Best flea & tick treatment for 8-month-old puppy: vet or at home?

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MY maltipoo is 8month old now. He never got treated for ticks and fleas since it was winter time. Now I see him going out and staying outside in my backyard more often, and I worry about him getting ticks and fleas. Ive never done this before. What should I do? Should I take him to a vet to get treated or just get a pill to treat him at home? what is my best option? Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 7 months and 12 days old | 15 lbs

Andrea M. Brodie, DVM · Accepted Answer

You can just go and buy tick and flea treatment for your dog. Make sure it is the right size for his weight. You should think about heart worm treatment also. This will require a heart worm test to make sure he does not have heart worm and then the vet can prescribe the heart worm prevention. Here are some reputable flea and tick medications: Spot-ons: Advantage, Advantix Advantage Multi (Advocate in the UK) Frontline (ticks as well) Bravecto spot on (ticks as well) - for cats, in tablet form for dogs Nexgard Revolution (stronghold in the UK) Tablets: comfortis (will only kill fleas once) Collar: Seresto (ticks as well)

Best flea & tick treatment for 8-month-old puppy: vet or at home?

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