Flea trouble
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Endurancemom,
The shampoo, like you said, will work wonders; however, there is one little aspect some pet owners might overlook. The fleas will just jump off, and patiently wait for their chance to jump back on your pet.
The same can be said for flea collars. They work for the the immediate area around the neck, but the fleas just migrate to your pets back end.
Only around 10% of the resident flea population is on your dog at any one time. The rest of the population are in their juvenile or sub-adult stages and are growing to maturity in your carpet, on your furniture, and your pets beds.
The most effective thing you can do is to wash everything to the best of your ability. This might include shampooing any carpet you might have, or washing any toys or beds your dogs might use.
Frontline is a good applicator once it is given enough time. They don't explicitly state so, but it can sometimes take around half a year for it to become effective in some dogs (Defeats the purpose a little bit doesn't it?).
If your puggle is old enough, you may want to visit your vet and get ahold of a capstar tablet. The capstar tablet will kill any fleas on your dog within the matter of a few hours. Then it is your responsibility to thoroughly clean your home to try and reduce the chance of anysub-adults maturing.
Don't feel bad! Fleas are tricky little fellas, and it can sometimes take a great deal of effort to get them under control.
If this didn't help much, I'm sure someone else will come up with a good plan for you! We want your little pup to get some relief!
Goodluck,
-Garett
The shampoo, like you said, will work wonders; however, there is one little aspect some pet owners might overlook. The fleas will just jump off, and patiently wait for their chance to jump back on your pet.
The same can be said for flea collars. They work for the the immediate area around the neck, but the fleas just migrate to your pets back end.
Only around 10% of the resident flea population is on your dog at any one time. The rest of the population are in their juvenile or sub-adult stages and are growing to maturity in your carpet, on your furniture, and your pets beds.
The most effective thing you can do is to wash everything to the best of your ability. This might include shampooing any carpet you might have, or washing any toys or beds your dogs might use.
Frontline is a good applicator once it is given enough time. They don't explicitly state so, but it can sometimes take around half a year for it to become effective in some dogs (Defeats the purpose a little bit doesn't it?).
If your puggle is old enough, you may want to visit your vet and get ahold of a capstar tablet. The capstar tablet will kill any fleas on your dog within the matter of a few hours. Then it is your responsibility to thoroughly clean your home to try and reduce the chance of anysub-adults maturing.
Don't feel bad! Fleas are tricky little fellas, and it can sometimes take a great deal of effort to get them under control.
If this didn't help much, I'm sure someone else will come up with a good plan for you! We want your little pup to get some relief!
Goodluck,
-Garett
Please do NOT use Hartz products on your dogs. Those are the most UNSAFE products you could possibly use for pets!
I use frontline on my dogs, and it works great. Flea shampoos don't generally work. It works to get them off at that moment, but like said above..they WILL jump right back on. And its not good for a dogs coat to bathe them too often (Which IMO once a month is fine, but anymore than once a month is bad for their coats),
I use frontline on my dogs, and it works great. Flea shampoos don't generally work. It works to get them off at that moment, but like said above..they WILL jump right back on. And its not good for a dogs coat to bathe them too often (Which IMO once a month is fine, but anymore than once a month is bad for their coats),
What I've found kills every flea stage on your dog and in their bedding is the Frontline Spray. The vet sells it, and it works even better than the one spot stuff for me!
ETA, you can also use it on your cats. One bottle is LESS than ONE onespot thing, AND has lasted two months on both of my dogs, plus I still have enough for one more month left. And it's the smaller bottle.
ETA, you can also use it on your cats. One bottle is LESS than ONE onespot thing, AND has lasted two months on both of my dogs, plus I still have enough for one more month left. And it's the smaller bottle.
Make sure that you're not bathing at the same time as you're using the frontline. Of course most people know not to bathe AFTER you put frontline on (the bath will wash it off), but also make sure not to bathe BEFORE the frontline either. It uses the oils in dogs' skin to work, and after a bath there are not enough oils for it to work effectively. I generally don't bathe 4-7 days before or after giving frontline.
And, if you use a flea shampoo along with frontline, you're doubling the poisons in your dog's system. This is not healthy! You could try a flea comb instead, I've found these to be very effective.
And, if you use a flea shampoo along with frontline, you're doubling the poisons in your dog's system. This is not healthy! You could try a flea comb instead, I've found these to be very effective.
I'm having a difficult time on the flea attack this year also. My dogs are in my grooming shop every day so it's easy for a flea to jump on them. Frontline has always worked in the past but not this year. I just ordered some Advantix and should be getting it next Tuesday. I hope it works because I hate fleas....ewww!