HELP! Fleas are everywhere!?

Question

Any ideas on getting rid of my dogs fleas?? I have already used Frontline Plus from the vet and some flea sprays. Plus they are in my house in the rugs. I also sprayed them with Ortho Buug killer but the fleas keep coming back.... Someone suggested putting out bowls of water on the floor??????? They said this attracts the fleas and then they drown? Any help is appreciated!!!

Answer 1

frontline is the best if used correctly. if your dog's fur is long, have it cut as short as possible. then first, wash him. the warm sudsy water will kill off some fleas. dry your dog thoroughly then, use the frontline spray. the water in a bowl will only attract the adult fleas, not the eggs that will soon hatch new ones and breed some more.

treat your environment, i.e. your home with anti flea spray especially made for the house. but first, throughly vacuum the carpets as well as the dog's bed and then spray the house with anti flea bomb, especially in the dark corners, under the bed, etc. and where the dog loves to lie. this flea bomb will help prevent the fleas from reproducing.

fleas lay their eggs where it's dark. once the carpets, etc are treated, the fleas will die as soon as they hatch from the eggs.

after a week or two, reapply frontline, this time with this pippette thing, the one you put on just one spot, preferrably on the naked skin at the back part of his neck. it will take a few days before you can see an improvement because if your dog had a flea infestation, there would still be the odd flea or egg around. but with frontline and the flea bombed home, they will be gone in 2 weeks.

Always air your house and let the sunshine in. reapply frontline again after 3 weeks. my vet even suggested i should apply frontline every two weeks.

Answer 2

I had the same problem after using Frontline Plus. What the package fails to tell you is can't use any ordinary dog shampoo, it has to be detergent free and you can't bathe or get your dog wet for 3 days after applying it. Have you shampooed your dog recently? I got an expensive detergent free dog shampoo and only use it once a month atleast 2 weeks after Frontline Plus. If you haven't bathed your dog, I don't know why you still have fleas. They can be very stubborn. You do have to apply Frontline very carefully. I actually recommend having the vet apply it. It has to be right on the skin and not rubbed in. The bowls of water might help a little. You want to be careful not to overdose everything with bug spray with pets. If you have them in your carpet, you should keep your dog outside for a couple of weeks and call a professional. It might be the only solution for a permenant, stubborn case like this. They do sell plug in lights to help attract them too. I would try the catalog, Foster Smith, they carry alot of anti-flea products. They are online as well. Good luck.

Answer 3

Raid Flea Spray Wash all of your pets after which take ur loved ones and pets external, spray the complete condo and stay up for the fumes to move down (takes approximately half-hour to an hour) earlier than going again in. You could have got to do that a few occasions (two-three) if the infestation is that unhealthy. Then to hold it, do the equal factor once or more a month. Also, uncover a few backyard spray and spray your back and front yards to aid lower fleas in the market. This is the most affordable and so much robust manner that I understand. and whilst you get the additional coins, put money into an exterminator it is relatively valued at it i promise. they may be able to do the complete condo and the backyard for fleas and different pests. additionally, with the flea baths for the animals. make certain to rub the cleaning soap in relatively good after which allow it take a seat for a couple of mins (10-15) to honestly kill the fleas. if u simply lather them up after which rinse ur now not honestly killing the fleas, so make certain to depart it on for a at the same time. well good fortune, fleas suck!

Answer 4

You have flea eggs hatching in your carpet . Need to pull up carpet and get rid of it. Anybody that has carpet should never have dogs . You need to pull up carpet and then when you get rid of it ,mop all your floors down in a solution of liquid lysol (most grocery stores sell it) and hot water and that should take care of the problem. Also keep the front line on your dogs . We live in fla and fleas are a big problem here . So I do have expieirence with this . I hope this helps and Good luck.

Answer 5

If the fleas are still on the dog, then take it to the groomer and have them give it a bath and a flea dip.
In the house, you may have to call in a pest control company if everything you've tried has failed.
I think all of them, Terminix etc. can help you out if the infestation is that heavy.
Good Luck!!

Answer 6

Your current problem is infestation. An exterminator is your best bet at this point. Then maintenance of the situation thereafter is key. They do lay eggs in the carpet that takes a professional treatment to get rid of them. Fleas are external, blood-sucking parasites and sometimes, transmit diseases and/or other parasites (e.g. plague, cat scratch fever, peliosis (both from Bartonella henselae), human and cat/dog tapeworms, other worms, blood parasites (Hemobartonella felis). I have listed a website where you can get more information. Good Luck to you. Ms. BG

Answer 7

There is an aerosol called a flea bomb. You set it off, close all doors and it fumigates the room entirely including the carpets. Or you could just call pest control.

Answer 8

first of all you need to use some real expencive stuff than you need to get some stuff from wal-mart that you can spray on the lawn that should work.

Answer 9

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