===What is it?=== Anyone who has ever owned a dog or cat before will be aware of the problems that an owner can face when their pet becomes the target of the unwanted attention of fleas and ticks. My dog, Barney, through no fault of his own managed to become infested with fleas a number of years ago when he came into contact with a dog who was carrying them and it was only when I noticed him scratching excessively and saw a few tiny black dots on his dog bed that I realised that we both had a problem. A quick trip to Pets at Home and a swift purchase of the product under review here soon solved our problem and ever since then I always keep a tube of this ...  Read the complete review

We have a serious Pomeranian dog, a mature cat and a playful pedigree poodle in our home so it is essential, in my opinion, to keep them all free from infestations of any kind - especially those dreaded fleas. Thank goodness for Bob Martin who seems to come up trumps with all the treatments we have bought for different purposes over the years. Our poodle (Pepper) is what you would class as a small dog (under 15kg) so we were recommended the Spot On for him by the vet at Pets at Home and the pack cost under £6 which was enough for 3 complete applications. The box has good clear instructions on how to use each of the 3 phials/ tubes and the warnings ...  Read the complete review

When I brought Jess (my scruffy haired mongrel) home from her breeder I had been assured that she was flea free. She did not leave the house till she was 9 weeks old, and only then to toilet on the patio at the side of the house and at 10 weeks I took her to the vets for her first inoculation. It was after this first visit to the vets I notice Jess seemed to be scratching quite a bit; she would stop mid bounce across the lounge to have a good old scratch. Fearing that my little Jess had picked up some unwelcome visitors I picked her up and had a look to see if I could spot any fleas or evidence of fleas. Unfortunately I spotted one on her belly and some ...  Read the complete review

On the 18/12/11 I treated both my cocker spaniel dog with spot on, within hours the younger one Whisper started acting a little off, we checked the packaging for any possible side affects, none pther than possible skin irritation on contact point are mentioned. Next she was vomiting, we took her to the vets, when told we had treated her with spot on he told us she had permethrin poisoning, [that is the active ingredient in spot on]. Also this would take 72 hours to work thro her system, we also had to wacth for tremors and seizures. they both accurred with in 8 hours. the poor dog was back at the vets sedated for 48 hours. when she came around blood test showed ...  Read the complete review