i bath them every 2nd day,let them go out to the toilet and there back there again,tried all powders,shampoo's,and back lined them,nothing works.
i dont have flea's in my home only in my back yard..
2007-03-23 12:39:09 · 12 answers · asked by Jo-anne 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Get some frontine or advantix from your vet or order it. Also you really shouldn't be bathing your dog that often. Dogs really should only be bathed when they are dirty or smell. Usually once or twice a month is good. They has oils in there skin that they need to keep there coats healthy and each time you bathe you strip off those oils and that can cause skin irritation. Also you cannot apply a flea preventative at least two to three days after a bath because it will strip the oils in which it spreads and makeit uneffective. Don't use walmart brands like Hartz cause first of all it don't work and has also been know to cause serious health problems and seizures in dogs. Use frontline or advantix. If they are heavily infested get a capstar pill and that will kill every flea for 24 hours and can give the flea preventative a good starter boost.
2007-03-23 13:49:29 · answer #1 · answered by dawggurl47 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there are fleas on your dog, there are fleas in your house. For every flea that you see on your pet there are a thousand eggs under your baseboards. Just because you haven't seen them 'yet' doesn't mean they aren't ready to hatch, any day.
Get Advantage or Revolution from your vet and apply it to your dog monthly and the flea problem will go away. Oh, you'll never see a flea in the house because the dog will take care of them.
About the baths. Bad thing to bathe a dog so frequently, especially in flea shampoo. It can be very harsh on the skin. Flea shampoo only works on the fleas that are on your dog at the time. It doesn't work on the ones that will be on him in an hour or so.
2007-03-23 12:48:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
First spray your yard well with bug killer, but keep the dogs out of the yard for at least 24 hours. If you don't want to use Frontline because of the expense, you could try giving them Brewer's Yeast tablets with garlic, which is very affordable. The dose amount will be on the bottle, and you have to do it every dayl
I had two dogs that used it. One wouldn't take it because she was a fussy eater, and the other just gobbled it up. Guess who had the tick on her???? Fleas are the easy kill, but when it gets ticks you know it's really good!
2007-03-23 13:06:28 · answer #3 · answered by wha? 5 · 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.
2007-03-24 18:07:43 · answer #4 · answered by atas s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would see your vet and get frontline or advantage .you say you don't have fleas in your house but if your dog is in your house you most likely do have fleas maybe not alot but some you should also get a flea bomb for your house and call an exterminator to come and spray your backyard wish you the best of luck
2007-03-23 12:49:40 · answer #5 · answered by sandy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For your dogs sake,buy a spray bottle that hooks up to your hose that has flea killer in it and spray the yard a couple times,!That should do it!Go to the pet store and look for the chemical.It's not that expensive!
2007-03-23 12:48:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First please don't bath them that much, it REALLY bad for them. Once a month is good enough. Personally I give my dogs heart worm pills and this includes fleas.
2007-03-23 12:53:47 · answer #7 · answered by dpinscsher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Frontline.
2007-03-23 12:42:57 · answer #8 · answered by AngelaTC 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried Frontline or Advantage. Talk to your vet.
2007-03-23 12:42:04 · answer #9 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you can ask your vet to give you some flea medicine for your dog and they will happily give it to you...
2007-03-23 12:42:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋