My boyfriends dog had a litter of 8 a month ago and we've noticed recently that they've got fleas crawling around their fur. I've given them a bath and seemed to get rid of them, but the mommy keeps bringing them back during feeding. Is there any sort of flea killer that isn't harmful to puppies that young???
2007-10-21 06:08:02 · 8 answers · asked by thing 1 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Dawn or Joy detergent in water! Give them a bath!!
Being only 4 weeks, they are MUCH too young for topicals such as Frontline (they would need to be 8 weeks) and MUCH too young for dips (which I never recommend anyways).
You also need to treat mom, or the pups will continue to become infested. You can safely apply Frontline to a nursing dog, OK?
2007-10-21 06:10:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bath won't get rid of them even if you bath the mom as well.
Get some Frontline from a vet. The spray form of Frontline is the only thing that's safe enough for puppies under 8 weeks and actually WORKS. It can be used on puppies from 2 days of age.
You can, and should, use Frontline spot-on on the mother dog. Be aware you may also need to spray your house as well, but so long as you get that spot-on on Mom's SKIN (not her fur) and apply the spray properly to the puppies (back comb their hair as you spray, and rub it in to their skin a bit) then they'll be sorted.
Pop in to a vets asap for Frontline because too many fleas can kill young puppies.
Chalice
2007-10-21 15:35:11 · answer #2 · answered by Chalice 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go get mom a tube of frontline plus from the vet .The puppies can be on at at 6 weeks .Put flea powder down under the blankets where they sleep .
2007-10-21 13:15:18 · answer #3 · answered by EducateDon'tJudge! 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Tell a vet cuz my friends mom had baby kittens with the same problem
and they gave her flea medicine that wont hurt them. also if its a small dog that had the puppies keep it inside and use wut my grandma used 2 use 4 her dog its called like a pee we pad LOL for using the bathroon. also lice combs sold at basically any grocery staore and brush them out it really gets the fleas out.
2007-10-21 13:14:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put a small dab of Vaseline on your finger and look through the pups fur. As soon as you see one dab it and it will suffocate instantly. I have used this method for years on tiny rescues and it kills the fleas without harming the animal.
2007-10-21 13:35:26 · answer #5 · answered by saraly_11385 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I use frontline for my dog. It works really well. Make sure you can flea treatment for all your dogs.
2007-10-21 13:19:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just take a wet cloth and gentl remove the ticks when they are sleeping, wont even cost you anything. Never smack the litle pups ok?
Hope this helps
2007-10-21 13:21:34 · answer #7 · answered by Lea (: 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://petedge.com look and see if they have something for pups,get a free catolog while you're there,plus call the local vet and ask thier opinion.
2007-10-21 13:15:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋