Lifestyle and home remedies. If your swollen lymph nodes are tender or painful, you might get some relief by doing the following: Apply a warm compress. Apply a warm, wet compress, such as a washcloth dipped in hot water and wrung out, to the affected area. Take an over-the-counter pain reliever.
Quick Answer. Puppies can be given their first dose of topical flea treatment between 6 to 8 weeks of age, according to Adelaide Animal Hospital. Flea prevention treatment should be given once a month to prevent fleas and ticks from coming back. Continue Reading.
And you donât want your dog picking up ticks and risking tick-borne disease. Wouldnât it be convenient to just give your dog a tasty chew every month or three months to protect her from fleas and ticks? Well, recently, some new flea and tick prevention products for dogs give you the opportunity to do just that. Great! Problem solved â¦ â¦ or is it? Donât jump on these drugs too fast. They have a dark side. What are the new drugs? There are three drugs in the category of oral flea and tick preventives: Nexgard, Bravecto and Simparica. Nexgard (active ingredient afoxolaner) and Bravecto (fluralaner) were approved in the US in late 2013 and early 2014. Simparica (sarolaner) was just introduced in March 2016.