I have a Cavalier King Charles and unsuccessfully have tried to rid him of fleas.?

Question

I have tried powder, medicated shampoo, and even prescription capsules but to no avail. his bedding is also been continually changed--any suggestion about what I could try next---thanks

Answer 1

You will have to treat more than just the dog and his bedding. The carpets, cracks and crevices and outside will also have to be treated. Vacuum, vacuum, vacuum! Get either Advantix or Frontline for the dog. If there is a massive infestation, then he may need a flea dip and an exterminator would be your option.

Answer 2

What prescription 'capsules' exactly? Do you mean like Frontline? This is the stuff you need. Anything from pet stores doesn't work - shampoos and powders are a waste of time. You need to get Frontline, preferably Frontline Plus, and make sure it gets on your dog's SKIN, not his fur. Advantage and Revolution are also good. You need to apply this stuff monthly - every 2 months for Frontline actually.

You also absolutely MUST treat the environment. Again, don't bother with anything from a pet store - get a spray from a vets. Spray everywhere the dog goes, including sofas and even the car if he goes in it, then vacuum the next day. You'll probably need to repeat this process in a week to get the eggs that will have hatched out in between sprayings. If you can get hold of Skoosh spray, great - it kills eggs and pupae as well and is pesticide free.

Don't bathe the dog within 48 hours before or after applying the spot-ons or they won't work.

Fleas are hard to get rid of because they are robust little buggers and have different life stages, and you have to attack all the stages - eggs and pupae are almost indestructible, there are few products that actually do it. Frontline Plus and Skoosh are two that will do it.

Chalice

Answer 3

Buy a pack of Johnson`s "4 Fleas".One tablet gets rid of all fleas in 24 hours, it starts after 15 mins. The next day after 24 hrs is up, use Frontline every 2 months.

Answer 4

I use frontline on my little guy and it works. When I got him from the pound at first he was covered in fleas and the first thing I did was take him to the petshop and he advised me to wash him (with regular puppy shampoo, but I got a kind that has lavender in it as I had heard that fleas hate the smell of lavender), comb him with one of those flea combs and then use frontline (I got the kind that comes in a pipet and that you put in the back of the dogs neck, I think it lasts 3 months). I haven't spotted a flea on him since.
I'd also de-flea your whole house (perhaps with a spray), boil his bedding and vacuum very regularily (like once a day) for a while.

Answer 5

What have you used?
Have you had Front line from the vet?
If you have used that then use Strong Hold, also from your vet. Its a vial of liquid you put between the shoulder blades on the scruff of the neck.
You also need to boil wash the bedding and make sure the fleas are not re-infecting the dog from somewhere in the house. De-flea the house as well!

Answer 6

Try Frontline Spot-On, it's the only thing that seems to work in my experience, it protects for a month which means that any flea that jumps on your dog will die instantly. I have stopped buying this from the vets however as it is so overpriced, i get it online. Also make sure you do your whole house with household flea treatment, then vacuum everywhare, especially corners and edges of rooms and under radiators. Do this regularly, combined with the Frontline, it will work.

http://www.petmeds.co.uk/Products?search=frontline+24+hours&gclid=CPnBmurF_I4CFQ6IlAodugc0tw

Answer 7

Perhaps you need to treat the whole house. If you have carpets the fleas could be living in the carpet, so it's pointless just changing the bedding and treating your dog because the fleas will just jump back on when your dog moves around the house.

Answer 8

could they be in the house? would you have to spray the whole area with flea spray? I dont know. Its probably not very good if you ingest it, I would go to the vet and yes I have heard that frontline is good. I used to have a king charles spaniel and she used to get fleas, perhaps its the longish fur coat and the fact they like to keep warm near the heater/cooker/stove that makes the fleas procreate at extroadinary rates.

Answer 9

if you tried all that and he's still got fleas then i'd say youve got them in the house, its the only way he keeps getting them back, every1 with a dog has been through it.....its a really big job but youve got to do the whole house from top to bottom....get yourself to the vets and get 'INDOREX SPRAY', i think its only available on prescription, its a super strength flea spray that guarantees to keep your house from reinfestation for 1 year.....you have to do every room and every soft furnishing that cant go in the washing machine....wash everything that can be washed and re-do the dog with a prescription flea treatment....i know it sounds like a real pain, i did about 6 months ago....but its worth it to be flea free....good luck.

Answer 10

Same problem Litle pup had them from the kennels Got rid of them eventually but it took a while... Used Frontline capsules , on the back of his neck for 4 weeks... also used sprays from the vets to fumigate carpets, curtains and furniture.. Took two complete sprays and evacuate the house for a few hours each time.... But they are gone now....