Has anyone tried Sentinel?

[Kian's Mom]

My vet just started selling this and was wondering if anyone has tried it and if they liked it or not?

Jan

[Jumpin Boots]

We used sentinel prior to it going off the market for over a year and are back on it now. We have been very happy with it, however our dogs know it's not a treat so it must be hidden in something else, although it's rather small so this hasn't been an issue. The other thing to make sure you are aware of is that it doesn't have an adulticide for fleas, so you will have to double up with something else during those time frames when fleas are bad. Instead it has a growth regulator which interrupts the egg cycle so will stop an infestation. This system has worked well for us but I can see where it may not be ideal for some.

[Liz P]

It's been around for a long time and is a great product. The company lowered the price of it since they are no longer making Interceptor (they used to make both, but now it has "replaced" Interceptor).

[terrecar]

I am using Sentinel for Hannah since Interceptor went off the market and my stash ran out. I'm happy with it so far and like the added extra protection against flea reproduction.

[Alchemist]

We also switched to it after Interceptor went off the market. No signs of fleas or other parasites (but we also just started using Seresto collars for tick control; it does have some flea control attributes as well - before that we were using Frontline); our dogs think they're treats.

[Sue R]

An update on our experience with Seresto collars - this month is the fifth month we've had the collars on, nice and snug. After applying them early in the summer, I found two ticks on the dogs. One was dead and one was dying. We did not have another tick all summer and neither did we experience any fleas, but we usually don't here where I live. The collars are supposed to last eight months without bathing or swimming, and five months if the dog is bathed or swims at least once a month. My dogs are not bathed but they do cool down in a stock tank so the collars may have been at the end of their effective lives.

 

We just spent a week in eastern NC. One dog, who has occasional seasonal allergies, was mildly scratching when we left home. While we were there, within just a day or two, all dogs were doing some scratching. I thought I spotted a flea on one but missed catching it and getting a positive identification. We were not sure if the dogs had fleas (I became more sure on a daily basis, just by observing how they were scratching and biting) and know that some dogs can get itchy from the salt water and/or local beach grasses. If it was the water and saw grass, I would have expected a reduction in scratching by this time since their last time in the water and grass was Friday morning.

 

We've been home less than 24 hours and I found and killed a flea on one dog. I'm off to get some Comfortis as soon as I can this morning. I've seen positive and negative reviews of Seresto and its effects on flea control but with my experience so far, I don't know that I'd rely on it in the future or maybe only for a shorter period of time than it is labelled for.

[Crawford Dogs]

Yes, my two border collies are on Sentinel. We are using it because Rose has an autoimmune disease and the specialist doesn't want her on ivermectin-based products. The dogs eat it just fine. I've had no issues with it. I used to use Interceptor but I've gone through my stock of it and cannot buy more in the US.

 

Bethany, Rosie, and Loki