Frontline doesn't work. Is there a natural way to kill my dog's fleas?

Question

I use Frontline on my dog. It does a good job of killing ticks but it doesn't work too well for fleas (I live in an area with a lot of fleas). I can't use Advantix because it contains a chemical which is poisonous to my cat. Does anyone know of a natural, non-toxic way to deal with fleas?

Answer 1

Frontline does work, I can assure you of that.

If you still have a problem with fleas, you need to treat your house. You ALWAYS need to treat the house when fleas are present - it's part of their lifecycle to live and breed in your carpet as well.

Regular Frontline doesn't kill flea eggs, which is why you need to get a housespray to get the ones living in your carpet - do get a spray from a vets. Once you've sprayed a few times, I advise using Frontline Plus - this does kill flea eggs and so treats the environment as well, once you've sprayed to kill the initial infestation.

Chalice

Answer 2

Frontline does work, but it takes time because of the cycle of a flea...I know you might not want to read all of what I wrote because I start on with frontlinePlus...but please do and I also mention about a flea comb and the life cycle of a flea...good luck!

You need something like FrontlinePlus...good source and cheaper than the vets is petshed.com...I use it so I know it works. A flea comb with a cup of hot water & a little dish liquid to dip the comb in when you comb your dog/cat. LOTs of vac bags and vac everyday and remove the bag and tie it in a shopping bag and take out of the house. This will work and you should see improvements within two months. DON'T use sprays, powders, house bombs, flea collars and over the counter products. They are dangerous and are full of pesticides and can harm you and your pet! To let you know as I was given a paper from the vets...cycle of the flea...They hatch from a cocoon like a butterfly...in one week they are an adult....as a adult they lay a egg every hour of their lives up to 1-2 years they live. The eggs hatch into a larva in about two weeks...they spend three weeks as a larva and then they wrap themselves into a cocoon. In the cocoon stage you can't kill them unless you plan on burning down your house...fire is the only way to kill them in this stage. What makes them hatch from a cocoon is vibration, heat, and all sorts of things. They need a host to feed on within one week or they will die. ( problem being is the cocoons can take up to five months to hatch! and they all hatch at different rates!) WOW that is a lot of fleas! FrontlinePlus uses two ways to kill the fleas...they first have an ingredient that paralyzes the flea so it can't feed and it dies...it does this for two weeks. The following two weeks it just inhibits the flea eggs of the fleas that feed on them and eggs don't hatch. This is why it takes a few months, but it does work. BTW...flea baths don't work either and will make it so the FrontlinePlus won't work.

Answer 3

Are you applying the frontline frequently enough and parting the hair so its applied right to the skin? I've used frontline on all my dogs and they have never had a flea or tick in their lives and I live in the country. I can't think of anything that works as good as frontline, sorry.

Answer 4

Frontline didn't work for my dog either.. I use tea tree oil. Couple drops on his back or put some in his bath water. Bath water is better but either way works.

Answer 5

a natural way of killing fleas and keeping fleas off dogs is to put crushed garlic in its food.it really does work.

Answer 6

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