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Best flea & tick treatment for 8-month-old puppy: vet or at home?

Updated on September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | unneutered | 7 months and 12 days old | 15 lbs

MY maltipoo is 8month old now. He never got treated for ticks and fleas since it was winter time. Now I see him going out and staying outside in my backyard more often, and I worry about him getting ticks and fleas. Ive never done this before. What should I do? Should I take him to a vet to get treated or just get a pill to treat him at home? what is my best option?

3 Answers

Most Helpful Answer

Answered By Andrea M. Brodie, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on May 3rd, 2018

You can just go and buy tick and flea treatment for your dog. Make sure it is the right size for his weight. You should think about heart worm treatment also. This will require a heart worm test to make sure he does not have heart worm and then the vet can prescribe the heart worm prevention. Here are some reputable flea and tick medications:
Spot-ons:
Advantage, Advantix
Advantage Multi (Advocate in the UK)
Frontline (ticks as well)
Bravecto spot on (ticks as well) - for cats, in tablet form for dogs
Nexgard
Revolution (stronghold in the UK)
Tablets: comfortis (will only kill fleas once)

Collar: Seresto (ticks as well)

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Related Answers from Veterinarians

Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS
Veterinarian
Published on September 26th, 2017
You need to treat him with a high quality product against fleas. here is the list of the best flea products on the market.

Spot ons:
Revoulution
Advantage
Advantage Multi
Frontline (ticks as well)

Tablets:

Trifexis/comfortis
Bravecto (ticks as well) - for dogs

Collar: Seresto ( (ticks as well)

House spary: Indoorex
1Pet Parents found this answer helpful
Answered By David Elbeze, DVM, MRCVS
Veterinarian
Published on February 14th, 2018
You should treat him for fleas anyway. here is the list of the best flea products on the market.

Spot ons:
Revoulution
Advantage
Advantage Multi
Frontline (ticks as well)

Tablets:

Trifexis/comfortis
Bravecto (ticks as well) - for dogs

Collar: Seresto ( (ticks as well)

House spary: Indoorex
1Pet Parents found this answer helpful

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