What is the best thing to do for a dog that is always outside and his fleas?

Question

i know there's a shampoo and spraybut i just dont know what to use

Answer 1

To get rid of fleas you have to "kill" the source. Go to your local department (Walmart, Home Depot) and purchase a insecticide (fleas, ticks) to spread on your grass/wooded areas near your home.

If you don't get rid of the source, your dog will continue to get fleas - even after shampooing.

Answer 2

First you must treat your yard. There is a granule pesticide you can spread in your yard, then water it so it sinks in and does not collect on your pet's paws. This helps a lot and is a critical step. Then repeat this process every couple of months because the fleas and ticks will eventually come back, especially if they are in the neighbors' yards. Birds also bring them in. I use one of those yard spreaders and walk the yard while it throws the granules (just use the spreader you would use to fertilize).

THEN shampoo your dog and treat him with Frontline or Advantage. These chemical viles go on the back of the pet's neck (where the dog or cat can't lick it off). It is absorbed into the pet's system and repels fleas. It works well if you use it in combination with yard treatment. The treatment will last about 1-3 months and is only available through a veterinarian (unless you order it online from overseas). I have used it for years and my dogs rarely have fleas. Flea collars are very ineffective, don't waste your money.

Good luck to you and your dog ... the poor doggy must be uncomfortable.

Answer 3

You live in an area that obviously has lot of fleas . Ecuaplyptus is a great deterrent to fleas. So check out that kind of shampoo also get leaves from the tree (if you are in an area that grows them and put them where you dog sleeps and hangs out) it will decrease them. Tie a few to his collar. I am do not like antiflea collars as in my humble opinion they can cause the dog to become very ill and weaken his immune system. Try natural products. Wash his bedding and wash him a couple of times a month. Poor dogs hate fleas... I do use Frontline but sparingly only twice a year on my dogs but it is for ticks but they do control fleas too.
Overshampooing can cause the hair to loose its natural oil so be careful.

Answer 4

The heartworm treatment that you would get from a vet is the best prevention and treatment for fleas. It is called Revolution, and you give it once monthly starting in June until November. It stops fleas at the beginning stages and prevents fleas from living on the dog. Good luck - that would be your best choice to avoid ever having fleas again.

Answer 5

Go see your vet, he can give you a pill that will kill every flea on the dog in about an hour. Then you should use one of the liquid flea treatments. It comes in a small vial and you break off the end and run a line of the stuff down your dogs back. I think it lasts for about three months. You should also be giving your dog heart worm pills. Fleas carry the heart worm and if your dog has fleas they have a greater chance of getting heart worms.

Answer 6

No, don't use shampoo, it's messy and doesn't work - don't use ANY flea products from pet shops, most are useless and some are dangerous.

Please purchase a flea treatment from your vet. Frontline is good, as is Revolution/Stronghold. If he has any form of shelter/bedding (and I hope he has) this will need to be treated with a spray. Vet stuff is more expensive - but that's because it works!

Chalice

Answer 7

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.

Answer 8

You will just have to keep a flee color on the dog. I think that the drops, the ones that go behind the ear or on the neck could be useful.You can purchase a dip from your vet. And when you give the dog a bath you will need to use a good flee shampoo. Your vet could help you pick out a good one. Also spray your carpets with a flee spray. I go to our vet and they have on especially for carpets.

Answer 9

If it were my dog it wold not be left outside and I would use an HERBAL or NATURAL flea preventitive.

Here is one natural flea collar:

http://www.onlynaturalpet.com/products/Castor-Pollux-Herbal-Flea-Collar/133146.aspx

and another:
http://www.onlynaturalpet.com/products/Natural-Animal-Rechargeable-Flea-Collars/242000.aspx

Do a search for products online!

Answer 10

TAKE THE DOG INSIDE!!!!!! you cant leave a dog out all the time, it's animal cruelty.