When it comes to pet flea treatments, Frontline for pets is the top choice for vets in North America.

Frontline flea and tick kills up to 100 percent of the fleas on your dog or cat within 24 hours and up to 100% of ticks within 48 hours.

It works effectively for one month, twice as long as its next competitor which is why it occupies the #1 spot.

Being waterproof, many owners with active dogs choose Frontline topspot.

Dog flea remedies use chemical formulations to kill the parasites which is harsh.

Frontline pet is so gentle it can be used on kittens and puppies of 8 weeks old and on nursing mothers.

It works the best for your dog or cat, and it works with one application onto the coat, a simple dot of the liquid on the back of the neck.

Through a method called translocation, the flea treatment is dispersed over the entire coat.

It is normally advisable to try to keep your pet dry for at least 24 hours to allow this process to happen.

Once the medication is translocated on your dog or cat, it remains on the coat for 4 weeks, during which time it should be unnecessary to re-apply.

Frontline spray comes in three types:

A spray used for fast of severe flea and tick infestations.

Then there’s Top Spot which has all the benefits of the spray for routine control.

Best of all is Frontline Plus purple with an extra ingredient which actually breaks the flea’s breeding cycle.

Frontline Plus for dogs is the most recent product in the Frontline tick family.

Because feline fleas breed after being present on the host for 24-36 hours, and it kills fleas within 18 hours, further infestation is prevented.

You may see more fleas on your cat or dog during the 18 hours as the product causes hyper-agitation in the parasites and brings them to the surface of the hair before their demise.

Frontline Plus is the most popular medication for cats & dogs, and in trials it was discovered that it killed a higher percentage of fleas over the 28 day period.

Advantage flea control for cats & dogs is made by Bayer is a very similar product to Frontline top spot, but merely slightly less effective.

Many dog or cat owners are very happy though with Advantage, so if you are using this brand, you don’t have anything to be concerned about.

There really isn’t much between them in the debate over which is better for pets.

Vets trust it, but of course there are many other kinds of flea spray for dogs and other pet flea medications on the market, including organic flea treatments.

Frontline fleas has been proven to be the most effective way to get rid of fleas on dogs & cats.

Side effects are minimal (although certain individuals may be allergic) and the medication does not have an expiration date.

Frontline cats is the best on the market in terms of ridding your pet of fleas.