Are dog dips safe for my pet? What are better flea/tick solutions?

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! The Bravecto will not get rid of the demodex that quickly. I tell clients it will likely take 4-8 weeks. The lyme sulfur dip works differently than the Bravecto. I would try to wait another 2 weeks as long as Evie's skin isn't getting worse. If by 4 weeks there is no improvement I would recheck with your Vet before starting a new product. I hope this helps and I wish Evie the best!

I actually do not recommend flea dips at all, and don't know of any veterinarians who still do them. It's much safer to give an oral medication to get rid of the fleas, such as Capstar, then treat Lipton with a monthly flea preventative after that to keep her from becoming re-infested. Capstar tablets are very inexpensive, normally less than $10 in my area. You should be able to get them from your vet :)

Hi, thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! Dani is super cute! I think that is just A LOT of chemicals that are not necessary. Fipronil, which Frontline, just isn't that good anymore. I see multiple pets a week that have infestations and are using Fipronil. Flea baths do nothing to prevent fleas from jumping back on by the next day. Fipronil shouldn't by used 2 days before or 2 days after bathing or the product will not work well. With all the new products out there: Seresto collar, Bravecto, Simparica and Nexgard I see not reason to put 3 different chemicals on your dog. I am sure she will be fine but almost every product comes with risks and side effects which are likely compounded by using 3 at once. Most are chemicals aimed specifically at insect biology not mammalian. I would choose one product and use that. I hope this helps and I wish you and Dani the best!

That is odd that Trifexis did not work. That is usually a very good product. You definitely want to make sure your puppy is protected against heartworm as well. You may try switching To nextgard and hartgard. I do not recommend to use a dip for mosquitoes as it likely will not last very long. Instead you could use frontline in combination with the nexgard and hartgard. I hope this helps and please feel free to post any additional questions.

I'm so sorry that Boomer is having such a hard time after his dip. I would recommend contacting your veterinarian for a recommendation. Neosporin does not normally help enough to be of benefit, but I do not expect it to cause any problem with the dip. Sometimes we will recommend giving something like Benadryl (https://www.petcoach.co/canigive/dog/benadryl/) to help with the irritation that some dogs get from killing the mites with a dip. And some dogs will also need to be on an antibiotic because they can develop a skin infection when the mites die. Good luck! I hope that was helpful and that Boomer feels better soon. Thanks for using PetCoach.

Talk to your veterinarian about using Ivermectin or Bravecto. These are much safer than the Mitaban dip . Lyme sulfur dip is more successful for fungal infections like ringworm. I would not recommend that. Mitaban dips need to be repeated many times (usually 6 or more) every 2 weeks to be successful. The Bravecto tablet is easy and very successful.

Flea dips are not really used anymore now days, bit the you will need to buy a good quality flea treatment and that should solve your flea problem. here is the list of the best flea products on the market. Spot ons: Revoulution Advantage Advantage Multi Frontline (ticks as well) Bravecto spot on (ticks as well) - for cats Tablets: comfortis Collar: Seresto ( (ticks as well) House spary: Indoorex