My poor puppy has fleas, any help?
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Which works better, a flea collar or drops, and which company? Is there anything out there that kills eggs as well as fleas? I have been able to find and kill a lot, but my puppy has such long fur that they can hide easily. He’s only six months old, and I don’t know if any products are not supposed to be used on puppies. Are eggs visible?
While I’m at it, how old should my dog be when I switch from puppy food to adult food.
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September 19th, 2011 at 11:36 am
Drops! I love Advantage, but Frontline and K9 Advantix have their fans, too. They are all fine at 6 months. I don’t know that I’ve ever seen eggs, but I do know that I don’t see any more fleas within a day after applying Advantage.
Your pup should be on puppy food until his first birthday.
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September 23rd, 2011 at 11:36 am
When we got our puppy chihuahua he had fleas. We simply bought some flea shampoo and scrubbed him really good. We then brushed him and tried to remove all the fleas. This method will probably work on your puppy if he’s small if he’s big use drops. and no you probably wont be able to see the eggs.
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September 27th, 2011 at 11:36 am
go to your vet. it’s time for you to update your puppy’s vaccines and have them either spayed or neutered. depending on it’s size and breed your vet will reccomend what food you should be feeding at this time. plus you want to get your dog started on heartworm preventative. it will protect your dog from deadly heartworms, but also other intestinal worms that they can pick up.
as for the fleas the collars only work to kill if a flea dies from old age while crawling across the collar. otherwise they are a waste of money.
while you’re at your vet get either frontline or advantage. i prefer frontline for a dog. both are safe to use on a puppy 6 months of age. it kills flea adults, eggs and larvae.
the store brands often do not work and are toxic to many dogs. stick with what your vet reccomends and follow the directions on the package. do not bathe your dog at least 48 hours before and after application.
shampoos only will kill the adult fleas that are on your dog at the time of bathing. as soon as they return to the environement and dry the fleas will return.
neither advantage or frontline get into your dog’s bloodstream. they work by moving along the oil glands on your dog’s skin. only revolution goes into their bloodsteam, but it also protects against heartworms as well. although i have found revolution to be pretty worthless for flea control.
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October 1st, 2011 at 4:36 pm
I don’t know about the food but the best product EVER for fleas is called Advantage. You can buy it at the pet store. It is a little dropper (liquid) that you put on the dog’s skin once a month. It gets into their blood stream and when the fleas bite they die. It’s not even expensive. You totally need to get it. make sure and kill the fleas in your house, too though. Use Flea powder or Borax and vaccumm it up.
Dog’s can become anemic from fleas.
Good Luck!
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October 5th, 2011 at 5:36 pm
go to a vet they can give you flea and tick meds for 40 bucks depends how much he weights they work pretty well 5 month protection
or if you cant spend that much bio spot flea and tick drops about 18 dollars 3month protection
hope i could help good luck
i have 3 dogs
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October 9th, 2011 at 1:36 pm
Flea collars are pretty ineffective.
Frontline and Advantage are both pretty good. However you’re going to have to treat your house and yard too since fleas lay there eggs there.
Ask your vet to recommend a good flea fogger for the house, and yard. You want one that contains and Insect Growth Regulator (IGR) A product without an IGR only kills adult fleas leaving there eggs to hatch a couple weeks later. Remember you and your pets will need to leave the house for a few hours while the foggers work.
Another option for the yard is to buy nematodes. They are little flea eating bugs. Of course you’ll have to add more every few months as they’ll die off after they’ve depleted the food supply.
I’d go ahead and switch you dog to an All Stages Type food now. Canidae is a good one.
Puppy foods tend to cause rapid growth which can lead to bone and joint problems later in life. Where an all stages food will promote a more healthy slower growth and help lessen chances of bone and joint issues later on.
Run far and fast from anything Hartz. There products are ineffective at best, and at worst have caused chemical type burns, seizures and death. Its cheap, easily attainable but definately not worth the risk.
http://www.hartzvictims.org/
http://www.sosanimalslaunge.com/hartz-kills…-*again*-3092.html
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/290/RipOff0290052.htm
There are many more links just like those.
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October 13th, 2011 at 5:37 pm
I suggest flea drops b/c they spread throughout the fur. I personally like the brand “Hartz”. I also use Hartz Flea and Tick shampoo on my dogs. Good luck to you and your precious lil’ pup.
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October 17th, 2011 at 11:36 pm
I would take your puppy to the vet, you can get the strongest fee medicine from them. I don’t know if it is true or not but I heard flee collars are bad, don’t ask why just something I heard. We switched are pup over when she turned a year old. We slowly switched her though, we mixed the adult dog food with the puppy food for about two weeks, each day putting less and less puppy food in her food.
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October 21st, 2011 at 8:36 pm
I see frontline mentioned a lot here, and at my vet. That is the only one I have checked with my vet about and I use it on my dog.
I know there is at least one brand that is very bad for dogs and other animals, so I would check with your vet.
I hope your dog is soon flea free!
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October 24th, 2011 at 10:35 pm
Revolution is probably the best treatment you can get, as it not only treats fleas, but also mites, and for about 3 or 4 different worms. It can be bought as a 3, 6, or 12 month course, in different sizes for different weighted animals. Here in Australia, a 3 month course I get is about $50. I use it on my cat and my rats.
Frontline is also a good product, but it only treats for fleas. It is also available in bulk as above, and would be around the same price, but I don’t use it so I am not 100% sure.
Hope this helps
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October 27th, 2011 at 2:35 pm
The thing about picking fleas off the dog and killing them is that for every one adult flea you find, there are at least 10 adult fleas you can’t see. Eggs are nearly invisible to the human eye so no, you won’t be able to pick them off manually.
Even if you were to pick every flea and egg off of your dog and clean your entire house top to bottom, the fleas would still be living in the grass in your yard, so you’d be right back at square one as soon as the dog went outside. And EVEN if you flea sprayed the yard, squirrels are huge flea carriers… so as you can see, you’re never TRULY rid of fleas.
Flea collars are almost completely useless. Occasionally they stop fleas from hanging out around the head/neck area, but that’s the extent of their power.
Topical drops are the best way to get rid of fleas. I DO NOT SUGGEST buying store-brand drops like Hartz or your local grocery brand… they may seem like a good deal but they are not very well blended, and I have seen animals go into seizures from their use.
You should bathe the dog the day before applying the flea topical, giving them at least 24 hours to thoroughly dry before putting it on. Apply it at the base of the neck above the shoulder blades where the puppy can’t lick it off. Try not to touch it if you can avoid it, because it is a pesticide of sorts and is harmful if ingested. Vacuum all the carpet in your house and wash all bedsheets/linens and if the dog has a dog bed, toss the entire bed in the washing machine. Mop hard floors, making sure to get underneath chairs, couches, etc. – when fleas aren’t on dogs (or you), they’re in dark areas, because the heat from direct sunlight literally bakes them.
It may take a few weeks to get most/all of the fleas off of your dog and out of your house (in the South where the fleas are so bad we’ve pretty much accepted the fact that there’s no such thing as a flea-free animal) but within 12-24 hours of applying the topical you should see a big reduction in the little one’s itching. He’ll still itch simply because he has bites on his skin (the way a mosquito bite itches for days later) but that will go away in a week or so.
Good luck waging war on the fleas!
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October 29th, 2011 at 7:36 pm
If you haven’t done so already, take your baby to a vet. Have him checked over and get up to date on shots. The vet will let you know which flea medicine (spray/drops) he likes best and that they sell. Advantage and Frontline are both good. The baby should start worming meds too. He really needs his shots to keep him from getting any puppy illnesses, and have him neutered, sometimes that keeps boys from hiking their leg, sometimes not.
i have 3 dogs
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