Review: K9 Advantix- Does it Work?

May 1st, 2010 | Articles

Just because a product is extremely popular does not always mean that it works well. Today we take a look at k9 Advantix Flea and Tick repellent which is one of the hottest (and pricier) brands of flea and tick meds out there today.

K9 ADVANTIX II Dog Flea Tick 21 55lbs Red 6Month 12pk

US $883.77

4d 18h 59m

What is K9 Advantix?

K9 Advantix uses imidacloprid and permethrin (scary sounding, I know) medication in order to repel fleas, ticks, and other insects away from your dog. The difficulty with making insect repellents for dogs has always been striking a balance between your animal's safety and the effectiiveness of the medicine. The two ingredients above do an excellent job and being completely harmless to dogs and being completely intolerable to fleas, tick, and other pests. The ingredients affect the pests on contact and effectiveely destroys their nervous system cells which paralysis the insects, which eventually die from starvation. What a bummer!

For anyone familiar with ticks, the key is preventing these little insects from attaching to your dog. Once attached, they will cause your pet much discomfort (and even disease). K9 Advantix has been shown to be very successful at killing the ticks before they attach, as the ingredients work before the insects usually ever bite. They has secondary benefits for you and your family, as it reduces the overall chances of tick related transmissions of diseases for anyone in contact with your dog.

In a similar way, K9 Advantix has been shown successful at preventing painful flea bites as the two ingredients similarly kill these bugs before they get a chance to bite your precious animal. This will prevent overall itching related infestations which can do harm to your dog physically and psychologically as well. Since K9 Advantix works so quickly on fleas, it typically kills them before they get a chance to lay their grimy eggs.

Tip- NEVER use K9 Advantix on a cat! Cats have different metobolic systems and the ingredients in K9 Advantix may harm a cat.

What is a tick?

Ticks are from the Ixodoidea family of insects that live entirely off of the blood of other animals. Ticks can carry a number horrible diseases such as Lyme, Q Fever, Colorado Tick Fever, and jaundice. Ticks are often times found hiding in tall grass, bushes, and shrubs waiting for others to walk by and attach themselves at that point to the "host". Contrary to urban legends, ticks cannot run, jump, or fly. Ticks can drop from a perch, however. Typically ticks are found in most wooded and forested areas throughout North America. Ticks tend to lurk around wet areas and near the water as well as near dear areas and trails.