hi.. i just purchased my pug on saturday he is about 3 months old. since we've had him my family has been getting bug bites all over.. even my 15 month old son. at first we thought it was mosquitos.. but we are still getting them everyday.. and my puppy is scratching like crazy. we took him to petsmart on saturday to get groomed.. they didnt say anything about flees. but im almost positive that it is flees. i dont know what to do.. we are also in transition of moving houses.. i dont want to bring the flees with us. im scared they maybe harmful to my baby as well. we were thinking of bringin him back to petsmart and get a deep flea bath.. would that help?? what do i do? PLEASE HELP!!!!!!
2007-10-24 01:06:02 · 8 answers · asked by iheartLBC 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
thanks for all yoru quick responses.. but now im getting more worried because i just spoke with a lady at the vets office and she said he does have flees it will be everywhere.. on my couches.. clothes..rugs.. everything.. i cant believe this is happenening.. especially when we are moving.. money is sooo tight right now.. we dont have the oney to buy all this fumigation stuff.. im scared they are on my son.. would they go in his hair? i dont see anything.. i dont see anything jumping on my pug either but he has black hair.. but i do feel like i have thing jumping on me sometimes... ugh.. im starting to regret getting my dog.. i love him.. but i just cant deal with flees right now. im so lost. i never owned a dog before.
2007-10-24 01:56:22 · update #1
okay.. this might be a stupid questionp but... do fleas fly? and do they get in human hair like lice? anyway... this is my game plane.. let me know what you guys think.
on firday.. the day before we move to our new house.. we are gonna fumigate our current apt with 3 fumigation cans.. so that the fleas wont move with us.. then that same say.. we will take mannie (our pug) back to the groomers to have a deep flea bath... then on sunday we are going to give him frontline.. or should we give it to him tomorrow before the deap flea bath..whichever is most effective.. your imput is appreciated. i just wnat to get rid of these fleas asap... my family including my abby is getting eaten alive!! thanks guys!!!
2007-10-24 15:12:01 · update #2
Have a flea dip done, then put frontline plus on him. You can buy flea bombs relatively cheap at Wal Mart and places like that. Bomb the house while the dog is at the groomers so that he doesn't just bring them back in the house. The combination of the dip and the frontline should take care of the problem.
Really, it will be OK once you take the proper precautions. Make sure you keep up on his flea treatments (frontline can be applied every four weeks) and you won't have to worry about it again.
p.s. you buy buy a flea comb to see if he has fleas. I know its difficult to see them when they're on a black dog. If he has fleas, little black things will show up on the comb.
2007-10-24 02:46:47 · answer #1 · answered by Ladypug 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't use ANY treatment from a pet store, many are dangerous, and none work. Pet stores aren't licensed to sell the proper chemicals for flea treatment - anything you find in store is just going to be a basic pesticide that you can't expect to work.
Stick with advice from the vets. They're right about the fleas. The fleas are fairly unlikely to actually hurt you, other than make you crazy itchy. They're pretty gross. Sorry, but having animals is expensive. Flea treatment is one of the least expensive things - you can get cheap stuff if you want, but it will be the biggest waste of money of all! Just get some Frontline and a house spray from your vets.
Chalice
2007-10-24 10:31:33 · answer #2 · answered by Chalice 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take him to your vet and get him on advantix if you are moving soon ask your vet for a capstar and give it to the pup on the way to the new house. This pill will kill all fleas on the pup, but will not keep any from jumping on. So keep him in a kennel for the trip, it takes about 1/2 hour to work. I have an animal adoption agency and we use it on our animals before they enter the shop if we suspect they have fleas. Make sure you keep up on the once a month treatment from your vet and you will be safe from fleas!!
2007-10-24 01:20:08 · answer #3 · answered by just me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest going to your vet & asking for CapStar - that's what worked for us. It's a pill and it's supposed to work in about 20 minutes. You just give it to your pet as needed. Frontline didn't do anything...it was just a waste of money. I have also heard great things about Advantix but haven't tried it.
For your home I would try washing everything you can, and get some carpet powder that supposedly is supposed to kill fleas & their eggs.
2007-10-24 02:55:23 · answer #4 · answered by Angela 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call your vet. He will advise you what to do. Don't get any over the counter stuff. They are toxic and only do a halff a$$ job.
You regret getting your dog now just because he has fleas???? Good Lord!
You should flea bomb the house your moving from and get the stuff from the vet for your dog.
2007-10-24 01:23:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really feel sorry for you being in this predicament, but if your wee dog has fleas you would see them, as he has a short coat, they should be easily identified. I would suggest that you really look through his coat, and remember, the fleas lay eggs and keep on going. A really good flea wash for a few days should do the trick, good luck with the problem.
2007-10-24 01:20:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It might be possible that he had flees when you first got him, and no they are just on you and your family. He''s proabbly scratching because of the bite he alrady had. If you jsut sit there on the couch, see if you spot ir feel little black things on your arms, they are most lieley flees.
2007-10-24 01:37:23 · answer #7 · answered by Sarah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FRONTLINE!!!! awesome stuff, don't wash him 2 days either side of using it as the skin has to be a a neutral PH level for the product to work to its full potential.
2007-10-24 01:19:32 · answer #8 · answered by Leonie V 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋