These blood sucking pests not only bite your dog but also suck the blood out of him. Fleas and ticks can also carry several serious life threatening diseases. Another reason whey they should be controlled quickly is that they multiply at a very fast pace. So one needs a treatment for not only controlling and killing the existing fleas but also stop them from multiplying. Frontline Plus has been found to be quite effective in controlling flea by killing existing fleas as well as its larvae and eggs.

The treatment is a monthly topical treatment that contains two active ingredients:

• Fipronil- a highly effective insecticide

• S-Methoprene- growth inhibitor

Frontline plus comes in a plastic squeezable tube and needs to be applied between the shoulder blades and under the fur of your dog. This treatment is not absorbed through the dog's skin but spreads out over the surface of the skin to settle down in its hair follicles and sebaceous glands.

Frontline Plus is a waterproof treatment since its active ingredients get stored in the old glands in the skin and get continuously released from there. The product has been approved for use on puppies as small as eight weeks and can also be used in breeding, pregnant and lactating dogs.

This treatment has been found to be quite effective and provides immediate relief since it can kill 100% of adult fleas on your dog within 24-48 hours and kills all stages of major types of ticks.

Precautions in Using Frontline Plus

Since the treatment contains insecticides it should be handled carefully. Any contact with it can cause nausea, vomiting or seizures. Frontline plus should be applied on your pet carefully and at a place where it cannot lick it. The treatment can also result in some kind of irritation at the area of the application.