how do i get rid of my dogs fleas? i was thinking of a bath in anti-flea shampoo, then monthly flea medicine?

Question

and a fogger (flea bomb) to kill the ones already in the house

will this work? or what else should i do

Answer 1

I would suggest Frontline type of flea treatment for your dog to start. If you shampoo first, you'll have to wait at least 2 days before applying the meds to the back of neck because the oils in the skin need to replenish after the bath. The oils help keep the meds on your pup and spread appropriately.

We have only ever used the frontline and not done flea baths in years. One treatment and in a day, the adults are gone and the hatching eggs go quickly after.

Then if you do have an infestation in your home, you definitely want to clean your home thouroughly and do a flea bomb or spray on your fabrics and carpets.

If you have a home infestation, I also suggest not taking your dog off of the Frontline for several months until you are sure the ones in the carpets have been killed off.

Answer 2

It really depends on how old your dogs are. If they are older than 12 weeks, any one or usually a combination of these may help. Flea and tick shampoos are useful, but some can also do more harm than good (as with anything if your animal is sensitive). Check with your vet for a good flea and tick shampoo. Also, the vet will have a pill you can give that will start to work in about 30 min and will only kill for 24 hours. It is called Capstar. Then I know it is a little expensive but works wonderfully on fleas but I use advantage or advantix ( in my opinion it has the best flea product on the market). this is also something you have to get through your vet. Then as you are working on getting your dog flea free, you need to spray your house and your yard. There are many fine products out there, or have a professional do it, they understand the flea life cycle and can be a great help. You will need to spray every 8-10 days for at least 3 times. In the yard be sure to spray your house even with the windows and also spray hedges and trees (fleas love dark shady places). I have worked for a vet for 41/2 years and can tell you that a heavy infestation of fleas can cause many problems for your dog. You may also want to get some tape worm medicine for him too, fleas cause tape worms! Fleas are not easy to get a hold on, it takes time patience and diligence. Good luck!

Answer 3

That is because it only kills the fleas on the dog at the time of the bath. There are hundreds of more of the little suckers waiting for the dog to dry. Frontline (from your vet) is an excellent flea preventative. In the summer, I also use Sentinal, which is a heartworm preventative that also sterilizes flea eggs. It is only available by prescription and pretty costly, but it works. I have not found a product that can be purchased at a regular store that works. Also, if the house has a bad flea problem. I would bomb the house and spend the night at a friend's place after I dipped my dog. Hope that helped. Good luck.

Answer 4

That all sounds good. I would personally skip the bath and do the flea drops. But you cant bathe them for like 4 days before or afterwards. Then vacuum after the bomb and put poison in the yard if your dog spends time outside, as there will be fleas there too. Dont forget to water the poison in. Then I'd follow up with another bomb a month later, and keep up with the flea baths

Answer 5

The best way.

1) On day one(whatever day) give the dog a bath in a GOOD.. not a cheap, flea shampoo;
2) Remove the dog from the house and get a good flea aerosol spray or buy a hand sprayer and at Home Depot, get a good flea spray.. the liquid that you mix with water..... and then spray the places where the dog goes in the house to include partly up the walls.
3) Then one week later from day one.. do the process all over again.. why? fleas lay eggs. On day one, you will kill the fleas and on day two(one week later), the eggs will hatch and your spraying then will kill those newly hatched fleas

Answer 6

Get a flea treatment from the vet like Frontline that seems to be the best. Flea collars and stuff from the pet shop generally doesnt work very well. There is a soap you can buy called 'Flea-Go' it works very well just bath your dog, lather it with the soap and leave it for 5 minutes. This should kill all the fleas. Also hoover all the areas your pet lies and machine wash its bedding. Pay particular attention to any warm areas like under radiators etc. Good Luck!

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Answer 7

You might want to bomb your home first before bathing the dog, if you bathe first there is more of a chance the dog will get more fleas from the carpets. After bombing, bathe dog with flea, tick, and egg killer. Yes, if you notice more afterwards use a flea killer that you apply to the backbone, this stuff is more concentrated. Trust me, we just tried to give our dogs flea baths and not even two days later they were infested again from our carpets! It's too cold outside now where I live for fleas to survive so it has to be from our carpets.

Good luck with the flea killing.

BTW, Congrats on your pregnancy!

Answer 8

Use a spot on treatment like Frontline or Advantage. Talk to your vet about treatments...supermarket/pet shop treatments are about as useful as **** on a bull! Please avoid the anti-flea shampoos...I've spent far too much time lately nursing animals that have been poisoned by flea-bath preparations.

You probably don't even need a flea bomb. If you use a decent flea treatment on your dog, just make sure that you vacuum your house and clean the dog's bedding throroughly.

Answer 9

If he has A LOT of fleas I recommend giving him the bath then as soon as he is completely dry apply FRONTLINE. Frontline you can get from the vet and it is the BEST and safest stuff for your animal. It works awesome and is waterproof. Do not use the stuff you get from the grocery store as I have seen cases of the pesticides in it killing dogs and cats. Frontline has no pesticides and is completely safe. You can also flea bomb the house.

With Frontline, you can give them a bath beforehand just make sure they are completely dry. also, do not bathe the pup again for 24 hours to give the frontline time to work and spread.

Answer 10

Frontline and Capstar. Capstar is an oral med that kills adult fleas. Frontline will kill 3 out of the 4 lifecycles of fleas. Then totally treat the house. Be persistent. Fleas will hide in baseboards, in furniture, bedding, etc. Flea spray for the house...wash-wash-wash, vacuum-vacuum-vacuum. Don't forget to remove the vacuum bag after vacuuming and toss it into the trash and take the trash out away from the house. Good luck!