FLEAS! what is the most effective product to get rid of these pests?

Question

I have a 9 month old chihuahua and she recently got fleas from a kitty friend. i was wondering what the best product you can buy in stores is.
Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Frontline. Get the smallest and use only as much as is necessary. I only put a few drops each on my chis rather than a whole tube.

Answer 2

Do not use Advantix - It is a wonderful product but IS TOXIC to cats!!
Frontline - Kills existing fleas in less than 24 hours;
Remains waterproof for 30 days, even if your dog or cat swims or is bathed, gentle enough for use on puppies and kittens 8 weeks of age or older,kills flea eggs and larvae.
Capstar is good for killing fleas only. It is not a preventative and lasts for only a day or so. I have never had any luck with anything bought from a pet store. I appreciate the fact that there Johnson's Baby Shampoo work's to kill fleas, I have never tried it but I am sure that it does. But remember that a dogs PH is completely different from a humans PH even a baby's. To avoid possible irritations, dry skin, rashes etc., refrain from using "people stuff" on your pooch :) Hope this helps :)

Answer 3

I appriciate the one about johnsons baby shampoo and the one about vinegar. Those were new ones on me. I can't believe noone had said yet Adams flea spray. It goes a long long way and works on contact and can be used on anything anywhere. When you pick it up (go to a pet store or call ahead and see if the co-op or local Walmart has it. Preferably pick it up at the pet store and they may can give you some more individualized attention. Just ask for it by name and it comes in a pump, spray bottle that is blue. Use it on the kitty friend too and avoid recontamination without eliminating playmates.

Answer 4

You can't buy any good flea treatments in stores unfortunately. Stores are not licensed to sell the chemicals appropriate for safe and effective flea treatment so anything you get from a store is going to be a basic pesticide that you can't actually expect to work.

Get a proper flea treatment from a vets. Frontline is the cheapest - it may be more expensive that what you can buy in stores but its worth it when you consider that it's actually going to work.

Chalice

Answer 5

attempt to discover the two nutrition grade or insecticidal grade diatomaceous earth. do no longer use pool grade, it particularly is risky! Rub this into your rabbits fur on the brink of the floor and sprinkle on your carpets. this could scratch the fleas exo-skeleton and lead them to dehydrate. Diatomaceous earth may well be bought at farm furnish shops or on line. it particularly is secure, effective, and chemical unfastened. Run your sweeper thoroughly in all rooms and exceptionally concentration decrease than furniture and alongside baseboards the place larvae tend to conceal, and try this 2 situations an afternoon till your flea problem is eradicated. additionally sweep all furniture and clean all fabric. Throw out the sweeper bag right this moment outdoors of the homestead interior the trash. Mop all uncarpeted flooring. place shallow white bowls of water with a splash cleansing soap on the floor decrease than a nightlight throughout the time of the nighttime. this could entice fleas and that they are going to drown. place those in all problem rooms yet determine the nightlight does not create a hearth risk. the accepted chemical attitude is likewise an determination. bathe your rabbit, clean his cage...try this (clean cage) for the organic attitude besides. Run the sweeper, this could %. up some fleas and their eggs and reason others to hatch to make therapy greater effective. place flea bombs throughout the time of your place following training. there will be a chemical residue you will could desire to bathe in a while and you will desire a minimum of two remedies a minimum of 10 days aside through fact the bombs to no longer kill the eggs, nevertheless many slow their reproductive cycle upon direct touch. be conscious that even products claiming to kill the eggs, do no longer.

Answer 6

I use Frontline. It's in a small plastic dripper container I get from the vet's office.
You put a little on the back of the neck and by the tail. It keeps fleas away for about 3 months and it does great for my dog.

Answer 7

ok you can only do this if the fleas are really bad is use dish soap or if you're close to an ocean let her go in the water i dont know why but it works. my 2 dogs play in the ocean once every summer and they're good for the year they can be near animals with fleas and still not get them

Answer 8

Your pup should be on effective parasite control. I use Advocate- which is a spot on treatment that you need to put on them every month- it covers things from mice, to worms to fleas.
There are many products on the market and it;s up to you which you use but you should be protecting her from worms, heart worms at the very least.

Good luck

Answer 9

im not sure on a product maybe advantage, after you give this to your chihuahua, i dont wont to scare you but there might be some fleas living in your carpet, vaccuming should do the trick

Answer 10

What I do is put some white vinegar in my dogs and cats drinking water.

You can use any kind of vinegar I'm pretty sure.

Its cheep and easy to do.

The vinegar also gets rid of toxins and is very good for them and their coat!

Also fleas die in winter so you wont have as much of a problem.