Advantage will kill fleas on contact, before they can lay eggs in your home. Advantage is sold in small, plastic vials that contain one month’s dosage. Advantage is applied to the skin on your pet’s back, and it diffuses over the rest of the skin, providing long-lasting protection.
Advantage is very effective, and 98-100% of fleas are killed within 24 hours. However, since the medicine is not absorbed into your pet’s system, Advantage is considered safer than many other topical flea control products.
Advantage also breaks the flea life cycle by killing fleas before they can lay eggs. Advantage will also kill flea larva withing twenty minutes of contact, so you will not have to use another product with a growth regulator on your pet. However, it is still important to treat your home and surroundings for flea eggs and larva.
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My pet is 3 months old, is she too young for Advantage?
Advantage is suitable for puppies over seven weeks old, and kittens over eight weeks. You should be fine using it on your three month old pet.