Comments on: Buying Frontline Online

By: Fluffin

Fluffin — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 21:00:41 +0000

I have been using Frontline Plus from ThriftyVet for the past three years. My Mom and Sister have also been using it for their babies. This is a total of 9(nine) dogs and 2(two) cats! I live in an area that has a large TICK problem. My DH and BIL walked back to the lake on our property and both were plucking ticks off of themselves for 3 days!! My five babies have had about 5 ticks over three years that were embedded but DEAD. Once they bite the dog they died. None of our babies have ever had a flea on them. My Mom has a neighbor dog that has a serious flea problem. He comes to her house and they dogs play outside. Neither of her dogs have ever gotten a single flea from him! That is proof enough from me that ThriftyVet product WORKS! I do not care if it comes from Australia or Canada. What does it matter if the FDA approves anything. Look at all of the drugs the FDA approves then has to pull off the market because they later find out it causes cancer or some other life threatening disease. The FDA is just another government agency that is wasting our tax dollars.

My last order, (4th) was last week, for a total of $187.00. Use TWEET at checkout for an additional discount. The order arrived within 5 days via first class mail just like the last 3 orders.

My first pup, Bubba Lou, was on Sentential for heartworm prevention. I faithfully purchased it from my VET! Guess what? He got Heartworms. I must say that the company did pay for all of his treatment since my Vet had proof that I he had been on meds for over a year. So it does not matter, in my opinion, that it is better just because you buy it from your Vet. Do you really think that pets in Australia are less important then the ones in the USA? If you do then you really are ignorant, in the true meaning of the word.

If for some reason you do not receive your order then you are protected through PayPal. Make sure you use your Credit Card. A simple call to Credit Card issuer will get you a refund. Yes it is a hassle, but when it comes to saving over 50% on the same product it is a no brainer to me.

We are FLEA and TICK free in Delaware. We also have extra money to spend on more TREATS and Toys for the babies thanks to ThriftyVets.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 06:02:53 +0000

Merial Only sells to veterinary hospitals. So all meds that you buy online are NOT FDA approved. The FDA’s job is to be sure that the drugs are properly handles once leaving the manufacturer. For all we know the online stores are getting them shipped from China in a crate that is not kept under correct pressure, heat, or humidity which in turn causes the delicate chemical structures of the drug to desociate and you could basically be putting 100 dollar water on your pet.

By: megan

megan — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 00:43:51 +0000

It isn’t libel. I was told in an email from this company that the product would arrive in a specified time period. It did not. The way this company phrased things, I was led to believe it was coming from Canada when I placed the order and then later on told there might be some problem with customs because it was coming from Leeds only after i enquired about ways to track my order.

Those are facts.

By: megan

megan — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 00:25:33 +0000

No, i thought it was coming from Canada, and i’ve never had issue with a long arrival time even during the holiday season.

By: purrfecttalker

purrfecttalker — Thu, 19 May 2011 22:42:30 +0000

I ordered a yr. ago from a Canadian co. I thot was Thrifty Vet. No problem. I just ordered again, so I hope there is again no problem.

However, I bought Frontline at my friendly Costco. Put it on 2 of the 3 cats, and even 2 weeks later both were scratching like crazy and one had bites all over both ears. I’ve heard others complaining about Frontline not working for them anymore, so not sure what is going on.

By: Judi

Judi — Fri, 13 May 2011 13:20:39 +0000

Bought Frontline from Thrifty Vet 2 months ago. Our whole house and our son’s house from a 3 day visit is now infested with fleas. I think the Frontline isn’t really Frontline. I’ve never had problems before with Frontline and now we are fighting fleas like never before. Please don’t buy from them. They are ripping people off.

By: cosmikmonkey

cosmikmonkey — Fri, 06 May 2011 18:16:29 +0000

I’ve ordered many times from thriftyvet and have always been happy with frontline plus for both cats and dogs. Here are additional considerations regarding others’comments:

1. The delays mentioned in comments for winter 2011 – these were abnormal delays and the result of historically bad weather and its effects in Australia. When I complained about my delay to thriftyvet they sent me a replacement order even though it was not their fault.

2. My experience with fleas is that if you go without routine maintenance of their eradication then they will start their cycle and you have to catch each cycle to rid the pests. So if a person is not regular with treatment they will experience flea birth cycles that will need to be dealt with – it isn’t instant death of a living flea.

In my opinion, if a person uses the product and still thinks their pet is getting fleas regularly, after a good 2 or 3 months of use, then they might see there’s a problem with the product. But until all the birth cycles are eliminated (and there are many)- I don’t think a person can adequately judge the effectiveness.

3. As far as FDA approval or any United States government approval – they are so incredibly corrupt that if they don’t approve of something I look at that as a good sign. But basically since they are “paid for” mouthpieces for criminal activities – it doesn’t matter what their opinion is because the only thing for certain is that if its a good opinion – someone paid for it. If its a bad one, they didn’t pay enough or not at all.

4. I doubt thriftyvet would be able to operate this many years successfully with repeat customers if they were a sham outfit.

5. If there’s a problem with the product – suspect Merial first – mistakes happen all the time with the pharma outfits – of course they pay to cover those up.

By: Donna5959

Donna5959 — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 04:49:57 +0000

I have been ordering from thrifty vet for five years now…I have never had a problem with the product, or delivery. I have 3 great danes & three cats. I get all my flea supplies from them, and have never had a flea problem, and am a happy customer!

By: Elinor

Elinor — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:43:11 +0000

Hello All ..
I have to say that … I should have heeded most all the word on: ThriftyVet.com. I also ordered Frontline Plus. I have 4 cats & keeping those darned fleas under control is difficult & costly… however, I decided to give Thrifty Vet a try … due to the savings in $$. Stupid move .. I did receive my order & yes it was from Australia ( which is fine ) however, I did read that someone else did not receive the actual product or a generic type and that it didn’t work. Well, here I am with 4 cats and still, fleas, fleas, fleas … Their initial reaction was the norm when medicine is applied but soon after I realized … they still have fleas. I am sorely disappointed and will not go the saving money route again… as the saying goes “You get what you pay for” … a lesson I continue to experience but hope otherwise ;-(

By: sara

sara — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 20:38:07 +0000

Thanks Megan for the advice… Why is wacked lol

By: sara

sara — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 20:36:05 +0000

BTW/ I heard Thrifty was in Australia???

By: sara

sara — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 20:34:53 +0000

OMG… now I am soooo confused!!!! What are some legit. sites to buy Advantage for cats? I do have Advantage for large dogs but I am afraid to split it and use it on the cats. I usually get mine at the vet but it is very expensive and we have tons of strays I also do every month so any help will be appreciated as I am now afraid to risk trying Thrifty Vet. I called 188 pet meds they said to look under amazon for price matches… good tip! K thanks

By: marcie

marcie — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 01:27:34 +0000

just tried to order from 1800petmeds and they took the order for 82.98 as a price match and then sent me an e-mail saying it was below their cost and it would be charged at $124.00! I cancelled. Not a good way to do business!

By: Marcie

Marcie — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 22:08:40 +0000

I used Thrifty vet with no problem but just read many consumer complaints via google re the efficacy of product and accusations of fraud with payments. think they are out of Canada btw.
your suggestion for 1800petmeds sounds best at this time.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:57:54 +0000

Have used Thrifty Vet twice now, Frontline Plus, Blue….and have received product both times within 10 days….Product is just fine and as advertized….Will use again….Not a “rip off” as some have stated….Do your homework and you will be satisfied…..