I am having VERY BAD trouble with fleas can anyone give me any advice?

Question

We had some people move in next door to us and they had 2 dogs that had very bad fleas. We lived next door with 3 dogs who until then had no fleas or anything. Then I guess the fleas came over into our yard and got on our dogs. The neighbors have moved and we have tried to do lawn treatments, we have dipped our dogs, we have tried frontline sprays and spot treatments and our poor dogs are miserable. I was just wondering if there is anything that you can recommend. I have heard that the K9 advantix is really good and i was wondering if any one thought that would be a good idea. I am in desperate need of advice! Thanks

Answer 1

Advantix is very good (dogs only, not cats). It kills fleas faster than plain advantage or frontline. There is no magic bullet here, all the flea eggs are going to hatch in the next couple of months, and they will be killed off as they come into contact with your dog. You can spray indoors with an insect growth regulator that keeps eggs from hatching, this will help. Nothing will help much outside. Try not to bathe the dogs--this will wash off some of the Advantix.

Answer 2

I dipped my dog twice and put those spot ons (I won't named it, but it appears in alot of the f/t answers) (that was before I started working in pet shop), the ticks still came back because I didn't treat my house and my dog's immunity defense was low. And also I didn't realise that I was poisoning my dog. Please do not dip if there're open wounds! Apply those anti-itch and wound cream on the sores! Here's what I did for the flea problem (this only work well with fleas, ticks are harder) I sprayed my dog with apple cider vinegar. 1/4 acv with 1 cup water. After a while, I found alot of little black/brown suckers on the floor. Vaccum some f/t powder and suck up the suckers, then throw the bag. Best is burn the bag. Spray every week Another is add repellant essence oils to the collars (those fabric types). A few drops of Eucalyptus Oil, peppermint, rosemary and white cedar Do not use citronella on cats. Quote Use ¼ tsp. of Eucalyptus Oil in a 8-10 ounce spray pumper bottle. Fill with water. Put the pumper on a fine mist. Spray your house with the mist. Spray the carpet, furniture, car, pet’s beds everywhere. Fleas hate the aroma and run for the door. Do this 3 times a week. It leaves a fine mist that dries almost instantly. Your home will have a very fresh scent. Spraying your pet is also a great idea. It doesn’t hurt them and it helps keep fleas away. Do this recipe all year, but especially do this routine in the summer months when fleas are at there peak. Vacuuming is also important for picking up eggs.

Answer 3

I can help! I have 3 dogs and had this problem earlier this year. It was REALLY bad. We tried everything, and I was at my wits end.
Frontline, Advantage and Advantax are all great. BUT, they do not kill the existing fleas in the house or on the animal. What you have to buy is called Capstar (get it from your vet). Give it to all of your dogs. Within hours all of the fleas will drop dead off your dogs. Meanwhile, vacuum the whole house, including furniture. If they sleep on your bed, wash all of the beddding (or anything they do come in contact with). Now you're ready to apply the Frontline or other topical medicine. Wait 72 hours before bathing them, if you want to. Trust me, this is the only thing that worked for us. I just don't know why my vet didn't let me know about Capstar in the first place. We have not had one flea since.

Answer 4

Beneficial Nematodes
For Flea Control
Beneficial Nematodes are microscopic, nonsegmented worms that occur naturally in soil all around the world. Steinernema carpocapsae and Steinernema feltiae prey soil dwelling insects. Once they are released, the nematodes seek out host insects and enter their prey through body openings and emit an endo-toxin that results in death for the host insect within 48 hours. The nematodes reproduce and their offspring feed on the insect cadaver and emerge to seek out new hosts.

For Flea control: Apply liberally over area around where pet sleeps or frequents, using a garden sprayer of alternate method of dispersion. Less than 5% of the flea population are adults at any one time. Steinernema sp. hunt and destroy pre-adult flea stages that live in the soil until maturity, when they seek a blood meal from you or your pet. Control begins within 24 hours of treatment and lasts for up to several months.

This is a great all natural way to combat those fleas and they REALLY WORK! Do a google search to learn more. They get rid of all kinds of bad critters in your yard as well like ants.

Our first application lasted a little over 2 years then we had to reapply just a few months ago. My dogs had fleas so I knew it was time. The flea problem is now gone even though I have neighbors with dogs. Hope this helps!

Answer 5

Frontline usually works, but when it doesn't it's usually because the fleas have become to resistant to it (can happen with Advantage or Advantix too). So it's best to alternate the products occasionally. This usually solves it.

By the way, garlic is not good for dogs and many are allergic.

Answer 6

Treating the yard was good now what you need to do is treat the house, fleas come in the house on your dogs and live in your carpet, research on the net or talk to a vet about how to make your home flea free. Until then continue to treat your yard and individual dogs.

Answer 7

You do need a vet strength flea treatment. It will cause the fleas' eggs to be infertile and eventually break the cycle. A professional pest control company can treat your house and yard. For instant death to existing fleas on your pets, a shot of Capstar works immediately. OTC stuff just really doesn't cut it for bad infestations.

Answer 8

get a lot of flee spray ad ask your nab-or if you can treat there lawns you need to do this every two weeks for 3 months this well do it .also do your yard and your dogs should be washed with flee soap every week for a month then once a month .make sure you spray every month after the three month control period this may seam like a bunch to do but with a hose end sprayer it goes fast and the poison is not that much ask you nab-oars to pay for a bottle for there yard if they say no you offer to do it .i no you should not have to do this but right or wrong it is the why it is .

Answer 9

Try using the 5 % sevin dust.You can put this on dogs over 12 weeks old and also sprinkle in your yard,repeat it about every three weeks and you will be done with fleas soon.You can also bath your pets in the Dawn dish washing liquid to kill fleas.The sevin dust will also rid you of ticks.

Answer 10

I believe the general consensus is that Advantage or some equivelant is the best medicine. I buy mine for my cats off ebay and I usually buy from people who sell them in large quantities(4.0 ml for dogs 55lbs and over) and package them with a little vial and an extractor/syphon -i don't know what it's called, to extract portions from the vile, but that is intended to apply small ammounts to cats. So if your dog is 55lbs and over you can find supplies on ebay for about $10 a month(with shipping) if you look. Otherwise is your dog is smaller, look for the ones that come with the vial/extractor to save money because below the largest 4ml ammount available I believe the cost rises.