have done everything that i can think of. bathed him again today. can anyone say how long it takes before he'll be flea free. hoovered house everyday for past week.
2007-11-01 02:51:49 · 12 answers · asked by deec 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Take him to the vet and ask what kind of flee medicine they can give him. Sometime it can take weeks, sometimes just days.
2007-11-01 02:56:19 · answer #1 · answered by Gracie♥ 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
If you applied a product like Frontline, you should not apply it within 2 days of a bath. For example, if you gave your dog a bath on Wednesday, you should not apply the Frontline until at least Friday, or even Saturday. Likewise, if you apply Frontline on a Wednesday, you should not give your dog a bath until Friday or Saturday. These products work by distributing themselves through the glands in the skin and if the dog has just had a bath, a lot of the skin's natural oils are stripped, which does not allow the product to work as well as it normally does. Also, if you are using an over-the-counter flea product, it most likely will not work. I have never seen a flea product that you can buy in a pet store that actually works. The most effective products will be from your veterinarian. I would get some Frontline from your vet, apply it to your dog, and then do a house treatment with a product from your veterinarian. We carry a spray called Knockout, which is very effective, but if your vet does not have that, he or she will probably have something similar. Wash all bedding, etc and vacuum well- especially under couch cushions and by your baseboards, etc. Also, you should throw your vacuum bag out when you are finished with it. Fleas can actually crawl back out of the bag when you are finished vacuuming. I would wrap the vacuum bag in a trash bag and then discard it outdoors.
2007-11-01 03:01:30 · answer #2 · answered by ZeroCharisma 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Which spot-on did you use? There are many different kinds, and they're all different chemicals! If it was one from a pet store, don't expect it to work. Pet stores aren't licensed to sell the proper stuff for flea treatment, their stuff is rubbish.
If you bathed the dog before applying ANY spot-on, the spot-on cannot work because you will have washed off the natural oils of the dog's skin, and spot-ons require these to work.
The same goes for the house spray, if it was from a pet store don't expect it to work. I would get a proper treatment like Frontline or Revolution for your dog, if you haven't already - don't bath the dog within 48 hours before or after applying it!
Proper spot-ons that you get in a vets will kill all fleas on your dog within 24 hours, and continue to work for at least a month - two months in the case of Frontline.
Chalice
2007-11-01 10:46:38 · answer #3 · answered by Chalice 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A couple of years ago we had fleas really bad. I bought Frontline Plus, first and applied it to all my animals (2 dogs and 3 cats). Then a day later I got "flea bombs", and bombed the house. Follow the instructions carefully. You have to remove all living animals from the house for a couple of hours. Then you have to go back in and open all your windows for at least 30 minutes. Then it is safe to bring in the pets. Vaccuum EVERYTHING thoroughly. Wash all bedding. Fleas lay eggs along carpet edge, under the rim of your furniture. I vaccuumed daily for two weeks everything I could possibly think of. Wash everything you can. Be persistent and diligent. It's a pain in the butt, but better than the alternative. We had them so bad, they were getting on us, and would be on our scalp. So I was determined to get rid of them. This was the first time we have ever had fleas, and hopefully the last. Good luck to you. The sooner you do all this, the better your chances of killing the larvae. They can live up to a year in dormant stage before hatching, so time is of the essense!!
2007-11-01 03:28:23 · answer #4 · answered by porkchop 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One word answer... Advantage.
Ok, more than one word explanation :o)
Spot on is ok, but will not take care of an infestation in your house. Advantage will, in about a week. You don't have to go through all of the washing, spraying, bathing stuff. Just buy a tube of Advantage, put it on, wait a week, and no fleas in the house or on your pet.
Frontline is fine... but will not get rid of the fleas in the house
No department store brand will fix the problem.
2007-11-01 03:02:58 · answer #5 · answered by stulisa42 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Consider yourself fighting a war on fleas. Cuz it is.
Go to your vet and get a pill called Capstar. It will kill all of the fleas on your dog in a matter of minutes and works al day. You can give him one pill a day if needed.
My dog is on Revolution as his once a month treatment. He had a really bad reaction to Frontline. NEVER use a treatment from a store. They arent safe for your pet.
Get a carpet powder and furniture spray from a store and vacuum your house everyday. Wash EVERYTHING your dog has touched, including your bedding.
Good luck!
2007-11-01 03:12:00 · answer #6 · answered by ♥willow♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you thought about getting him professionally groomed? There may be areas that you are missied such as the ears and in the no so easy to get to areas.
If you bring your pup to the groomer, please be sure to tell them that it has fleas and what you have done so far to help alleviate the situation. Then, while the pup is not home, clean like you have never cleaned before - and any wash should be done in HOT water and soaked.
2007-11-01 02:57:59 · answer #7 · answered by Shannon 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
i would bring him to a groomer and while he is at the groomers you need to bomb your house. the fleas will die but the eggs on the dog wont. so you should buy adams spray after you get it bombed and spray... there also pills you can give to the dog after you bathed him so you dont worrie about frontline or advatage, but once you get the fleas undercontrol you should make sure he has some flea meds. talk to your groomer and im sure they will be happy enough to help you out. good luck!
2007-11-01 03:03:21 · answer #8 · answered by Spanky 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Have u tried dawn kitchen soap, Its suppose to work miracles with fleas. Google it.
2007-11-01 03:15:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what you should is take him/her to the vet and see what they require or you Can go to the pet store and ask them what they think is best for fleas.
2007-11-01 03:00:39 · answer #10 · answered by Jasmine J 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋