Ugh fleas .. Help!

[allformyk9s]

When petting Cecily just now my husband felt some crusties on her back end at the base of her tail, sure enough some scabs ...we've been noticed her itching back there but figured dry skin...well I shaved/cleaned up around those scabs & saw a few fleas wth!!! We've never had fleas problems ... not seen any on us, I looked her over & along her back I counted maybe 10 ... very little flea dirt, checked the other dogs and none of them have any fleas.


SO now what to do ... Im thinking of getting some flea shampoo & bathing all of them .. but are there any alternatives to medicated flea shampoos? And should we treat the house &/or yard??? UGH!!!




If nothing else looks like we've caught this early ...

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K had a friend suggest dawn dish detergent .. cheap & easy to use so we'll see.

 

[allformyk9s]

K had a friend suggest dawn dish detergent .. cheap & easy to use so we'll see.

 

[Tiger12490]

Dial soap and put garlic in there food also fleas live on your dog not in your carpet and furniture...if you havent found them on you then your dogs arent infested and most likely arent jumping to furniture also if you have any extremely shady place try and find a way to expose it too more sun or keep your dogs away from it.....
Mmmm flea season
TAPD on my Skyrocket using 2.0 beta 4

 

[Duetsche_Doggen]

I remember when I worked at the groomers they used dawn, not sure if its a myth but the said the green dawn works best at killing fleas.

 

[allformyk9s]

Thanks yall, yes I know they live on the dog as the dog is THEIR food source, yummy :lol: but know when I was a kid our house became infested with them after our mini dachshunds got fleas .. .just do not want that here, blah!!!

Just gave her a good bath with dial soap - odd how I dont see the fleas on my other dogs.

Will try some garlic

 

[Tunride]

Pet Armor. Half the price of Frontline. Sold by dogs weight.

 

[chuckorlando]

Dish soap works about like a hort oil on a plant. Weve used it for years in landscaping for pest control on turf and plants. I will say I aint sold on it killing the fleas as much as knocking them out for a bit. I say this because I've used it and then left fleas in the tube after the bath. Seemingly dead. Hour later their back alive. I would suggest a flea comb after the fact. I would also suggest you treat the turf. Specialy if you have san under that grass. pray the fence and all to keep them from coming from next door

We just put Kona on trifexus and Duke on something starts with a C. Both pills. They work well. But I dont know how much I trust them health wise. Worries me a bit

 

[allformyk9s]

:lol: Well I used it on her & she's still itching so we'll see. We do have sand under our grass =( What is safe to treat the yard with?

Yeah, I am not comfy putting anything on them topically medicine wise or giving them anything, like you just not sure how much I truly trust it.

Thanks!!

 

[angelbears]

Hey allfor,

Didn't you just move from a cooler climate? If you have never lived on the outskirts of hell, too me that is Fl. and Tx., then you have a new thing a coming. It rarely freezes to kill off anything. So, I'm afraid fleas are going to be a constant battle, no matter what you do.

 

[allformyk9s]

Yes, from VA to South FL .. oh happy day!! Guess I'll stock up on dawn dish detergent & be prepared to battle :lol:

~Nise

 

[chuckorlando]

Most anything's safe long as you let it dry before hand. If you want organic then a neem oil might work. But organic only means natrual, not healthy. Many times you go least toxic and end up applying more, more often, with less result. I would look up a John deere landscape and giving them a call. Buy a comercial grade o what ever be it organic or not. Mix it your self. If at all possible I would find something that might last a few months so as to kill the eggs after they hatch. Or apply what ever multiple times.

Have a look at bifenthrin and talstar,

Bifenthrin. Bifenthrin is in the Chemical Family Pyrethroids. Bifenthrin, or THRINs, have been around for a long time and so far have shown very Little if any toxic effect on Manmals (Humans) The one exception might be some Cats that have shown adverse reactions to Pyrethroids. Some Birds and Fish are directly effected and you should never apply a thrin around pet birds.

 

[Smart_Family]

You can use diamatceous earth too. You can out it around the house, rub it in their coats and even put it in their food, just make sure it's not the pool grade kind but the food grade kind.

 

[allformyk9s]

Thank you both for the advice!!


PS Smart_Family, there's a thread for you in the photo forum

 

[Duetsche_Doggen]

Capstar is another recommended flea treatment for our clients.

 

[allformyk9s]

Thanks, I'll be looking into all those suggested.

 

[ruthcatrin]

I use the diatomacious earth outside, just be sure you get the food grade and that you don't breethe it in while spreading it as the particles could be bad for your lungs. Its cut down on our bug population big time, till the next time it pours, then I have to re-apply. But I feel its safer than alot of the chemicals. If you have privately owned petstores by you then you may be able to get some from them, but I just bought a bulk bag via amazon.com when I realized how much I was going to use.

Definetly consider treating your furniture, rugs, wash the dog beds,etc, just to be safe, fleas are nasty to get rid of!

 

[allformyk9s]

Thanks ruthcatrin - I will look into that & get to treating stuff inside the house .. so not want the fleas to make our home theirs!

 

[musicdeb]

I hate chemicals used to kill fleas. My trainer said to use Avon's Skin so Soft and feed garlic to keep fleas away.

 

[chuckorlando]

Those chemicals I posted are by and large organic. Basicly the am chemical produced by chrysanthemum plant. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrethroid

Chemicals are often times more organic than organic. Roudup verse vinager. One kills the roots, no soil redual, no translocation. The other kills th green allowing super roots(what I call them) and changes the ph of the soil which can cause nutriant lock to delecate roots f some plants

 

[musicdeb]

roger that, chuckorlando