Comments on: Tried everything to get rid of Fleas on my dog!!! Need other ideas.? http://dustmitemattresscovers.com/tried-everything-to-get-rid-of-fleas-on-my-dog-need-other-ideas.htm Your Best Source For Dust Mite Control Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:07:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: JAG http://dustmitemattresscovers.com/tried-everything-to-get-rid-of-fleas-on-my-dog-need-other-ideas.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1566 JAG Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:29:25 +0000 http://dustmitemattresscovers.com/tried-everything-to-get-rid-of-fleas-on-my-dog-need-other-ideas.htm#comment-1566 Shaving has no point. The fleas are on the skin, not in the fur. They are attracted by blood. You will need to do the house and yard. How can you not do that ESPECIALLY since you have a daycare! Do you want the kids going home with fleas/ flea eggs? I'd bet if those kids have pets, some are now having flea problems. Same with the yard. As long as the kids are not there, it should not be a problem. Cover or remove the open toy boxes. Shaving has no point. The fleas are on the skin, not in the fur. They are attracted by blood.

You will need to do the house and yard. How can you not do that ESPECIALLY since you have a daycare! Do you want the kids going home with fleas/ flea eggs? I’d bet if those kids have pets, some are now having flea problems. Same with the yard. As long as the kids are not there, it should not be a problem. Cover or remove the open toy boxes.

]]> By: Karen L http://dustmitemattresscovers.com/tried-everything-to-get-rid-of-fleas-on-my-dog-need-other-ideas.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1567 Karen L Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:29:25 +0000 http://dustmitemattresscovers.com/tried-everything-to-get-rid-of-fleas-on-my-dog-need-other-ideas.htm#comment-1567 Forget the flea collars, they won't help and they can irritate the animals' skin and make them sick. Shaving the dog won't prevent fleas from getting on it. Fleas spend most of their time off the dog. They jump on, grab a meal, and get off to continue the rest of the life cycle. My dog has been on Advantage for her whole life and has maybe had 5 fleas in 10 years. She goes everywhere with me and there have to be fleas in places we go. I have cats who go outdoors, too. I've never fogged the house or yard. The Advantage works by killing any fleas that get on the dog, so sooner or later all the ones in and around your house will die. That or a similar product are the best you can do. Maybe you should give it a little more time to take effect, though it eliminated fleas practically overnight when I first started using it, or go back to the vet and see if another product would be more effective. Forget the flea collars, they won’t help and they can irritate the animals’ skin and make them sick. Shaving the dog won’t prevent fleas from getting on it. Fleas spend most of their time off the dog. They jump on, grab a meal, and get off to continue the rest of the life cycle.

My dog has been on Advantage for her whole life and has maybe had 5 fleas in 10 years. She goes everywhere with me and there have to be fleas in places we go. I have cats who go outdoors, too. I’ve never fogged the house or yard. The Advantage works by killing any fleas that get on the dog, so sooner or later all the ones in and around your house will die. That or a similar product are the best you can do. Maybe you should give it a little more time to take effect, though it eliminated fleas practically overnight when I first started using it, or go back to the vet and see if another product would be more effective.

]]> By: Keith http://dustmitemattresscovers.com/tried-everything-to-get-rid-of-fleas-on-my-dog-need-other-ideas.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1568 Keith Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:29:25 +0000 http://dustmitemattresscovers.com/tried-everything-to-get-rid-of-fleas-on-my-dog-need-other-ideas.htm#comment-1568 Fleas are bad right now.I have a kennel of coon hounds. The best I can offer is what I do. I am also flea free.Ikeep my dogs on Frontline. I also keep their bedding changed regularly. I use cedar shavings and mix flea and tick powder with it . You may need to do it more often but I bath my dogs with Sentury flea and tick shampoo once a month. There are alot of dips and shampoos that will do the trick for the dogbut thats only half of it. there surroundings is the other half. I have two pits in the house. Just as a routine I use flea powder for carpets every other time I vaccum. Hope this can help. Fleas are bad right now.I have a kennel of coon hounds. The best I can offer is what I do. I am also flea free.Ikeep my dogs on Frontline. I also keep their bedding changed regularly. I use cedar shavings and mix flea and tick powder with it . You may need to do it more often but I bath my dogs with Sentury flea and tick shampoo once a month. There are alot of dips and shampoos that will do the trick for the dogbut thats only half of it. there surroundings is the other half. I have two pits in the house. Just as a routine I use flea powder for carpets every other time I vaccum. Hope this can help.

]]> By: Cara http://dustmitemattresscovers.com/tried-everything-to-get-rid-of-fleas-on-my-dog-need-other-ideas.htm/comment-page-1#comment-1569 Cara Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:29:25 +0000 http://dustmitemattresscovers.com/tried-everything-to-get-rid-of-fleas-on-my-dog-need-other-ideas.htm#comment-1569 Cats are notorious for having fleas. And guess what?? If there are fleas there is tapeworm...so both also have tapeworm. The flea carries the larvae for the tapeworm. Your in home day care business will come to a screeching halt if one of the mothers finds a flea or 2 on their child. You have to fog the house, you have to have the dog dipped....or you do it in the bathtub....you need pyrethrin....or permectrin......mix as directed , the pet shop has it.....stand the dog in the bathtub and keep pouring the mixture over the dog....be sure to rub some in between the eyes, and ears....fleas love to run to the eyes for water. It will take quite a while to saturate the dog.... but this is what you HAVE to do to get rid of them. Makes no sense to get rid of them in one place and not the other......the house has to be fumigated as do the dog and cat. Then get the preventative that you put on their back every 3 mos....one of the answerers has the name, I don't. Use it religiously. Why does your dog roam all over the place? That is not good. Keep him home, or you will have to go thru this all again. If you get him clipped down, it will make it a LOT easier to get to the fleas. ...and won't take so long. You can also spray your yard w/the dip....and keep your dog home. Bad idea to let him roam. Bad. Also.....I would find another vet. Cats are notorious for having fleas. And guess what?? If there are fleas there is tapeworm…so both also have tapeworm. The flea carries the larvae for the tapeworm.
Your in home day care business will come to a screeching halt if one of the mothers finds a flea or 2 on their child. You have to fog the house, you have to have the dog dipped….or you do it in the bathtub….you need pyrethrin….or permectrin……mix as directed , the pet shop has it…..stand the dog in the bathtub and keep pouring the mixture over the dog….be sure to rub some in between the eyes, and ears….fleas love to run to the eyes for water. It will take quite a while to saturate the dog…. but this is what you HAVE to do to get rid of them. Makes no sense to get rid of them in one place and not the other……the house has to be fumigated as do the dog and cat. Then get the preventative that you put on their back every 3 mos….one of the answerers has the name, I don’t. Use it religiously. Why does your dog roam all over the place? That is not good. Keep him home, or you will have to go thru this all again.
If you get him clipped down, it will make it a LOT easier to get to the fleas. …and won’t take so long. You can also spray your yard w/the dip….and keep your dog home. Bad idea to let him roam. Bad.

Also…..I would find another vet.

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