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Fleas returned on my small dog after K9 Advantix. Safe to re-treat?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Toy Poodle | Female | unspayed | 8 months and 15 days old | 4 lbs

K9advant flea tx on 4lb toy poodle the last week of June. Fleas are back. Too soon to treat?

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Answered By Anna M., DVM

Veterinarian

Published on July 7th, 2017

No, if you are seeing fleas I would encourage treatment. I recommend using a different product with a different active ingredient from k9 Advantix. You could use another topical such as Revolution, or an oral product such as Nexgard or Bravecto. I hope this helps!

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