I have a liter of pitbull puppies that have fleas. I am not sure if it was my dog that has them , because I can not find any on her . I think it was my out door cat that brought them here. All the products out there on the market are for puppies 6 weeks and older . Any suggestions ?
2006-07-07 13:40:56 · 20 answers · asked by Shannon 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Wash them with Dawn dish detergent, lather it and leave on for about 3-5 minutes then rinse thouroughly. You can also put a topical flea treatment on the mother if the pups are only a couple weeks old and it will help take care of the flea problem on the pups. I have done this with mine as we have a flea problem around here. Use Advantage if you treat the mother as I feel with what I have learned it is the safest and works extremely well from my personal expirience.
*** Do not put the cat and the mother dog in a room and shut the door
*** A vac hose is not going to suck them off and you will only frighten the puppies***
*** Not all cats are nasty, some people are though ***
*** DO NOT use shavings!!!!! The puppies can injest the shavings and if they do they can bind themselves up then you will have a bigger problem than fleas, a constipated puppy.***
*** Having a pitt bull is not insane, though yet again some people are. ***
2006-07-07 13:47:33 · answer #1 · answered by pryde_kennels 2 · 9⤊ 2⤋
It is best to treat mommy dog. Give her a dose of Frontline, and the cat too! This will keep more fleas from getting on the puppies.
And the best way to get the fleas off the puppies at this age, is a flea comb and soapy water. You will need to do one puppy at a time, and pick off all the fleas with the flea comb and then put the fleas in the soapy water. It may be easier to just pick off each flea and drop them into the soapy water. It is time consuming though, but will give your puppies some relief. It is possible for puppies to get flea anemia (where the fleas take away so much blood that the puppies can't survive!)
2006-07-07 13:45:01 · answer #2 · answered by Amber 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy some Advantage and put the drops on the mother, this will keep the fleas off the puppies to without harming them. I know I have battled many a flea probs in the past and the vets told me to use advantage on mommy, the drops stay on her and somehow they kill all fleas around her, including ones on the babies. Do this asap, otherwise the pups will get sick from the flea bites and die. Remember, only on momma dog put the drops., another remediy too that will help is to move mama and the pups, use a spray on the bedding, let it air out, then return the pups and mam to the bedding. Good luck. Oh and treat your cat with the adavntage too. Also your yard, treat with ortho max bug treatment..works great. If you do this your fleas will be gone in about a week, but keep treating once a month.
2006-07-07 13:47:58 · answer #3 · answered by masmalan2004 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, your adult dog probly has them too...just maybe not as bad. There isn't anything that you can use on animals under 12 weeks old but the vet has a shampoo that they can use that will kill the fleas that are on them (you can't use dip because it's too toxic for them when they're that young)...you should also fog the house and have the mother dog and the cat bathed and the cat dipped...you can do this in one day for the most part....take the animals to the vet for the bath, fog your house (takes about 2-3 hours and most vets won't let the animals go until they are mostly dry), when you air out your house vacuum and stuff then bring the animals back home. You should keep a flea collar on the cat to reduce the fleas it gets from going back outside.
2006-07-07 13:51:47 · answer #4 · answered by srevels2005 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My puppies had the same problem and a lot of the litter died because they had too many fleas. What I did,though was buy the metal combs that are used for lice and when I took them a bath and they were soapy still (so that the fleas won't jump on you as easily), I ran the comb through their fur and this helped to get rid of the fleas.It really did work. You do need to spray their living area with flea killer spray, though, otherwise it will be pointless and the fleas will never go away.
2016-03-15 21:21:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many people love the idea of owning a dog but one thing that they have to keep in mind often times, is that the dog needs to be trained. While the pet may look heart-breakingly cute when it's in a shelter or at the pound, picking out the dog is only the first part of the relationship between dog owner and the animal. Many people don't understand that they have to put time and effort into socializing the dog.
An unsocialized dog will intimidate others, tear up the home, and will create an environment that can become so bad that the it will have to be returned. Many times when dogs have to be returned to shelters or to other resources, it will end up euthanized, which is very heartbreaking. All of this can be spared if a person learns the various techniques in order to socialize the dog.
One thing that they have to understand is that the he wants to be told what to do. It's in the canine nature to follow a leader. The dog will be more than willing to obey the leadership of its master. Here's a look at some common techniques that are used in dog training:
"Dog Whispering"
This is a technique that has been around for a while, but gained national notoriety over the last 10 years. Some people might hear this term and wonder how in the world whispering to a dog can train it! Whispering isn't meant to be taken literally in this case. As trainers have shown, whispering is a term that refers to connecting with a being or an entity on a very deep and almost spiritual level. When it comes to dog training techniques, dog whispering involves careful observation of the dog's behavior and actions.
It literally entails getting inside the mind and the behavior system of the canine. When a person uses dog whispering techniques, they interact with the dog on the canine level. Again, one the most common mistakes that people make is treating the dog like a small human being.
"Reward Training"
Reward training is very simple and it's one of the older tricks that works. This is a simple method of training the dog by positive reinforcement. Once he does what it is told to do, it receives a treat. How this works is that the dog owner must entice the dog towards the treat. Once the canine develops awareness for the treat, it develops a strong desire for it. When the desire for it is extremely strong, the dog owner pulls back. Then the dog receives a command and when the dog obeys the command, it receives the treat. The object is to make the dog associate a treat with the command.
"Clicker Training"
Other dog training techniques include one that is similar to reward training, which is called clicker training. How this works is that the clicker is incorporated to get the dog's attention. The clicker is clicked as a form of communication with the dog. It learns that there is a command or reward associated in conjunction with the clicker. Many people claim that this is fun, and they actually make a game with the dog by using the clicker for their dog training tasks.
"Ultrasonic Whistle"
Last, a relatively new form of dog training technique is called the ultrasonic whistle. This works because the ultrasonic sound is only heard by the dog. When the owner is trying to communicate a command, or stop the dog from barking, they will blow on their whistle when they want to communicate a command to the dog. The benefit of this is that the humans can't hear this noise, but the dog can hear it, and they will learn to associate the sound with a command.
Dog training techniques aren't hard to incorporate, but they are something that absolutely must be incorporated from the time a dog owner brings their new dog home. No matter how old or how young the dog is, they will need training. Once they are trained properly, they will be a wonderful addition to one's family.
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2016-04-14 23:16:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many kinds of fleas. Cat fleas will not live on dogs and dog fleas will not live on cats. So the fleas came from the ***** or from the bedding . Just because you do not see fleas on the ***** does not mean they are not there. Fleas are usually present in some number on all dogs.
I would suggest at this age that you use a flea comb and remove as many of them as you can. Fleas will weaken the pups and make them more susceptible to other health problems.
2006-07-07 13:51:09 · answer #7 · answered by sonny_too_much 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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A friend recommened it to me a few years ago, and I was amazed how quickly it worked, which is why I recommend it to others. The dog training academy also has as an excellent home training course.
2016-04-15 00:01:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You really need to talk to your vet, fleas can cause tape worms which are really bad for young pups. If you bath them with ivory soap, it will kills fleas on them and not harm them. You should be able to buy mycodex flea spray from your vet witch can be used(sparingly) on pups. Please don't use flea collars___they don't work anyways. Make sure you teat the mom and they area that the pups are kept, and by all means the cat. Good luck
2006-07-07 22:27:32 · answer #9 · answered by jengshep 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You definitely need to treat the cat & mom dog w/ the conventional stuff. DON"T USE THE STORE BOUGHT STUFF! It can cause major problems. Advantage or Frontline Plus are excellent products. Get it from your vet ASAP. You are going to have to bathe the pups. Dawn dish soap works well. Lather, leave on 10 min. & rinse really well. You then need to get a flea comb from the pet store & comb, comb, comb. If your pups are small they could easily get anemic from fleas sucking their blood. Ask your vet about safely treating your house & yard.You also need to wash the bedding & vacuum often. The cleaner things are, the less fleas like them.
P.S. If you don't have a handle on the basic stuff, why on earth are you breeding?!?
2006-07-07 13:58:38 · answer #10 · answered by catkeypurr 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋