Virbac Preventic Tick Collar, Small/Medium Dog, 18", Single Collar

We live in north central Arkansas which has Lone Star ticks and Black-Legged Deer ticks. Our place is nestled amongst cattle pastures where we also see deer coming and going through and in our yard. We don’t have a flea problem here, thankfully.I've been using Preventic tick collars for our dogs off and on for the past 17 or so years. The working chemical is Amitraz 9%. I wanted a product where I didn't have to dip every two weeks with Permithrin, and something that worked longer than the monthly topical Frontline (fipronil). The latter began to become less effective after a year or two of use, only working against ticks for two weeks instead of four. Also, something cheaper than Seresto tick collar or Scalibor tick collar, both which worked but a bit too pricey. For the past 4 months my vet prescribed NexGard (afoxolaner) chewables for my 28 lb Terrier and 49 lb Labrador when he discovered fleas on my Terrier's rear. And, since NexGard works on both ticks and fleas, I went ahead and bought a 6 month supply. It worked great on fleas and flea eggs and killed the attached ticks, but I wanted a product that would keep the ticks from attaching themselves to begin with, tired of watching my dogs scratch the dead ticks off. I remembered about Preventic and how it worked well on my German Shepherd, but the local pet shop stopped selling it.This collar is easily attached to the dog’s neck with a simple clasp and the collar seems to have a nice mint fragrance. I applied it to both dogs, and after three days have noticed no side effects. The label says this collar is for dogs up to 50lbs, but it barely fits my 49lb female Lab's neck who is not overweight. Neck time I'll get the large collar for her.We have had problems with Tick Paralysis disease in three cats after living here for the past 19 years and it is costly to treat. So, tick prevention is necessary. We had one cat that lost her eyesight due to Tick Paralysis. It can cost up to $500 dollars to treat this disease in dogs, so keeping them on a tick preventetive is imporant around here.P.S. For newly hatched ticks (baby ticks/seed ticks) that I call freckle bombs where I find nothing works on killing these tiny flecks out right as they are super hungry and disperse quickly (feels like you have a delicate spider web tickling your skin, and then you feel the itch as they find a spot to bite you), in that case, a small carry spray bottle of diluted ammonia water will work. I use this when I walk on trails and suddenly notice I've been bombarded by them. For our cats and dogs, the best thing I've found to give them relief from this stage of tick is Fipronil spray which is alcohol mixed with a 0.29% fipronil solution and sold in 250 and 500ml bottles.Preventic tick collars are made in France by Virbac.

This collar had a lot of good reviews so I decided to give it a try. I live in a high tick infested area that even in the winter my dog gets ticks. I decided to try this collar because this time of year ticks are not as active as they are in the summer. The reason why I give this collar 1 star is because tick collars are supposed to repell ticks. With the Seresto collar, I would find ticks attached and dead but I never found one near her neck area. I only took a photo of one bite but their were about 5 tick bites in her neck right by this collar. You would think with them being so near the collar, that’s the last place they would bite. My dog is also on the chewing pill for the extra protection. I can’t say this doesn’t work 100% because I know the pill is working for her. I don’t recommend this collar because ticks get many chances to bite and most of the bites are right next to the collar.

Our dog takes a monthly heartworm/flea/tick medication, but it's never really worked on ticks, so our vet recommended the Preventic collar.These used to be great. They went off the market for several months maybe two years ago. I think they reformulated it during that time.I purchased one last spring and noticed it didn't work nearly as well as in prior years. At the time, I thought maybe it was just a bad year for ticks, but the collar never really kicked in.This spring (2020) the Preventic collar didn't work at all. After a month of numerous ticks, I called our vet, and she said we could use a "regular" flea and tick collar in addition to the monthly medication, and the new brand collar works WAY better.

We have two 40 pound dogs with the thickest 3” long black ruff/smooth coats. We camp in a tick infested area. It is worse about 1 month a year to the point where we would brush 3 times a day and still pull off attached ticks despite Frontline treatment. After one bite became badly infected we tried these with the Frontline we always use. Three years now, NO attached ticks. Not one. Frontline is great for flea treatment and prevention, etc but lousy for tick prevention. The fine print on Frontline and similar external drops as well as the all-in-one edibles states that the ticks will still attach but be dead in 24 hours. Not good enough for us. These are now a camping staple.

Works like a dream to keep ticks from biting my dogs. Far more effective than any top spot product - but make sure of two things: 1) Don't put one on a dog who like to chew and destroy collars; this is NOT radio opaque, and the pesticide is not for eating! On a similar note, if your household includes a cat who enjoys grooming your dog, DON'T use this collar for the same reason. 2). Watch your dog's neck for irritation within the first two weeks after application. Years ago, I introduced one of these to my 15 week old puppy (package says OK once puppy is 12 weeks old); she developed skin sores in a week, so I removed the collar and let things heal up, tried again when she was 6 months old, and all was well.This product works by keeping ticks from attaching to your dog; you may find them on your dog, not moving, or wandering around but not attached. Product stays active if dog gets wet, or goes swimming, but remove it for bath time and put it back on when dog is dry again. It has no effect on fleas, so you must use different anti flea medications.