Treat your Boston Terrier or dog for fleas and ticks for just a couple bucks a month

Given the rise in the price of everything, from bread and milk to fluctuations in gasoline, saving dollars wherever possible is not only wise but also a real necessity. However, you want to make sure you’re getting quality for your money or you’ll just waste it on cheaper and oftentimes inferior products. Remember Grandma’s wise advice: “Buy well or buy twice.”

Many times just looking at the items we need to buy regularly and finding a way to make them last works best.

That is why I a Boston Terrier breeder strive to give my pets and puppies the best at all times and in the area of ​​flea and tick protection it is no different.

I use Frontline Plus and Advantage Spot On treatments on my dogs to keep them flea and tick free, but let’s face it, when you have more than a couple of dogs like me, it can really start to add up.

The sensible solution? Split it. With a couple of simple, easy-to-find supplies, you can cut the cost of protecting your beloved dogs from $15.00-$18.00 per month to $2.50-$4.00 per month. Consider the savings. What would you do with an extra $150.00 to $168.00 a year? Now that calculation is for one dog, now multiply that by two if you have two or even three? For three dogs, the savings jump from $450.00 to $504.00. The savings are starting to look good, aren’t they?

This is what you will need….

The largest dose of the flea and tick protection brand you want to use on your dogs. You can buy this product at your vet’s office where you’ll likely pay more, or you can order your treatment online or buy a pet supply catalog. Remember to take the largest dose. Advantage sells a place in treatment for £55 or more. Frontline sells a place in treatment for £89 or more.

An amber bottle or a small dark plastic bottle, preferably one that comes in omega 3 capsules or something that can be closed tightly to keep out light.

A syringe with a needle. 3cc or more.

If you know a diabetic patient or an addict (just kidding about the addict part) or you can even order one from your vet then here’s what you’ll need to take the treatment spot out of the container and measure it to apply to your fart but you’ll have to remove the needle, of course. But remember to keep the cap on the needle for safe storage.

This is what you have to do….

1. Weigh your pet. This is important so you know how much treatment to apply. Let’s say your dog weighs 20 pounds and the dose of Frontline Plus is 0.67 ml, which is the same as one cc. So, in his syringe with the needle still attached at this point, he will draw almost 7/10ths of a cc. Each cc is measured in 10 parts and everything is written on the syringe. It may sound harsh or scary to some people, but it is not. If your dog weighs 1.34 ml or 1 cc and approximately 3/10 of a cc. See how easy this is? If you need to write it, do it. You can even write the dose on a white label and stick it on the container for on-the-spot treatment.

2. First, get your place in treatment. In a well-ventilated area, open and pour into the clean, dry, empty small amber bottle or dark plastic bottle.

3. Take your syringe and withdraw the amount that corresponds to your dog according to his weight. And carefully remove the syringe after carefully capping it. Then apply the spot treatment according to the package directions to your dog.

And you are ready!!!

It might take you an extra minute or two, but hey, it’s worth it. You can then clean the needle by lightly dabbing it with a little rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball.

If money is not an issue for you, then you just don’t have to go out and buy more treatments as often. Not only will you save money, but you’ll also save gas on trips to your vet if you buy him his spot in treatment.

If you need the little amber bottle and syringe and your first large dose of spot treatment, do a product search on eBay for Flea and Tick Frontline Plus or Flea and Tick Advantage. You will receive your first dose and the syringe and amber bottle or container and instructions. Thereafter, you can simply order the larger dosage pack and make it right on your own.