My ferret has gotten fleas. Shampoos and over the counter remedies aren't killing them. Any ideas?

Answer 1

Check with the vet, but I think they can be treated with Advantage.
Everyone that has told you to clean the environment is correct. The cage will need to be completely washed and disinfected and all bedding washed. and then the usual treatment for your house as well to get rid of adults and lingering eggs

DO NOT USE CEDAR BEDDING as one person suggested for small animals. It, along with pine bedding is a soft wood that emits oils that are dangerous to the respiratory passages of little furry guys. Imagine yourself immersed in a room saturated with pine sol and you can imagine what they fill like if their cage is full of a soft-wood bedding.

Yours probably has a litter box, so the rest of the cage bedding (if he is not using it as a potty) can be old blankets or towels and you just wash them during the weekly cage cleaning. If you are not cleaning your ferret cage weekly, you need to be. There are no ifs, ands or buts about it. With ferrets, I am thinking the litter box needs to be scooped daily to prevent smells and accidents (ferret decides it's box is too dirty and goes somewhere else).

Again, check with a vet to be sure about the Advantage or what they recommend.

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Answer 2

the problem with shampoos is that they will kill at the time u use them but as soon as the ferret is back in the same environment the fleas can just jump straight back on. Also they will kill the live fleas but if any eggs are left they will hatch. Wash all the bedding, and get a flea kill spray for his house, which can also be used on the ferret...make sure its safe for ferrets first tho. Normally ones safe for small cats are ok for ferrets. You can also get a flea liquid spot on from vets which lasts a min of 30 days

Answer 3

certainly I dont even use ferret flea shampoos or sprays, they're terrible for his or her respiration tract and may lead on to higher respiration issues contained in the destiny as well because the time of contact. What I have realized it strip each little thing and wash in warm water with detergent, vaccum flooring and are available across a area or puppy pleasant soltution on your floor (powder or liquid), then submerge your ferrets body, yet not the top! in water for some minute or 2 to drown the fleas and if it doesnt artwork then ask your vet an selection danger-free mind-set. Ferrets are so small and gentle its a lot extra constructive to take danger-free techniques even even with the undeniable fact that they'd take longer, contained in the destiny think ofyou've got a healthful ferret! wish this helps!

Answer 4

When we first moved into our house it was infested with fleas, and what we did was remove our animals for a few hours and flea bombed it. Any pet or local store will have the flea bombs they work like a fogger (read instructions on the back). After that bathe your ferret again (regular Dawn dish soap kills fleas by the way) and that should rid you of your problem. The fleas are coming back because they are in your house especially if you have carpet they lay their eggs and are sometimes hard to get rid of. Good Luck!!

Answer 5

There are a couple of different options...the first is called Frontline. It's used on cats and dogs, so I would check with your local exotic vet first to make sure it can be used. They come in different sizes based on the weight of the animal, so you should talk to your vet first. I agree with changing the bedding and treating your house. There are also other products for fleas called Advantage/Advantix, but again check with your local vet.

By the way...I'm a vet tech, and the answer that was given about getting an "injection" from the vet for fleas is just outright retarded. There is no injection for fleas...there's some topical and oral treatments but no injection.

Answer 6

Get the vet to inject the ferret with a flea treatment rather than the cheapo over the counter remedies that never work.

Answer 7

remove the animals bomb the house,use the shampoo,and to top it off, use cedar shavings as bedding it naturally repels them.
also the same stuff you use on cats works with ferrets for the most part, don't use A flea collar they will chew on it.

There is another thing...have you seen the fleas? is its hair falling out? Google ferret adrenal disease

Answer 8

CEDAR BEDDING

dont listen to those that say don't use it....make sure you have the Cedar bedding chips, not the shavings (chips are larger and shavings are like sawdust)

I've used Cedar with ALL my pets (except my horses) for over 30 years and NEVER EVER EVER EVER had a problem. No bugs either and never lost a pet to this so called respratory disease.

There my be one in a billion that will die from using cedar - but your pet is more likely to be hit by a car while living in its cage then to get a respratory disease from using cedar chips.

Cedar will naturaly rid your area where used of all insect pests.

Answer 9

You have to treat your house also but there is a spray carried by pet srores called '8 in 1 small animal spray. I've used it for years on my guinea pigs when they get pests thet come in wood shavings sometimes.

Answer 10

hey, sounds like your house is infested, you can use shampoo and whatever to kill whats on him/her, but if you dot take care of the enviroment, theyll keep jumping on. Go to your veternarian, see what products and advice they have to offer. Very likely youll have to treat your house/apt to cure the problem.