countrypaws Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 (edited) A friend's vet is recommending First shield for flea and tick control for her greyhound. It's the only product the vet carries. I am not familiar with this product. Does anyone have any experience with Firstshield? Larry Edited October 7, 2009 by countrypaws Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest littlesyd85 Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 No sorry... I use Advantage for my girls (and my cats). You can get Advantage and Frontline at PetSmart, Petco, and online stores. If you don't feel comfortable using First Shield then you have alternative ways of getting the other flea meds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macoduck Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 (edited) According to some other sites, Firstshield is the new name for Vectra. Vectra was the only thing Banfield (PetSmart) was selling and it nearly killed a friends' non-greyhound. She spent thousands of $$ at another vet to save her dog. I am very leary of trying any new product. That Banfield is now selling Firstshield would be enough to keep me away from it. Vectra/Firstshield have:dinotefuran, pyriproxyfen, and permethrin Edited October 7, 2009 by macoduck Quote Freshy (Droopys Fresh), NoAh the podenco orito, Howie the portuguese podengo maneto Angels: Rita the podenco maneta, Lila, the podenco, Mr X aka Denali, Lulu the podenco andaluz, Hada the podenco maneta, Georgie Girl (UMR Cordella), Charlie the iggy, Mazy (CBR Crazy Girl), Potato, my mystery ibizan girl, Allen (M's Pretty Boy), Percy (Fast But True), Mikey (Doray's Patuti), Pudge le mutt, Tessa the iggy, Possum (Apostle), Gracie (Dusty Lady), Harold (Slatex Harold), "Cousin" Simon our step-iggy, Little Dude the iggy ,Bandit (Bb Blue Jay), Niña the galgo, Wally (Allen Hogg), Thane (Pog Mo Thoine), Oliver (JJ Special Agent), Comet, & Rosie our original mutt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IrskasMom Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I stick with Frontline Plus ,never had any Problems with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Energy11 Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Neither Dr. Beau nor myself have ever heard of this product. He said be very skeptical An answer about this product from my former vet/employer and his tech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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