Parastar Plus Flea and Tick Control for Dogs, 45 to 88-Pound, Red

My vet recommended that we switch from Frontline to Parastar Plus, because it kills ticks quicker. We live in a high tick population area, and incidence of Lyme disease is very common and of concern to me. I have come in from my back yard this summer with ticks crawling on my legs. YUCK!!Since we have used Parastar on our Golden Retriever, we have not found any live ticks on him. We have found 3 dead ticks on him, none of them were imbedded in his skin, and they fell right off when we found them. Our Weimaraner, is still using up last year's supply of Frontline, and we have found 8 ticks on him. Two live ones, and 6 dead ones, and all of the dead ones had burrowed into his skin. So, we had "side by side" comparisons of the two flea/tick products. I am very impressed with the results we have had with the Parastar.Also, the container/dispenser is SO much easier to use than the Frontline. No struggling to get it out of the overwrap, and no spraying or dribbling all over the place. Just snip the tip and nothing comes out til you tip it and squeeze it on the dog.The only thing I don't like is that the "spot" it leaves is slightly sticky on our Golden Retriever's hair for a couple of days, but the increased peace of mind with the tick protection outweighs that small disadvantage.Also, we have noticed no ill health effects on either dog from the Frontline, or the Parastar.

I use this on both my labs. We live in an area with LOTS of ticks. Before I started using parastar plus I used other topical treatments and would find at least one tick a week on the dogs. Have used this product for two years now and have not found even ONE tick since (no fleas either). No issues with side effects. Wonderful product. As an FYI, my dogs are mid to high 80 lbs, so they are right in the border of this and the stronger dose. I always worry this lower dose won't be enough, but it always is. Love that I don't have to bump them up to more medicine to get good results.

We have a high tick population, and almost 100% of our deer ticks have lyme so preventatives like this are very important in Maine (at least our county). The ticks have become somewhat immune to frontline and k9 advantix. Parastar keeps the ticks off our dogs for more than a month so we don't even use the product on a regular basis...every couple of months or so seems to be perfect. My skin has been sensitive to both frontline and k9 in the past (rash/hives on my legs from the dogs sleeping under the covers); I haven't had any problems with parastar. Would highly recommend this product, but what works for my dogs in our area will not work the same for everyone else.

I purchased this specifically to deal with ticks, as they are a much bigger problem around here than fleas, and other drops just can't keep them away. At one point my dog didn't have a single flea, but I pulled over 100 tiny ticks off her over the course of a week! the Parastar doesn't seem to do a great job repelling insects, but it does kill them pretty quickly. I'm constantly looking at my dogs' skin so I notice right away when they get moving ticks and fleas - but so long as there is no 'flea dirt' and they aren't scratching like crazy I know the bugs haven't colonized! I've found many dead ticks, so it is doing what I want it to do.You do have to be religious about applications - right around the 30day mark I start noticing flea dirt appearing on my dog, which means it is not killing the fleas as quickly as needed, although the ticks i brush out are all dead and shriveled. I wish I didn't have to spread a poison over my dogs' skin every month, but it is better than them constantly itching!

I had a terrible tick infestation. I brought a professional in for the house, but had no idea what to do with my fur babies. I use Capstar for immediate relief from fleas and this is made by the same people. It works great. I have one dog with long hair and she had the worst problem. I applied it and after a couple of hours, I saw the ticks falling off of her. I highly recommend this for anyone who has a problem with fleas and ticks on their fur babies.

Product works very well! I used to use Frontline on our dogs, but their formula obviously changed and it no longer worked. This product does work. Started using it in April (these products work more effectively if they are thoroughly in your dog's bloodstream BEFORE the start of the tick and flea season), and no ticks and no scratching so far into the first week of June.

It worked great two summers in a row but not so great this year.

I've been using this product on my dog since he was a puppy (going on 3 years now) and I have NEVER had any issue with fleas or ticks. I had considered switching to Frontline when my vet stopped selling Parastar, but decided not to after talking to my mom who's had major issues with Frontline not working on her pets. So, now I get my Parastar on Amazon, and still love it! Still never had any issues with fleas or ticks. I will never get anything else!