my pug has fleas and ticks???? help?

Question

my pug or 8 months got like a month ago alot f fleas and ticks and they dont go away. i went to pet smart and i got him a shampoo for it that they recommended and something called the fogger which is like a three can of spray and you leave the a house for like an hour or 2 and its suppose to kill all of it but it didnt work.
i need something good and strong for inside the house and my dog????? please
p.s
i dont have grass outside in the backyard its cement and no plants or anything ............help what do i get?

Answer 1

First off the shampoo only works while it is on your dog. If you have a veterinarian go to them and if they groom, have them bathe your dog, while you bomb your house and wash all the bedding, etc. that your dog comes in contact with. Your vet can also dispense flea and tick topicals that will last for 30 days. You will need to continue treatment for at least 6 months if you are having a bad time with these varmits. If your dog came with the fleas and ticks you need to control them in your house as well as your dog. One treatment of anykind is not going to do the job. Once you have the flea population under control, the ticks you should be able to get rid of, you need to continue with the flea topical for your dog on a monthly basis. Please don't use what is at Wal-Mart, of other department stores. Those products can work, but as soon as your pet gets wet, even grooming, you will have to reapply the product. With the veterinary product, your pet can go swimming or out in the rain and you do not have to reapply it for 30 days from the day you first placed it on your dog.
As far as no yard and the lack of supposed flea "housing", if any animal comes around you can carry them in on your clothes or when you walk your dog, the fleas will jump on your pet. Using the topicals from your vet will deter any fleas being carried home, and even if you do they will die within a few hours.
Again, bathe, bomb house, wash bedding and other clothes, vacuum house and monthly topicals for your dog. My preference on flea and tick prevention is Frontline. It's been around for awhile and very reliable.
Good luck

Answer 2

I doubt that if your dog had tick(s) then he would have lasted that long. If a dog gets a tick it can die in less than 24 hours. Also, the dog would be not eating and it's legs would be paralised. My dog got 2 ticks about 3 weeks ago and it was dreadful, even though the tick was removed only a couple of hours after, it was a very close call and we almost lost him.

As for the fleas, if you get your house sprayed with insect repellent by proffessional exterminators, it should keep them away. You can also buy flea shampoo from the vet or pet shop and tha should keep them off. If you have tried this and it doesn't work then definately let the vet take a look at it. He/she will know what your dog needs.

Good luck

Answer 3

Pet store flea, worm and tick treatments do NOT work. Stores aren't licensed to sell the appropriate, safe chemicals that actually deal with these parasites, so don't waste your money.

Go and get some Frontline or Advantix from a vets, they deal with fleas and ticks effectively. Also get some proper spray for your house from the vets.

Chalice

Answer 4

A safe,effective and cheap method of getting rid of fleas is to use a mixture of boric acid and salt. The powder should be sprayed on carpets, bedding and areas frequented by your pet.

Answer 5

Like a lot of people have told you use a good topical flea medication like Frontline or Advantage. Make sure you keep using it every month. Even in the winter fleas can survive. Try one and if it doesn't work try the other I used to work in a pet store and I had one customer that one worked great for her dog but not her cat so use used the other one and it worked great for her cat but not her dog so she had to buy both. One of the best shampoos that I have ever used and have told many people about is origanal blue Dawn dish soap. If possible set off some good bombs (not Hartz or anything cheap like that) after you set off as many as possilbe bombs leave your house and take the dog somewhere and give him his bath like a friend or familys house if that is not possible take him to Petco most of them have self service where you can bathe him yourself. After you bathe him give him a good brushing with a flea comb the Dawn will not kill the fleas but it will stun them. Brush him as you swipe the comb place it in a bowl of warm water with more of the dawn in it. the fleas should come off the comb into the water that will kill them to be safe flush the water down the toilet when you are done some people make the mistake of just throwing it outside. Hope this helps.

Answer 6

Firstly .... bathing a dog does NOT kill fleas ... you will just have CLEAN FLEAS !! :((((

You need to kill the fleas EVERYWHERE .....
on the dog, all his bedding, in your home (carpet, furniture, clothing, etc), in the yard ... there will also be EGGS everywhere as well !!

You can buy products off your Vet or even E-Bay (I just bought some "Front-line" top-spot & Spray off E-Bay).

This usually needs to be used every 2 weeks or so if the fleas are bad ......
don't miss a week or the eggs will hatch and start the breeding cycle again.

And once you've got rid of them, just use it monthly to make sure they STAY away !!!

I'd suggest you have a talk to your Vet ... also have a look at a Flea breeding cycle (they quite often have charts).

PS .... be careful .... do NOT overdose your dog !!!

Lyn
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Answer 7

i have been through this since i was little. i remember one summer we got fleas so bad in the house that when you walked in you could see them jump on your pant leg...gross! my point is, that i've learned by trying everything how to best get rid of the fleas. First, give the puggie a flea & tick treatment from the vet. I think our vet sells Advantix. I would suggest you do not get this at the pet store because there is some controversy over these off the shelf products causing permanent damage to pets systems including liver, nervous, kidney, seizures, etc. So I always stay safe and get the treatment from the vet, you put the drops on the little pugs ruff on the very back of her neck where she can't lick it, and rub it in with the applicator.

Next, this part is the biggest pain, but the only real way to get the fleas all gone I've found. Get indoor flea spray from the vet also, the brand i use is in a red bottle (sorry I don't have a bottle to get the name from!) but I think i would go with something from the vets office as well to ensure safety for the pet. I had to buy two to three bottles to cover our house, but the label will tell you how many square feet a bottle covers. Read the directions to make sure application is safe, and that you don't get any exposure that is not appropriate for the brand you use, but I believe the bottles I would buy would be sprayed on all soft surfaces including carpet and furniture, no need to drench but you do have to cover all parts of the soft surfaces (expect finger cramps from spraying the bottle!). You must be sure to get underneath furniture such as bed/sofa/tables, etc. Spray couches too (if directions on bottle permit), fleas can lay eggs in the cushions. Importantly, let it dry completely before using the furniture or allowing puggie back into the house.

Lastly, wash in hot any bedding or stacks of towels/clothes that puggie may nap on.

Hope this helps, good luck!

Answer 8

You have to use a topical flea treatment monthly to keep the fleas off of your dog and out of your house, even if your dog doesn't play with other dogs and you don't have a big grassy backyard - squirrels are huge flea carriers, so anywhere they have been, even temporarily, is a hot spot for fleas.

You can buy the cheapo Hartz flea control (or some comparable brand) but I would NOT recommend it - the dosage levels are not very well controlled, and I have known animals to go into massive seizures after being treated with those kinds of topical preventatives. If you really don't want to spring for the good stuff (Advantix, Frontline, etc.) you can buy a flea collar, but that won't do a whole lot of good because that just keeps fleas off of the head/neck area. If you want to get the fleas off of your dog and keep them off, you have to shell out the money for the good stuff (about $50 for a 4-month supply for a small dog like a pug).

And just an FYI, flea dips can be potentially toxic for dogs, and breathing the air in a house that has been fogged even 24 hours later isn't particularly healthy for either of you... you don't need to fog the house, just practice good house cleaning habits (vaccuum the floor/furniture, mop, change the sheets on your bed and do all of your laundry) and that will get rid of the fleas nesting in the house.

To get rid of most of the living fleas on the dog before you use the topical treatment, you can use one of these two methods that I have learned through lots of experience work great...

1. Mix a combination of 1/3 citrus juice (fresh-squeezed, don't use orange juice straight out of the carton, it has too much sugar) like grapefruit or orange juice, with 2/3 water. If you put it in a spray bottle it will be easiest to use. Saturate the dog with the juice mix, and let it sit for about 10 minutes. Fleas have gills, so they can breathe under water, but when they try to breathe in the citrus in the water they choke and die instantly. Once you have given it enough time to work on all the adult, living fleas, rinse the dog and give him a regular bath with regular shampoo (or he will be sticky). Dry him off and apply the topical treatment to kill the flea eggs/larvae that didn't die in the wash. Continue applying the topical treatment monthly.

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2. Get a thick oil (baby oil, Skin-so-Soft, corn oil, whatever you want) and slather the dog with it. I would never suggest this for a long-haired dog just because of the inconvenience, but since your pug has short hair, this will be easy to do on him. Good-smelling oils are more appealing to use, but if you are cheap you can just smother him with good ol' fashioned vegetable/corn oil, or even mayonnaise. Leave it for about 10-15 minutes, then rinse with warm water for about 10 minutes, then shampoo the rest of it out. It might take 2 washes to get him oil-free, but it is extremely effective - fleas can't breathe in oil like they can water, and they suffocate. Dry the dog and apply the topical flea treatment, then continue monthly from there on out.

Best of luck!

Answer 9

Palmolive dish soap to wash the dog (use for each washing), Sprinkle borax on carpeting, and vacuum, vacuum daily and then repeat the borax process 15 days later to take care of hatching eggs. Put mothballs in the vacuum cleaner for ongoing maintenance. Believe it or not all these together actually works wonders and the fleas don't return.

Answer 10

If you have a serious infestation, you will have to repeat the steps you have taken more than once! Make sure that you use a flea spray on your dogs bedding and anywhere your dog sleeps. Spray under cushions on the couch your dog lies down on. Shampoo again and make sure that you use a comb to remove the fleas and the eggs. (Foggers do not get under the bedding that your dog sleeps on.) Go to your vet and ask for advice on getting rid of your infestation.