PetArmor Plus Flea & Tick Protection - Page 1

I just heard of this product earlier today on a commercial. Apparently they say that this product is the same as front line plus but half the price. Walmart sells this product for 28 dollars.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Pet-Armor-Plus-45-88lb-3ct/15992153

I've been using frontline plus for very long time, and haven't had any flea/tick problem so I am a bit hestitated of switching.

I was wondering if anyone actually did a switch and find the same benefits (if not better results)  using this product that frontline was providing for their dogs?

It beggers the question of why is Frontline so expensive??

To me, it beggers the question why PetArmor is so inexpensive. (inexpensive = cheaply made)
From years of experience and seminars, most products sold by Walmart, grocery stores, ect., have not been properly tested AND are not regulated while being produced. If spending less money to apply a toxic product on your dog is more important, than so be it. But I will always choose Advantage, Advantix, or Frontline. 
I've seen way too many extremely sick dogs from the "cheaper" products.
~Brandi~ 

Hi, Brittany..FRONTLINE and his maker and formula are now open to the market , like generic with drugs , so you can also find it in Publix and some other companies are using same ingredients,but different names. At Sam's club Pet Armor sells for 25.72 I believe....I would try to go safer and use NEEM, CEDAR , PEPPERMINT , CITRONELLA oils to kill the pests in the yard and on your dogs..Good Luck

Just look at the add for the product.  They produce a "look-a-like" box (sucks you in and makes you feel all good inside) and make a video with, we hope a real Veterinarian. Looks like a sales pitch.

"I would try to go safer and use NEEM, CEDAR , PEPPERMINT , CITRONELLA oils to kill the pests in the yard and on your dogs"

I, too, agree. I'm glad I don't have a flea/tick problem in my area as I do not like to apply anything to my dogs. But when I do, I use Advantix or Advantage.

it's supposed to be the same ingredients as Frontline, but in a generic form.  So it's probably the same thing - look at the package, see if the ingredients are the same or not - probably so.  So yes, I'd say you can buy this product for 1/2 of Frontline's price and be assured that it is in fact, the same thing.  Many many brand-name items have their cheaper counter-parts on the shelf right next to them, in walmart and every other store. Most have EXACTLY the same ingredients on the bottle, down to the letter.

molly

But, these products are not regulated by the EPA like say generic drugs are.  And just because they say it's the same ingredients, does not necessarily mean it is. Is saving a few buck more important than the health of your dog? To me, it's not. 
And how many times have you bought the generic brand of something to find out it was no where near as good as the named brand? Makes you think about the quality of the generic brand.  All coming back to the same question....Is saving a few buck more important than the health of your dog?
I do buy generic when it comes to something that is non-important or non-life threatening. When it comes to toxic treatment on my dogs, no thanks.

how do you know they aren't regulated?  bet they are... anyway I use Frontline but will certainly look into using a product that is the exact same ingredient without the price of the "name brand" and use it if it is indeed the same product in different packaging.

molly

http://www.petdocsoncall.com/page.asp?id=133&name=Generic%20Flea%20Medications

Even though ingredients may look the same on the package, there are “inert” ingredients that are specific and unique to each company.  These are generally safe, but any pet might have a unique reaction to them or the product may not work as well.

For example, I was buying a certain type of toothpaste for my dogs. I thought it was good for them, but as I researched the ingredients and found that it said Poultry Flavor, I decided to research what that meant. It basically means: the buyer has NO idea what poultry is in it. You, the buyer has no idea where it came from, how it was processed, etc.  In one company that listed poultry flavor, it was found that road kill was being dumped at it's processing plant by the truck loads, would sit there and rot, then be processed into a well known product for dogs as poultry flavor.

This is what I think of when I read the above link.

Just food for thought.

yes, but stuff like "road kill being dumped in" or "shelter animals processed" are all rumors and drama and not backed up by fact.  So yes you the individual has to decide what they are comfortable using for their dogs.  But for me, if the labels are exactly the same, then it's exactly the same product except for price.  I'd use it for my dogs.

molly