I have a 7-8 month old chocolate lab/pit mix and yesterday, we went to the park with a friend who has a yellow lab. My dog has Frontline on her (applied a week ago, no baths afterwards). When we were walking back to our cars, we noticed an old, male dog (some kind of pointer), with a collar, wandering around. So, I knelt down and called him over to me and he trotted right over. His name tag holder had broken in 1/2, so there was no name tag, just the tag from the spay/neuter clinic. We called animal control and my friend put him on her dog’s leash. While we were walking around the parking lot waiting for them to come, we noticed a LOT of “flea dirt” on his beige coat and at least one tick. I came home and took my clothes off at our entry way and immediately washed them. Then I sprayed Hartz Flea & Tick home spray allll over my house– carpet, stairs, sofa, shoes, the dog’s bedding, etc.

We have a kitten who is indoors only w/ no flea/tick preventative. Do you think she’ll get fleas or should all the spraying work?

PS– the sad thing is, the animal control officer saw him and said, “I know this guy from somewhere… he was just adopted last year.” And poor thing, he had fleas, tick(s), he looked like he had an eye infection, he was boney skinny and looked like he’d been lost for quite a while. Hopefully he’s microchipped!
The only reason we got Hartz home spray is b/c even with the Frontline, she got a tick last week at the park and Hartz was the only thing that kills ticks AND fleas. Raid, Combat, etc. doesn’t kill ticks, too. It’s the only thing we had on hand.