Animal preparation "Frontline": reviews, indications, instructions for use

Ticks can provoke the development of pyroplasmosis in domestic animals. To prevent such a disease, it is necessary to prevent the attack of ticks and other parasites on pets. For this, various means are applied in the form of drops on the withers, collars and sprays. One of the most effective is Front Line. Reviews about this tool are mostly positive. This is our article about him.

Ingredients

The Front Line preparation (the price of the medicine depends on the volume of the pipette and is in the range of 220-400 rubles) is a drug insectoacaricidal agent in the form of a colorless transparent solution with a specific odor exclusively for external use. The main active substances of the drug are S-methoprene - 8.8% and fipronil - 9.8%, auxiliary - polysorbate and polyvidon.

pharmachologic effect

The frontline combo preparation (the instructions for use will be described below) has a pronounced contact insecto-acaricidal effect. Actively acts in preimaginal and imaginal phases of development of lice, mites, withers, fleas that can parasitize on cats or dogs.

Under the action of the fipronil included in the composition, GABA-dependent receptors of parasites are blocked, the transmission of nerve impulses is disrupted, resulting in paralysis and death of ectoparasites.

S-methoprene suppresses the function of the juvenile hormone, which participates in the formation of chitin, as a result of which the development of the egg and larva of the future flea is disrupted.

When applied to the skin, the absorption of the drug does not occur. The agent gradually, during the day, spreads over the surface of the body and, retaining its sebaceous glands, has a prolonged insecticocaricidal effect in the areas of ectoparasite accumulation.

The preparation "Frontline" (reviews can be read at forums) is a low-risk remedy. If you use it at recommended doses, the skin-resorptive, embryotoxic, sensitizing, mutagenic and teratogenic effects of the drug do not. If the substance gets into the eyes, mild irritation may develop.

Indications for use

Apply a remedy to get rid of dogs and cats from fleas, withers, lice and ticks. "Front Line" is used as follows: break off the tip of the pipette with the medicine, the animal in the back area spreads the hair and apply the drug at several points. The volume of the used Front Line Combo pipette depends on the type and weight of the animal.

For dogs use such volumes:

• For a weight of 2-10 kg, 0.67 ml;

• For a weight of 10-20 kg - 1.34 ml;

• For a weight of 20-40 kg - 2.68 ml;

• For weight over 40 kg - 4.02 ml.

For cats, use 0.5 ml.

From the appearance of ticks in cats, the drug protects for 3 weeks, from imaginal and preimaginal phases of parasite development - for 6 weeks. Prevents the occurrence of ixodid mites in dogs for a month, protects against imago parasites for at least 3 months, from the preimaginal phases of parasite development - up to 8 months.

special instructions

The "Frontline" preparation in the form of drops can not be used for puppies under the age of eight weeks. In this case, apply the spray Front Line. After treatment, walking with a pet in the area of possible attack of mites is recommended only after 24 hours. For two days after using the drug, you should not bathe the dog.

If the animal is severely injured by withers, fleas, lice, the treatment is performed once every 4 weeks. If the animal is bathed more than twice a month, the interval between treatments is recommended to be reduced to 3 weeks.

Those who used Front Line for their pets, the reviews leave, as a rule, positive:

• Side effects and complications when using the drug in recommended doses is not observed;

• The drug can be safely applied to bitches during pregnancy and lactation;

• With an occasional licking of the remedy, the dog will just have a prolonged salivation for a short while;

• The ingestion of the drug is also safe, since the drug works extremely selectively - exclusively on the nervous system of invertebrates.

Security measures

When working with Front Line, certain rules of safety and personal hygiene must be observed:

• After applying the product thoroughly, wash your hands with soap;

• During the following minimum 12 hours do not contact other animals and children;

• During the work with the medicine to take food, drinks, smoking is prohibited;

• If the product is accidentally ingested into open areas of the skin or mucous, it must be washed off immediately under a stream of running water;

• After completion of work should be carefully, in warm water and with soap, wash your hands;

• In no case should empty pipettes be used for domestic purposes, they must be disposed of.

In a short time and for a long period, the preparation "Frontline" will help to rid your pet of various parasites. Reviews about the tool indicate its speed and efficiency. However, before using the medication, consult a veterinarian.