If spot-on flea treatment has quit after about a week, is flea shampoo OK to use?

Question

We tried Advantix with absolutely no luck at all. Following the vet's advice, we bathed our puppy and applied Advantage once she was dry, and to my amazement she was damn near flea free for a few days. Then tonight she wakes me up, obviously misserable, and sure enough, she's covered. I've spent about 30min picking off and squishng fleas the best I can, but I need to do something better. We plan to treat the house just as soon as we get the chance to, and at that point we'll treat her yet again, but until then...

Would it be OK to get a flea shampoo for puppies and use it on her periodically *prolly only once, since we'll be getting the house done in the next few days, come hell or high water* until we feel that investing in a fea treatment will work? I CAN"T figure why it isn't other than the house is infested. All the cats seem fine, though... I don't get it.

I know not to use dog stuff on cats. I may be relatively new at this, but I promise I'm not a complete moron. I'm so irritated with the flea thing and with both treatments we followed vet's orders to a T, but with the first there was never any success, and the second failed quickly. I guess calling the vet is the best option, so that number comes with us into town so we can pick it up without a second 1hour round trip *wow, the country life ROCKS... not*

Thank you. I'd feel a little better if I could just figure out why the stuff isn't working when our cats that haven't been treated in months are fine.

Answer 1

i got rid of fleas on my pomeranian in one bath. i soaked him down with water (in the bathtub), then i poured apple cider vinegar on his back, legs, sides, everywhere & rubbed it into his hair real good. it has a very strong odor, but it never caused any problems with my dog. i rinsed him off, then shampooed him as normal. those fleas died instantly & for awhile, we did this every bath. we don't have to do it anymore. he's been flea-free ever since. (we bought the BIG plastic jug & it lasted for about 3 baths)

Answer 2

1) the product is working despite the fact you are seeing fleas..the fleas are in the enviornment so therefore no matter waht product used you will still see fleas on your pet..you need to rid fleas from enviornment

2) Flea products should NOT be applied until at least 24 - 48 hours after a dog/cat has had a bath. Application to close to bathing interfers with effectiveness.

3) don't squish fleas as this simply releases the egg sacks (which you won't see) and also can spread disease. simply flea comb the pets and place any fleas & debris in a container of hot soapy water.

4) vacumn your house daily, throw away the bag after EVERY vacumning in an outside trash container or if bagless empty canister out side in a trash container never in the house
5) do not use bombs they are ineffective, they only go up in the air and down on surfaces where fleas aren't. Get a safe household flea spray from your vet, pay particular attention to baseboards, under furniture, couch & chair cushions, pet beds, etc.

6) do NOT combine flea products it can cause serious toxic build up on your pet.

Answer 3

My vet has always had me use Frontline Plus and our dog has never had one flea! If you have the house debugged, are they going to come back in about 10 days to 2 weeks and debug it again? They have to stop the life cycle of the flea. The flea killer will kill the adult fleas in the house, but they have to kill the fleas that will come out of the eggs that are currently in your house. So make sure they are using something that will keep killing the fleas for several days.

Answer 4

Just remember that what ever treament you use be it in a pill form or skin treatments, All gets absorbed in the blood stream then thought the liver and so on. Try to keep the treatments to a min if possable. It can take a tole on the animals system and kill them if the treatments are used to much, too often.

Take care

Answer 5

She ought to be fantastic. If she starts shaking or vomiting you ought to hassle. Flea products are for domestic canines 12 weeks or older. comparable with kittens. in case you spot greater fleas you ought to bathe her in daybreak dish cleansing soap. it works. benefit and different topical remedies additionally require domestic canines to be 12 weeks or older. If the canines grew to become into on your place ensure you vacuum nicely over the subsequent couple of days. Fleas are only on pets to feed, then they bounce good off and ought to lay eggs on your carpet. sturdy success.

Answer 6

What a frustrating situation! Please be careful with chemicals. Call your veterinarian's office and ask to speak with the doctor directly, I wouldn't take the advice of the receptionist or tech in this situation. Also, if your cats pick up fleas, do not use the dog treatment on them as it will make them sick or even kill them.