I am not normally a fan of putting chemicals on my dog, but she is going to a relatives for a week soon and I would rather prevent any problems while I am away. This is the first time I have ever left her.
So, I need to worm her now anyway but I also want a flea preventer as they have land with rabbits/ foxes and I want a lungworm preventer as she digs for garden worms, sniffs around slugs and snails, and they leave tennis balls out in the garden.
I always thought Advocate was the only lungworm preventer but other wormer seem to say they do the job also.

So which is the preferred wormer in this case ?  And do you do anything else for your dogs before you leave them ?

I always use advocate and drontal - especially when we go away. The other flea preventative I would recommend is stronghold. Both are very good.

I would use advocate.  About the only worms it does not cover are tapeworms and if that is a concern you can get an oral wormer that gets rid of them fairly cheaply.  Advocate has worked well for me as a flea remedy as well.  what is the other wormer you were thinking of?

I read that Milbemax and Panacur treat lung worm, however I want a flea treatment as well so I assume Advocate from the vets is what I want ?
It also does ear mites, and as she is a poodle, that sounds like a good thing to cover as well. Going away and leaving her is so stressful !!

Panacur treats it as a 7 day course, not sure about milbemax.  Advocate is a preventative.  I know what you mean about leaving them though!

Thursday last week I had a puppy treated with Advocate , by the vet, at the same time as his worming before moving abroad. This was on the new owner's request, as a preventative for heartworm. He arrived in Spain Sunday, by Tuesday he had fleas! So much for Advocate.

The wormer and flea treatments work differently.  The flea treatment is preventative - if you treat the dog with most products, the dog will be 'protected' for about 4 weeks afterwards.  (Allegedly.)

With lungworm, you can only kill something there.  So you are best waiting until you come back from being away, and then treat for that. 

With fleas, I'd also only treat for if you see them (she'd have to touch a living rabbit to get fleas from it).  So why not leave them with a pipette of Advocate, or a Capstar tablet - and tell them to use it if they see fleas on her.

Then, when you get her back, treat for lungworm - using either Advocate, but you can also use a 7 day course of Panacur (non-prescription).

This relative said he  doesn't flea treat his own dog so he is happy for me not to. He said he will treat her if needs be.
It is easier just to stay at home !!

[b(]she'd have to touch a living rabbit to get fleas from it)

I very much doubt this.  Fleas Jump!    In addition they often are found in grass as well as our houses. 

Our poor dogs were always getting fleas from the grass in our garden, left there by the neighbour's cats

Haven't had any trouble with fleas since patio replaced all the grass!

Dogs definitely don't have to touch something with fleas to catch them!  I'm just beating the blasted things here, which my guys caught from a dog that came in for grooming.

He was here for about half an hour, my dogs had absolutely no contact with him, they were two rooms away, and as soon as I saw fleas I stopped grooming and he was sent home.  Hair was in the wheelie bin straight away, and everything swept and disinfected.  Mine still caught fleas!

We have that too Dill, before my pup was in contact with other dogs she got fleas from the garden - they were great big jucy ones - probably left by the neighbours 6 cats!! But she never got close enough to touch them!

I use drontal for the worms, and fiproline for fleas - it's actually worked a treat! I tried advocate when she was pup and wasn't impressed. These cats must have super fleas :( But now we are flea free! :D

I had to go into a void property last year with a surveyor where the previous tenant had had a cat.  i had Capri pants and pumps on (H&S shuddering i know!) within minutes my feet were covered. She had passed away a month prior to this and the cat had been rehomed but they were prolific.  Dinner had arrived!!

I have dealt with crack and smack houses in the past - but this got us both out of there double quick. Funniest bit was the surveyor with his trousers tucked into his socks.