Preventing internal & external parasites is easy and extremely safe! In Santa Barbara, flea, tick, and mosquito season is all year round, which is why we recommend keeping your pet on a monthly preventative. Not only do preventatives protect your pet - they also keep pests out of your home! At La Cumbre Animal Hospital, we offer an array of options to fit you & your pet's lifestyle. Take a look!
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Preventatives for Dogs
Bravecto
- Oral chew for dogs that kills adult fleas and ticks for 3 months (12 weeks)
- Fleas start to die within 2 hours
- Safe for breeding, pregnant, and lactating dogs
- Recommend to use in conjunction with Sentinel Spectrum
- Prescription required
Simparica
- Oral tablet for dogs that kills adult fleas and ticks for 30 days
- Starts killing fleas in 3 hours & ticks in 8 hours
- Competitively priced to similar over-the-counter brands
- Recommend to use in conjunction with Sentinel Spectrum
- Prescription required
Revolution
- Topical liquid for dogs that protects against heartworm disease & flea infestations for 30 days
- Kills adult fleas & prevents flea eggs from hatching for 30 days
- Starts killing fleas within 4 to 8 hours
- Heartworm testing & prescription required
Sentinel Spectrum
- Oral chew for dogs that prevents heartworm disease, intestinal parasite infestations, and flea eggs from hatching for 30 days
- Does not kills adult fleas
- Non-toxic to pets & people and safe for the environment
- Recommend for use in conjunction with Bravecto or Simparica
- Heartworm testing & prescription required
Simparica Trio
- Oral chew for dogs that prevents adult fleas & ticks, heartworm disease, and some intestinal parasites for 30 days
- Starts killing fleas in 3 hours & ticks in 8 hours
- One tablet orally each month, year round
- Heartworm testing & prescription required
Vectra 3D
- Topical liquid for dogs that protects kills & repels adult fleas, ticks, & flying insects for 30 days
- Starts killing fleas within 2 hours
- No prescription required
Preventatives for Cats
Revolution Plus
- Topical liquid for cats that prevents adult fleas & ticks, heartworm disease, and some intestinal
parasites for 30 days
- Starts killing fleas within 12 hours and kills up to 98% of fleas within 24 hours
- No gloves for application or separation period needed
- Prescription required
Bravecto
- Topical liquid for cats that kills adult fleas & ticks
- Starts killing fleas within 8 hours
- Prescription required