Fleas
Posted By: Patti on 2005-08-30
In Reply to: Fleas-be-gone - Old Vet. Tech
I used to work for a vet too. You will find that cats are better carriers of fleas and less bothered by them. I treat my animals more aggressive in late spring to fall and I do bomb twice a year. I am always told by my vet and groomer that my dog is one of the least bothered by fleas than any animal they have seen. So it works for me. She just went to stay with my sister for 5 days and came back scratching and so am doing her flea bit again along with the cats and bombing this weekend. I may go overboard a bit but it is well worth it in the end.
Patti
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Fleas-be-gone
Okay, I worked for a vet for 30 years. Here is my "flea speech". It is easy to kill fleas on a dog, it is tough to keep them gone. Fleas go through 4 life stages. Egg, larva, cocoon and adult. NOTHING will kill fleas in the cocoon stage. Fleas can stay in the cocoon stage for different amounts of time but generally 2-3 weeks is the average. When fleas come out of the cocoon stage they want to feed and they would rather feed on an animal than on a person. It is only when the fleas are so prevelant in the environment, that they will get on a person. Basically, you need to treat the flea restaurant, your pet. The best way to do that is with Advantage, Frontline or Revolution. As far as which of these is the best, every situation is different and it is not a question of one of these being better, they are all different and and what works best for one person might not be the best product for their neighbor. ALso, you need to treat ALL the pets in the environment. Even tho you don't think the other one has fleas, you need to treat him so he doesn't become the "safe haven" for the fleas. You can also treat the pets favorite areas but a good thing about the above named products, the chemicals will be in the flakes of skin that your pet sheds and that the larva feeds on, thus killng the larva before they even go into the cocoon stage. People think that these products are expensive, but in the long run it is much cheaper to buy them to begin with than to spend hundreds trying to get rid of fleas. ALso, people tend to think of fleas as being a spring and summer problem but fleas are much worse in the fall. That is why people think they have made it throught the flea season only to find themselves over run in the fall. If you problem is so bad that you need to aggressively treat the environment, you need to get flea bombs and set them off and repeat in two weeks. And dont skimp, better to do too much than not enough. I am sorry this is so long, but fleas are not an easy situation to deal with but done right, you will be happy with the results.
Fleas
Picked up my new Corgi puppy yesterday, and she has fleas! My other 2 dogs (Cocker & Corgi) dont have a single flea and I dont have any flea shampoo (which probably can't be used on a puppy anyway). Any quick natrual remedies I can do until I can get to the store?
Fleas
Try Frontline. They have one for puppies.
fleas
just went through this with a new pup.....bath in Dawn dish detergent (it's mild on their coats but kills fleas).
If you notice your other critters with fleas, then do same for them, use old fashion Borax detergent, sprinkle it in areas where the critters frequent (blocking it off from the dogs), sprinkle table salt also (dehydrates the fleas).
These remedies my vet gave me and between the other 2 dogs & 2 cats/3 kittens it saved my from total chaos.
HTH
fleas!
i've mixed a bit of garlic powder into dogs'/cats' food to deter fleas. animals like it; fleas don't.
Fleas
Get some branches off of a sweet gum tree and lay them around the house. Before you know it, no more fleas. Don't know why it works, but we did that one year and have never had any more fleas.
Fleas
I know this might sound a bit wierd, but try vaccuming the dog/cat. If they get used to the sound when they are puppies/kittens, then the sound shouldn't frighten them. The suction from the vaccum will pull off any fleas, and there is no bothering with expensive shampoos or other things. Just a suggestion...
What can we use on the yard for fleas? I got a
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Fleas and air conditioning...sm
Do you think that a flea would die if it were to come into a house that is really cold. We keep our air very, very cold and everyone around has had a horrible time with fleas. But we let our two cats come in and out as they wish and tonight is the first night I have noticed fleas on one of my cats. Let me tell you it was the whole flea family. So I rushed him in and bathed him with flea shampoo....It seems like I heard somewhere though that cold kills fleas (if they were to jump off the cat). Has anyone ever heard of this? I just hope that I got them before they became a problem in my home.....
If only air conditioning killed fleas!! No way!!
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Yes - cold does kill fleas
it's called WINTER not air conditioning........ROFLMAO! Are you for real?
Does anybody have a GOOD home remedy for fleas...
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Dawn dish soap for fleas
I had this problem before with some kittens. Soak the pup down and scrub it up with dawn dish soap. Apparently the fleas get caught in the "bubbles" and suffocate. Leave this on the puppy for about a 1/2 hour to an hour then rinse. Keep in mind that this does work BUT dry skin occurs.
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