[Susan and Dacota]

Has anyone ever used the biospot flea and tick treatment? Does it work well? I'm kind' of wary because it is so cheap, but I like that it does for mosquitos also.

 

[GSDBESTK9]

I've been using it for 7 years and I LOVE it. For my dogs, it works better than Frontline. I never see ticks on my dogs while on Biospot, but I have seen ticks on my dogs while on Frontline.

 

[mpfsmf573]

Yes we are going on our 3rd season using it on both our gsd's and 3 cats too. It does every bit that Fronline plus did we are very pleased with it. Only thing we noticed it seems to take a little longer to be absorbed, but otherwise we like the results.

Marc

 

[Jazy's mom]

I think this is the product that my mother used and it ended up costing her over $200 in vet bills when her dog had a major reaction to it.

 

[GSDBESTK9]

Any dog can have a reaction to ANYTHING unfortunately. I've used it on 6 of my own dogs in the 7 years and not one has ever had a reaction. I've used it on foster dogs too and no problems either.

 

[Vinnie]

Me too. I've used biospot on my 4 dogs and this will be the 6th year in a row (haven't started using it just yet this season). I've been very happy with the results.

 

[Liesje]

I used it on Kenya and two months after I got her (she was on BioSpot and I kept using it), she had fleas.

This last month, I didn't have enough Frontline Plus so I had to put BioSpot on Coke.

Neither dog has had any reactions, it just didn't work on Kenya so I switched. My vet has really good prices on Frontline Plus anyway.

 

[debbiebrown]

dogs are sensitive to certain things just like people are. its trial and error with any of these products.

i use frontline and have for 6 years. never see any ticks/fleas on my dogs. however i know several people who use bio-spot and have no problems.

debbie

 

[GSDgirlAL]

Where do you get Biospot from? I have never seen it.

 

[LisaT]

I've seen more reactions on the boards to Biospot, but that doesn't mean that all dogs will react to it.

 

[chjhu]

Does anyone know what the difference is between the new one (is it just the packaging) and the old one? I noticed that the new edition is much more expensive.

 

[nathalie1977]

The new edition is supposed to be more effective, and the ingredient list is the same as Advantage and Frontline (combines some of their ingredients), so I don't think you'll get the reactions people had out of the old Biospot.

That said, I did not find it to be effective on my dog, and Advantage was only partially effective. My dog is on Frontline Plus now.

 

[LisaT]

I think most of the spot-ons work by the oils in the coat distributing the substances. If your dog tends to have a dry coat, or probably even a dirty one, then I suspect that none of them will be very effective.

I always give a bath about a week before application to increase the ability of the stuff to distribute.

 

[GSDgirlAL]

I think I'm going to try it, it seems more reasonable than the Frontline Plus. And, since I definitely WILL NOT be buying the Promeris again maybe this stuff will be okay. I really prefer K9 Advantix but the price on that stuff has gone WAY UP!

 

[Susan and Dacota]

Thanks! I'd never heard of it before, but I think that I'll give it a try!

 

[Yvette]

I've used Bio Spot on all my animals for 7 yrs. now. I give it a

 

[Liesje]

Originally Posted By: GSDgirlALWhere do you get Biospot from? I have never seen it.

I got mine at Tractor Supply Co, but have seen it in pet stores.

 

[debbiebrown]

probably most pet stores carry biospot. i have seen it most everywhere.

debbie

 

[JeanKBBMMMAAN]

I got all excited checking the prices on this and comparing to Advantage. But then I looked at the active ingredient in the BioSpot for dogs and it is, I THINK, stuff you can't use on cats/around cats. So with cats who groom dogs, I don't believe that this is something I can use (just like I can't use Advantix). Poop. I guess I could buy the cat stuff for the cats and save money there...maybe.

 

[GSDBESTK9]

For the first 3 or so years I was using BioSpot on my dogs, my sister and her 2 cats were leaving with us. Her cats never had issues with it, and the male cat use to wrestle with my Yorkie who had Bio on her.