I've just got a small question, yesterday i gave kuma his flea and tick medication, he's on revolution (one dose every 3 months), but today after a brisk backyard play i took him in and cleaned his paws and noticed something, a flea! actually i found a few, this is the first time i've seen then on him. Is the medication not working? or does it take a few days to actually work?

Hi Maru, my vet advised that revolution doesn't work for all dogs. I know many people on here use it and it works just fine, but he advised me against it. My mom uses it on her dogs and it works fine too.

I've used frontline and advtantix on mine =)

MelissaI wrote:

Hi Maru, my vet advised that revolution doesn't work for all dogs. I know many people on here use it and it works just fine, but he advised me against it. My mom uses it on her dogs and it works fine too.

I've used frontline and advtantix on mine =)

ah i see, never knew that! thanks, i'll have to check with my vet when he gets his check up about it.

Have a read through this thread, the subject of Revolution and its effectiveness, or lack thereof, has been discussed before:

Flea's TREATMENT'S

Thanks, Val You beat me to it!

oh, so my vet isn't the only one giving that advice...good! I had never heard that it didn't work on dogs all the time before. He told me that it's better for kitties =)

Revolution for cats does not repel ticks. There is a very dangerous tick-borne disease that is very fatal to kitties. Last summer we found multiple ticks on our outdoor cat while she was treated with Revolution. We will be using Frontline this summer. (We actually use something year-round but since the ticks aren't out here yet, we're finishing the Revolution that we have.)

Here's the info on the disease: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytauxzoonosis