how do you get fleas to go away?

Question

my dog has fleas so bad that he sits on the floor and chews his but all the time.

Answer 1

Garlic is the best thing it put in my dogs food and we never have fleas..you can buy pills and crush them up brewers yeast is also good, for not only fleas.

Answer 2

Get some flea medicine. Give the dog a bath and get some flea spray that you are able to spray around the house and outside. That should help. They have all that stuff at a normal pet store.

Answer 3

You need to give your dog a flea dip and you need to throughly clean your place. Here is what's recommended in that situation:

Animals:
Shampooing will help remove fleas and eggs from your pet. Realize that even with "flea shampoo" - most chemical is rinsed off, leaving the pet unprotected. So follow with a monthly spot-on product such as Frontline®, Advantix®,or Advantage®. These products take much less effort than older style sprays and powders, and also may be necessary for prevention in flea-sensitive or allergic animals. Flea Collars are less effective, but can sometimes be combined with other products. However, not all products can be combined (Check with us or your veterinarian before using combinations!)

Indoors:
Wash or replace animal bedding. Mop wood and tile floors. Vacuum carpeting, under furniture (including cushions), along baseboards and in closets. Don't forget the car, basement, attic and garage if a pet gets in those areas at all. After vacuuming, the eggs, larvae and pupae are in the vacuum bag, so dispose of it outdoors in air-tight plastic bags.

As an alternative to a professional exterminator, use a premise spray with either fenoxycarb or methoprene and an adulticide (we suggest Siphotrol® House Spray). Use on carpets and rugs, bedding, under furniture and furniture cushions, corners, cracks, crevices, closets, car, basement, garage, etc.. During bad weather, it may be appropriate to only use premise spray in a few rooms at a time, then air them out briefly. Follow label instructions. Animals and people should not contact treated areas until dry. Food and fish tanks should be covered, and birds should be out of the house until odor is not detectable.

Outdoors:
Depends on season and confinement situation. Mowing, raking and bagging debris prior to treatment may help. Use a lawn product, preferably containing chlorpyrifos. Treat especially those areas where flea larvae are likely to be: under steps, structures, bushes or ground cover, where they will be protected


For more information on what to do please go to this site (it's my vet's website):

http://andoveranimal.com/flea.html

Answer 4

Buy med for the dog and powders for your house. Don't let the dog outside for long periods of time. And watch him. A good idea is to do one room at a time and not lat the dog in to that room until he/she is de-flea-ed. Also talk with the vet and be careful not to bring fleas in to the vet clinic. Good Luck!

Answer 5

Fleas are a major pest. There are various species of fleas - cat fleas, dog fleas, rat fleas and rabbit fleas.
You can get rid of them by the safest and cheapest methods like boric acid.
More details are available at http://pests.in/fleas.html

Answer 6

The quick fix is Skin So Soft Oil....spread this all over him and it suffocates the fleas.

Next take him to the vet and get him a flea medication. Some heart worm medications, such as the Revolution shot covers fleas, ticks and worms. It's the best you can get.

Answer 7

First you have to make sure it is fleas. Dogs tend to scratch all over with fleas. Take him to the vet to get checked.

Answer 8

When I found my kitty he was really full of fleas. I used Frontline which is the best product I know. Lots of people say so too.

Answer 9

Regular showers.Oh, the dog, definitely go to the vet,it could be the beginning of a much worse skin problem that can make your pal miserable,there are products that will take care of the fleas (Advantage is what we use) and it works just fine,but it's kind of "pricey". The vet will have to prescribe whichever product he promotes.---------Good luck.-------PeeTee

Answer 10

ask your vet for a capstar and some frontline plus, then make an appointment at a groomers for a flea bath. while your dog is out have your house AND yard PROFESSIONALLY treated