How long should I wait to give puppy a bath after giving monthly flea & tick medicine?
March 19th, 2009 | by Michael |
lmind asked:
The monthly flea &; medicine heartbeat is a common kind, imposed by the monitor, which comes as a liquid into something that looks like an eyedropper to put over the dog 's skin, between the shoulder blades. It 's supposed to absorb into the skin and protect against fleas and beats. I 'm. worried that if I give a bath, rinse the medicine from his skin. After application of medicine, how long should I wait before giving it a bath? Thank you!
BRAD
The monthly flea &; medicine heartbeat is a common kind, imposed by the monitor, which comes as a liquid into something that looks like an eyedropper to put over the dog 's skin, between the shoulder blades. It 's supposed to absorb into the skin and protect against fleas and beats. I 'm. worried that if I give a bath, rinse the medicine from his skin. After application of medicine, how long should I wait before giving it a bath? Thank you!
BRAD
9 Responses to “How long should I wait to give puppy a bath after giving monthly flea & tick medicine?”
By amanda g on Mar 22, 2009 | Reply
Check the product label some are waterproof. The information that came with the treatment should tell you otherwise the vets office should know
By Blondie on Mar 25, 2009 | Reply
Usually it will tell you on the box and/or container, but I wait three days before I give my dog a bath after her flea & tick ointment has been applyed
By KimberlyAnn on Mar 28, 2009 | Reply
should wait at least 24 hrs. If you check the package I am sure it says it on it.
By LISA M on Mar 30, 2009 | Reply
Frontline is 48 hours. READ THE PACKAGING!!!
By angelask9kuts@att.net on Mar 31, 2009 | Reply
It is normally applied AFTER you give the dog a bath, but if you put it on first you need to wait at least 48 hours.
By jaz on Apr 3, 2009 | Reply
Most of the topical flea/tick medicines work with the oil on a dog’s skin and they should not have a bath for 3 days before or 3 days after an application.
By Kay on Apr 6, 2009 | Reply
I would give your dog a bath before you apply the medicine. Here is another thing that will help with the flea and especially ticks. Try not to walk him around high grass areas in your neighborhood. Avoid high weeded bushy areas. That is where they hang out in tall weeds with bushes. Also, I was told to put garlic powder as a seasoning in their dog food. Ticks **** garlic or garlic powder. They sense it in their pores when we can’t. They are more sensative to sense of smell and taste. Use 2 table spoonfuls to season his dog food with that every meal time, you will notice a decrease on ticks. Eventaully no ticks. There are shampoos that you can use for tick problems. If your read the ingrediants you will notice garlic is an ingrediant too. As for the fleas/tick medicine definately give him a bath before you apply it as it will wash away. Before the next dose of medicine you can give him a bath. It’s icky stuff, but after a month of it you won’t have anymore problems. I hope I helped.
By Jenn on Apr 9, 2009 | Reply
It sounds like you are describing Frontline. You should not bathe the dog 2 days before or 2 days after the application.
By ---LiVe2rOcK--- on Apr 12, 2009 | Reply
Usually the product tells you how long to wait. Mines 12 hrs I think.