does anyone know any natural or alternative treatments that can be used to help get rid of fleas. i know about flea shampoo and flea collars and the little tubes of stuff you can put on, and i've tried some of that, but they're are three kids in our house and the dog is always being handled and petted by them, i don't like to use these treatments because of the toxic chemicals in them, does anyone know of an alternative that's worked??
2007-03-17 10:28:13 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
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2007-03-17 11:01:50 · answer #1 · answered by Currie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a pet supply store and buy a special flea shampoo, give your dog a bathand wrinse thoroughly, and get frequent checkups with your vet to check for fleas.
2007-03-17 10:41:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I find the stuff that goes between the sholder blades work good, however my mom never believed in anything like that, her pets were her babies. Her dog lived to be 16 years old and never had any problems with flease. She gave her dog a garlic pill (liguid capsel) a day and it kept the fleas off him. Good Luck
2007-03-17 11:37:10 · answer #3 · answered by T G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to function directly to what "unique" stated, even inspite of the indisputable fact that they are distinctive species, in specific situations cat fleas gets on canines, and canines fleas gets on cats. There are even rabbit fleas which exist, yet whilst my bunny had fleas, they weren't rabbit fleas in any respect, they have been cat fleas! Sounds puzzling, would not it?
2016-10-01 02:19:21 · answer #4 · answered by gazdecki 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2007-03-19 15:17:11 · answer #5 · answered by atas s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know of any natural alternatives, but I use Frontline Plus, and you only need to not touch the treated area for a little while, and it works great and it waterproof. It will also kill larvae and adult fleas!
2007-03-17 15:33:00 · answer #6 · answered by Lisa T (Stop BSL) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well if you have carpet(spelled wrogn) in your home you need to get some flea stuff for the carpet or there gonna keep coming back.then also you could take him/her to the vet and they can dip them in some kind of stuff or just give the dog a bath with regular shampoo
2007-03-17 11:11:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
flee's can be pesky and until you rid yourself of them entirely they will keep coming back. basically flee's hate soap and water. they also make a flee trap that is nothing more than a light bulb with sticky paper under it. make sure when you bath your dog to do the rear end first and then the ears then the rest of the body. as flees will try to crawl into the holes to hide form soap and water. i totally believe in frontline. as it prevents ticks to which carry lime disiese. which can kill your children. you will have to weight things out for yourself but that is my imput.
2007-03-17 10:37:35 · answer #8 · answered by Shelly t 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give the dog a bath with Dawn (blue) dishwashing liquid, it kills fleas on contact. Be sure to rinse him good, if not it can dry his/her skin. Dawn kills fleas on contact. (P.S.) it also works well with fire ant mounds.
2007-03-17 10:38:52 · answer #9 · answered by Capt C 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Take it to a vet they have some special stuff that they can give you, like some kind of pill or powder you can put into their food
2007-03-17 10:45:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋