I just got a new Lab and Catahoula mixed puppy 7 weeks old. I bathed him with a flea shampoo for puppies yesterday and today I washed him with dawn because some people said it would help. He still has fleas and is miserable. I rescued him because his previous owner was going to shoot him :/ I cant stand to see him suffer and scratch all night long. His little sister has fleas as well so we're trying to keep them apart untill their both clean. Can someone please help me?
2007-10-21 13:03:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
you cant use front line or advantage as they are to young all you can do is keep bathing them then when they become old enough you can use front line or advantage on them
2007-10-21 13:10:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Go to your vet and get either some advantage or Frontline Plus for his and her size to kill the fleas. The fronline you can actually bathe during the month you use it and I like it best. Did you also treat the areas you're keeping them in at the same time you gave them baths? That is another VERY important step. Dawn is the mildest shampoo you can use on a pup this age but also use a conditioner as it strips the hair of oil.
2007-10-21 20:14:28 · answer #2 · answered by StormBeau Cockers 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yup, people say Dawn works. Now you've found out it doesn't! Please tell others! Flea shampoos also don't work, neither do collars or anything from pet stores.
OK - you need to pop in to a vets. They can give you some flea treatment that actually works. Spot-ons like Frontline, Advantage and Revolution can be used from 8 weeks of age - since your pups are younger, it'll be Frontline spray for them. It works and is safe, even for puppies from 2 days of age - go get some!
Chalice
2007-10-22 15:17:19 · answer #3 · answered by Chalice 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use dawn dish soap, get the pup wet with warm water and squirt a good amount on him, start at head and work the lather towards his rump. By starting the shampoo at his head the fleas wont run into his ears to hide. Wash his face carefully, DO NOT GET IN EYES!!! You'll see dead fleas immediately, Rince you pup well..you would want dish soap left on you.
But if your puppy has fleas so does your house...fleas lay eggs in the carpet. You can buy flea powder for carpets and follow the directions!!
You will have to repeate the process a few times.
Good Luck!! I HATE Fleassssssss....
2007-10-21 20:19:37 · answer #4 · answered by Wolf Grrl 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dawn dish liquid was one of my choices. You can also use baby oil & wash off with Dawn. Or Avon Skin-So-Soft, this product works really well, even for people. Go easy on the flea soaps because they are so young. Just stay on top of it everyday.
2007-10-21 20:11:05 · answer #5 · answered by mickie 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i would first get them checked out by a vet, because i'm guessing they were outside a lot and may have gotten into things. Then get them dropps for fleas. but the best thing is a flea baths but i dont know if their too yound ask the vet.
2007-10-21 20:14:33 · answer #6 · answered by *~*~tubane~*~* 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
get a flea come and fill a can or cup with water and dish soap to keep the fleas from coming back up.
http://www.petsuppliesrus.com/images/CLASSIC_FleaComb_31_Tooth_B1050.jpg
2007-10-21 20:10:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
flea comb and sticky tape..
wash ALL dog bedding and toys...
vacumm and keep lawn cut short...
2007-10-21 20:10:50 · answer #8 · answered by MandB 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋