Please help! Puppies with fleas!?

Question

Our dog had puppies 2 weeks ago and they're all infested with fleas! What do we do? We were treating the momma with advntg before they were born, we've had the exterminator treat the house and yard, and they're really bad. What can I do? Can I bathe them? Can I use something organic or natural?

Answer 1

Please call your vet immediately. I don't think you can use anything like Advantage or Revolution. Those would be too toxic for the puppies. You may just have to use a flea comb and alot of patience, but a vet can help you for sure.

Steer clear of flea collars or flea powders - even for the Mama dog. Those can cause serious side effects and usually aren't very effective at dealing with the fleas anyway.

Continue to treat the mother dog with Advantage according to directions - (is it once a month?) Or if you feel like Revolution or Frontline might be more effective, try those instead. Her treatment will take care of some of their fleas as they move between mother and pups while they nurse.

You don't mention cleaning or replacing their bedding. That's important too. Since they're already infested, I would throw the bedding out and start over completely.

Regardless of what you do or what anyone advises here, please check with a vet. That's your best bet....

Good luck!

Answer 2

on the pups one thing you can try is using dandruff shampoo. It has the same key ingredients as flea shampoo BUT... the fleas will return. You cant use flea shampoo until the pups are at least 6 months old. Honestly you have a big problem. The vet may offer more helpful advice. Try to avoid the infested area as well. Keep in mind That ta flea can jump very far and even with the mother being treated she can still carry them in. They will just not stay on her. Good Luck,

Answer 3

Flea Baths are crammed with too plenty chemical components for a pup do no longer DO IT! A pup is small, it incredibly is fur is skinny, purely fill the tub or sink and carry the dogs in with purely it incredibly is head protruding.. exceedingly quickly you will see some drowning fleas scamper to the top for risk-free practices, you could then comb them off with a flea comb, or in spite of. Use a soft dishsoap, or toddler shampoo, you're able to have the skill to work out each and all of the fleas as quickly as the pup is moist, purely %. em off, this could grant a lot of alleviation to your pup, then once you could, pass to a vet and get a flea therapy suitable for domestic dogs. sturdy success!

Answer 4

Continue to use Advantage on the mother. This is considered an "off label" usage, but the company says we can tell people to use it under a vets OK. It's non toxic, and the fleas will jump on the mother, come into contact with the product, and die within 24 hours. You can also give the mother Capstar tablets--it is approved for nursing mothers and can be used as often as needed. It starts to kill fleas within 30 minutes.

Answer 5

Frontline and spotton , etc. are nerve agents . A chemical
cannot differentiate between the fleas' or dog's nerves. Fromtline travels down the hair shaft and into the skin.

Frontline's active ingredient, Fipronil, is a neurotoxin and
suspected human carcinogen.. ...it can cause liver toxicity, thyroid cancer, damage to kidneys, increased cholesterol, alterations in thyroid hormones, in-coordination, labored breathing and various reproductive disorders.

I just can't believe that any product that warns us to wear gloves, not breathe the vapors, and cautions us to wash our hands and any exposed skin can be healthy for our pets. Adverse reports are showing neurological problems and skin irritations in not only pets but humans also...and deaths in pets. The results are cumulative , increasing the amount of toxic chemicals in the body with each use.

Dont know if this works myself, but other people say it does.

1 lemon sliced thin and put it into 1 quat(4C) of boiling water
and steep it over night (cover the bowl with saran) then, strain the solution to sieve and get rid of seed and peel.
And put it into spray bottle and spray them as you need it.
Supposedly,something in Lemon has repell effects for bug.

Or this from another forum: "spray Cloud Nine Essential oil dillute into water and when my dog roll on lawn,I spray lightly to my dog and when I change doggy bed,I spray back of the bed and put the bed inside thecrate.I clean crate with 50vinegar 50water solution before I put the bed and let it dry first."

Answer 6

Get rid of all their bedding first and do not introduce new bedding before you asked the 'Vet' what type of spray can be used on pups. Follow directions and repeat bedding change every day till the fleas are gone.

Answer 7

Call your vet, as pupies can become anemic when infested by too many fleas. Many will recommend diatomaceous earth. It dries up the flea's exoskeletons and kill it, but is natural and won't poison pups.

Answer 8

your vet can give them a shot and the fleas will be gone 100% like within a day. It's pretty simple.

Answer 9

You can find information on getting rid of fleas at http://pests.in/fleas.html

Answer 10

Use Dawn dish detergent. It's safe for pups, inexpensive and it works.