Flea and Tick Shampoo for Dogs and Cats, 16 oz

I’m almost embarrassed that I had to order this. I had a slight flea infestation thanks to “Le Dog”. In 30 years of dog & cat ownership I have never had to deal with fleas and ticks. Fast forward to 2023, I’m now living adjacent to a dense wooded area. Stupid me, I thought those expensive monthly chew tablets prescribed by the vet for fleas & ticks took care of just that, fleas and ticks. As they say, ‘it’s complicated’! As a pet owner, I feel like I’ve let them down. Believe it or not, I never saw a flea on my dog, it was found on the indoor cat that never goes outside! My dog is a dachshund/beagle mix so he has a smooth, very dense, tight double undercoat of brown black fur to hide in, but the cat… he has a fine coat of light ginger colored fur so it couldn’t hide and got caught ‘sneaking’ about. Long story short, after a quick call to the vet, all the pets needed capstar administered which would kill fleas immediately BUT not the eggs. Unfortunately, we are talking about giving reluctant 20lb male cats a pill they would rather not have. With one dog and 4 cats in tow we headed to the vet to have the ‘flea killer’ pill administered. Meanwhile, pest control came to bomb the house & spray the yard while on our little day trip to the vet. The next step was washing/sanitizing all beddings & linen and vacuuming the floors with the dog bath last. Since I was already familiar with the Veterinary Formula product line and it being paraben free and no skin reactions on the dog, I ordered their Flea & Tick shampoo. The 16oz bottle guarantees l’ll get more than a couple of baths out of it. I also needed to strike a balance of a reliable brand that was effective in killing fleas, was not harmful or irritate my dog’s sensitivities, and was affordable. This was it. I needed it to kill any adult stragglers, immature fleas or newly hatched fleas that the pill did not. My first “sniff” impression is the shampoo does NOT have a strong chemical odor, but more of a mild citrusy scent (better than what I was expecting). It does a great job of lathering up making it easy to work into the undercoat and reach any fleas living there. There was no skin irritation, burning, or allergy to using the shampoo and it left no residue. It felt more like a sudsy conditioner. I waited closer to 8 minutes before rinsing out the shampoo. That stuff is fantastic! Oh-kay, he didn’t smell as sweet as his oatmeal shampoo BUT… he had “salon soft” and silky fur! It’s actually better than the conditioner I have been using. As for fleas? I may have seen a spec or two in the bathtub. In all likelihood, the dog was used as a flea taxi into the house & cats. Up until now, the indoor cats were not on any flea prevention, but that has changed as well as getting flea combed. As they say, ‘where there is one, there is many’. While the shampoo was effective in killing & removing current fleas on Lucky Lou, it had to be used in conjunction with the other flea prevention treatments above to get ahead of the flea-eggs crazy life-cycle. A second flea bath was given 10 days out as a precaution. Did you know one flea can lay 50 eggs? Worse, one female flea in 60 days can leave you with 20,000 if not treated. -The constant spray, wash, vacuum, of carpet, bedding & linens and the once monthly flea oral & topical treatments now has house & pets “flea-free” for 82 days! I’m also pretty sure the cooler weather has helped to control the yard population as well as planting plenty of mint about. Overall, 5 stars! Neither dog nor cats have fleas! This is my grail of flea shampoo!

I tried a collar, the liquid that you apply under their fur, for prevention but neither work. The moment I got my dog wet, a much fleas ran to the top of his head. And thats where we start, as the instruction stated. Working quickly, we lathed Hans up, making sure to get feet, inside his legs, belly, and chest. My wife rinsed the shampoo off and all the dead bodies down the drain. We lathed Hans again just to make sure ever area was washed. We found that if you vigorously while rinsing knocks the dead flea loose. This shampoo works great and smells nice.

It was super satisfying to see a dozen or so fleas wash off my dog into the drain. Only thing is, not all of them died on contact with the shampoo, and Imade the mistake of pulling out the dog hair from the drain which had fleas stuck in it and leaving it for about a half hour on the edge of the bathtub. When I returned, I saw a bunch of very dazed and very unhappy fleas stumbling back out of the hair clot onto the edge of the bathtub. Some of them hd already recovered enough to jump. Of course, I immediately dunked them under hot water and down the drain, but it is something to be aware of. I didn’t use gloves when washing my dog figuring that whatever goes on my dog can go on me or else I won’t be using it. The shampoo feels kind of lightly stingy at first but then it just lathers nicely and nothing happened to my hands from the contact. I put a ring of it around the dog’s neck first then washed the rest of him. I didn’t see any fleas on his head which was neat because during a regular shower there were a bunch of them. So in short this shampoo works, doesnt seem to upset skin (dog or human) and i will use it from time to time to get rid of the occasional flea swarms we get.

it’s good but i’d say it’s more of a knockout on contact and then they come back alive after a while so just make sure you kill the fleas once they’re out and combed through still works and does the job though! kittys had no skin irritation used on my older cats too same thing

It worked pretty well. Both of my cats didn’t experience any skin irritation. There is a slight smell, but it wasn’t anything that would make my nose perk up (I have never used another brand so i dont have anything to compare it to). Overall, good purchase.

Be VERY VERY careful with this product. My dog suffered puss and eye irritation from this product. I was afraid she was going to go blind! Her eyes were fused shut! The product works on contact as it says - a product that can make your pet go blind - should be prohibited for sale

I am a big fan of this shampoo! My dog has sensitive skin and his itching is greatly improved. It does kill most of the fleas, a couple were still crawling. It doesn't smell noxious or perfumey, just really clean and leaves his fur super soft.

Thick lather. No side effects in a probably-one month old stray. This is a white, creamy flea bath that smells wonderful. It lathers up really well. We saw some fleas in the water we drained so it works. Kitty doesn't seem irritated by the scent and isn't scratching now. We'll reapply in another couple days, and partner this with a topical.

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I like it so much is good no harm for my cat and it smell good and also remove all the fleas

Effective shampoo, will buy again

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