I am FURIOUS right now...need suggestions

[malinois_16]

Okay. I just dropped over $250 on my dogs and cat last month for Revolution. I applied it correctly.

Tonight I found FIVE fleas on my cat and TWO on my one dog whos allergic...my friends cat is staying with me and shes on Hartz flea drops (I tried to convince the owner not to buy those ones) and go figure not a flea on her.

What should I do? I am so upset I spent that much money on something that isnt even working. I sprayed my house down twice with flea premis spray, vaccuumed and washed my area rugs (I have all hardwood/tile) so no rugs. I mopped, did everything.

I am lost..I cannot afford to have a professional to come in and do the house. Flea bombs I cannot get here in Canada. Anyone have any word to offer? I am going to call my vet and ask if he can give me money back because Revolution obviously isnt working. if it doesnt work for fleas I wonder if it actually prevents HW

ETA-I just found another flea on the dog

[Verivus]

I would call the vet and ask for a refund. If that doesn't work I would call Revolution themselves and ask. Topical flea preventatives have never worked for me. Comfortis is really the only thing that has yielded results.

[malinois_16]

I dont feel comfortable giving that tho because of his severe allergies.

I cannot call Revolution I tried a while back to ask if they guaranteed their product and they kept hanging up (automated machine disconnected) and they have no email address.

I dont think my vet will give me a refund honestly...but I will try. He will tell me I didnt apply it correctly or forgot all together. Im so frusterated. Is it possibly the fleas I saw were new fleas that havent yet bit down to get the drug and die? I dont think my house is infested because I am allergic to fleas and I dont have any bites nor do I feel them jumping around on me etc. I was just petting my cat and saw one moving on his whiskers and was like Oh great here we go again.

I think I may put my cat back on Zodiac, its over the counter but it works. It doesnt kill fleas but kills eggs. But the Revolution and the one the other cat is on is meant to kill biting fleas. So maybe by adding that into the mix I can get rid of them. Also, for some reason they tend to prefer my cat. I heard their temps are higher so if theres a cat in the house you will generally find more fleas on the cat then the dog.

[Bee]

I don't know if you can get it over there, but advocate works fantastically

[King&Skylar]

My mother just bought her dogs hartz flea collars Thursday night as a precaution (we didn't have ANY fleas or signs of them) I don't use Hartz on Skylar. We haven't had fleas in 14 yrs of having dogs so I never really got stuff for her. WELL, Friday morning our dogs have so many fleas on them I've been spraying Skylar with vinegar water (equal parts) and putting 1 tsp of apple cider vinegar in her water, and brewer's yeast in her food (1 tsp per 30 pounds)

I'll probably head to the vets on Monday to see what they suggest, I really don't want to use OTC stuff on Skylar, I don't trust it after hearing so many Hartz horror stories.

SO, I could also use some advice haha..

[VomBlack]

If the Revolution was purchased through a vet or another reputable source they should stand behind their product. If they were ordered online though you will not be entitled to any guarantees, if I remember correctly from work. I don't think it's specific to the practice i've worked at but rather for the companies that make these products. Personally I use Interceptor, and then Frontline for ticks and i've been happy with it.


I see fleas on my dog or cat. Is Revolution working?
Revolution kills adult fleas and prevents flea eggs from hatching. You may occasionally see a few fleas on dogs or cats treated with Revolution but more than 98% of adult fleas are killed within 36 hours.
Immature stages of the flea called pupae may be present in your pets’ environment (yard, flooring, carpet, bedding, etc.). These pupae are not killed by parasiticides (including Revolution) and as such may emerge as adult fleas. These adult fleas may hop onto your pet at anytime. They must be exposed to Revolution on your dog or cat before being killed. It can take from 3–5 weeks (or longer depending on environmental conditions) for most fleas to complete their 4-stage life cycle (egg, larvae, pupae, and adult) and reach the adult stage before being seen on your pet. Due to the presence of immature flea stages in infested environments, it can take up to 2 to 3 monthly applications for Revolution to maximally control the infestation of fleas in the environment. Once the flea population is controlled you will be less likely to see fleas.

[JakodaCD OA]

if you have indoor / outdoor cats, your gonna have fleas...IF not , if you have sand or dry dirt around your area, your gonna have fleas.

Personally, I don't think any company or vet is going to guarantee their flea products work. They either do or they dont.

If you took him to the beach, your gonna find sand fleas..

[doggiedad]

when i had flea problems i use to bomb and spray
the house top to bottom. we washed everything
with something that kill fleas. i forget the amount
of time we had to wait but we had to do it all over again.
i also dipped all of the animals each time we bombed and
sprayed. i bought a sprayer and the chemicals and i did the job
myself. the bombs i bought. i think we you treat for fleas
it kills the flea not the larvae that's why you have to do
it again in a certain amount of time.

[Rerun]

There is more to preventing fleas than just using a topical product. Regular vaccumming, washing of blankets, bedding, anywhere the dogs sleeps or comes into contact with, regular bathing, etc.

I don't think anyone is entitled to a refund just because they found fleas on their pets. Different products work differently in different areas, this has been well known for years.

[krystyne73]

yeah, we never have had fleas but I wash their bedding each Sat., constantly vacuuming, vacuum my car plus we treat the perimeter of the yard with a strong pesticide outside of the fence and an organic granule inside the fenced yard.
and the dogs get Frontline each month as well as monthly bathing.