[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Fleas... (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 9/10/2014 6:10:09 PM EDT
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I read through the other thread that was on here a few months ago. Tried a bunch of the suggestions on there.
My back yard is almost white with diatomaceous earth. My dog has reactions to most topical flea stuff like frontline. So, I use the more natural stuff, it lasts about 24 hours. frontline only lasted about 48 hours then he had fleas again and his hair started falling out. He also gets baths quite often due to going to the beach and needing a bath before he can be set free in the house. He is wearing a flea collar. I tried the pills. They worked for roughly 24 hours. Then he had fleas again. My GF, her son and myself all have gotten flea bites. We have cleaned house (no carpet in the house at all). We have washed bedding and dont allow the dog on the bed at all anymore. I'm at a loss. Someone help. |
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have you tried triflexis? (sp) our lab would chew his tail and legs almost bald till we put him on this, heart worm, flea, and tick repellent hot spot that yellow oil in a bottle helps cool their skin. hope you dog gets better soon Trifexis for both my dogs. Great stuff. Killed what was on them and nothing came back. |
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First of all my vet told me last year Frontline doesn't work well anymore. Get Advantix for the dog. Get some flea traps for the house, the kind with a light and a sticky pad, they work. Spay the back yard with a yard critter killer. The yard, i thought, was gtg being covered in the white stuff. But I guess not. I cant remember what pills I have tired. I am thinking of bombing the house. |
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our vet gave us a prescription pill.....one every six months.
she had them before we gave her the pill - that was ~3 months ago. hasn't had them again. we rescued another, older dog since - larger, too - she hasn't gotten any either, though she hasn't had the pill yet either. |
| I was having the same problem a few months ago. Frontline, Advantix, yard treatments, nothing was working. Fleas were terrible in my yard. Bought a Soresto collar and I now have zero fleas. It killed off the majority on my dog within a couple of days and a totally flea free yard within two months. For about $50 it lasts for 8 months and has no smell or greasy residue. It's been about 5 moths and still works like a champ. |
| Kennel dog, bathe with dawn x2, spray yard with Bayer in blue bottle at lowes. Mop house with Apple cider vinegar water dawn mix, wash bedding and spray house with Bayer stuff. Should do the trick. Bathe dog every day for a few days and keep in out of flea areas. Dog wash stuff in blue bottle for fleas works well also. Can't remeber the name. |
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Capstar and Comfortis. There's also a collar that is supposed to be as effective as topical stuff, combine it with the former. Try Comfortis. It works. I treat our backyard monthly, but I can't kill them. We tried all store pills, spays, collars.......Only Comfortis has worked. |
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Given your location I don't think it's fleas. Have you combed the dog and actually pulled out flea dirt and eggs? I'd go with an oral, like Sentinel. I have physically seen fleas. He is a short haired weener dog. They are easy to spot on his belly. GF counted 7 fleas in 30 seconds just now. |
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Given your location I don't think it's fleas. Have you combed the dog and actually pulled out flea dirt and eggs? I'd go with an oral, like Sentinel. I have physically seen fleas. He is a short haired weener dog. They are easy to spot on his belly. GF counted 7 fleas in 30 seconds just now. Pics of GF? 
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sorry but NO pet is worth a flea infestation IN the house. people come first.
if you've tried all that there is nothing else. i've been through this mess, had them REAL bad, took weeks to get rid of them. closer to 10. had to get rid of the pets. it just wasnt gaining any traction till then. |
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sorry but NO pet is worth a flea infestation IN the house. people come first. if you've tried all that there is nothing else. i've been through this mess, had them REAL bad, took weeks to get rid of them. closer to 10. had to get rid of the pets. it just wasnt gaining any traction till then. Even trifexis didn't work? Dang. |
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sorry but NO pet is worth a flea infestation IN the house. people come first. if you've tried all that there is nothing else. i've been through this mess, had them REAL bad, took weeks to get rid of them. closer to 10. had to get rid of the pets. it just wasnt gaining any traction till then. Yeah, getting rid of the wiener is not an option. Had him for almost 9 years. This infestation just came about in the last 4 months. |
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sorry but NO pet is worth a flea infestation IN the house. people come first. if you've tried all that there is nothing else. i've been through this mess, had them REAL bad, took weeks to get rid of them. closer to 10. had to get rid of the pets. it just wasnt gaining any traction till then. Yeah, getting rid of the wiener is not an option. Had him for almost 9 years. This infestation just came about in the last 4 months. Good, a pet isn't something you throw away. Had a similar problem a while back, but just in a couple rooms of the house. Used Revolution on the cats and combed them often, put all the throw rugs in garbage bags with a ton of borax and left them there for a long time. Most important thing was mopping the hell out of the floors every couple/few days. Soaked every nook and cranny with Lysol mop water, let it sit a while, then dry mopped it up--those imitation professional mops at walmart that you wring out using the handle work well enough to do the job, along with a bucket. Took about 4 moppings and they were pretty much gone, but I did it a couple more times to be sure. Whats probably happening is there are some area in the house that they're breeding in, under furniture or some place that isn't getting cleaned. You might be able to figure it out where the nests are by where you are get jumped on. You need to get rid of the nests, and not give them anywhere else to go. |
| Sorry to say that you will need to nuke the yard and house once fleas set in. The problems is that if you have them, then neighbor's have them in their yard and they will come back. Kennel the dog for a few days. Put granular insect killer in the yard. Don't be shy with it. Then go to a pest supply shop and buy the 30% or greater Pyrethrin. It will cost about $50 for a 8 oz. bottle. The directions say to mix one ounce with 5 gallons of water. I put 4 oz in my 4 gallon sprayer and fill with water. Spray yard and see everything run for its life. Spray really good around the house and fence line. All outside fleas will be gone in a few days. For in the house. Get some flea killer at Petco or Petsmart. Use the powder on the carpets and spray on the hard floors. Leave the house for 12 hours. The longer the better. Come home and vacuum the carpet and clean the floors. This will get rid of 99% of your fleas. You may have to do it again in a few days if you had a major problem. You have to be aggressive with fleas or you will never get rid of them. Also make sure you bathed your pets in good flea shampoo. |
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where do you live? in a subdivision, apartment, more rural area? do you have neighbors in close proximity, or surrounding fields? try to be detailed because all this helps.
this may sound dumb but i have experienced it many times before... are you sure they are fleas, and flea bites you guys are getting? make a flea trap by using a shallow bowl of some sort, white is best, fill it with water and shine a light on it and let it sit over night; add a drop of dawn dish soap in it and you should wake up to some dead fleas floating around. if not then you dont have a flea problem. a common misconception is that if ones pet has fleas then fleas are in the house. this is most of the time untrue. fleas are parasitic and once they find a host they will stick to it, i have many customers that constantly have fleas on their pets but never have a problem in the house. i cant tell you how to treat fleas on a pet due to laws and labels; i can only suggest you get your pet treated by a vet. to treat the lawn and home you need to use more than just an adulticide. the treatment needs to incorporate a fast knockdown, a residual, and an IGR (insect growth regulator, or chitin inhibitor) here are the products i use to treat fleas. long term residual fast knockdown IGR IGRs should be safe to use on a pet (actually most pest control products are) but read the label to be sure. fog for hard to spray areas mix the three liquids in a hand sprayer ACCORDING TO THE LABEL, do not "mix extra" thinking you will get the job done better, this can actually create worse results. turn off all AC units, fans, or anything that circulates or filters air. spray all the floors, any cloth furniture, any low hanging curtains, under couch cushions, bed spreads, etc. anything with fiber cloth like rugs or couch cushions need to be vacuumed before treatment. this is to stand the fibers strait up otherwise when the larvae encases itself in its cocoon it pulls the top of the fiber over it acting like an umbrella. after spraying fog the home and leave for a several hours. do this treatment 2 times 7 to 10 days apart. if you have the ability to spray the lawn, do so with the long term residual. make sure all feces is picked up at all times or risk reinfestation. when pets groom themselves they ingest eggs and the eggs pass safely through the pet and stay encased in the feces remaining safe from all treatments. treat the lawn on the same schedule as the home. do not expect results in 24 hours if you have an infestation it didnt get there overnight and will therefore not go away overnight. this treatment targets multiple steps in the life cycle and takes time. i'm tired and typed this hastily so sorry for any improper grammar. i subscribed so i can continue to help you out. |
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where do you live? in a subdivision, apartment, more rural area? do you have neighbors in close proximity, or surrounding fields? try to be detailed because all this helps. this may sound dumb but i have experienced it many times before... are you sure they are fleas, and flea bites you guys are getting? make a flea trap by using a shallow bowl of some sort, white is best, fill it with water and shine a light on it and let it sit over night; add a drop of dawn dish soap in it and you should wake up to some dead fleas floating around. if not then you dont have a flea problem. a common misconception is that if ones pet has fleas then fleas are in the house. this is most of the time untrue. fleas are parasitic and once they find a host they will stick to it, i have many customers that constantly have fleas on their pets but never have a problem in the house. i cant tell you how to treat fleas on a pet due to laws and labels; i can only suggest you get your pet treated by a vet. to treat the lawn and home you need to use more than just an adulticide. the treatment needs to incorporate a fast knockdown, a residual, and an IGR (insect growth regulator, or chitin inhibitor) here are the products i use to treat fleas. long term residual fast knockdown IGR IGRs should be safe to use on a pet (actually most pest control products are) but read the label to be sure. fog for hard to spray areas mix the three liquids in a hand sprayer ACCORDING TO THE LABEL, do not "mix extra" thinking you will get the job done better, this can actually create worse results. turn off all AC units, fans, or anything that circulates or filters air. spray all the floors, any cloth furniture, any low hanging curtains, under couch cushions, bed spreads, etc. anything with fiber cloth like rugs or couch cushions need to be vacuumed before treatment. this is to stand the fibers strait up otherwise when the larvae encases itself in its cocoon it pulls the top of the fiber over it acting like an umbrella. after spraying fog the home and leave for a several hours. do this treatment 2 times 7 to 10 days apart. if you have the ability to spray the lawn, do so with the long term residual. make sure all feces is picked up at all times or risk reinfestation. when pets groom themselves they ingest eggs and the eggs pass safely through the pet and stay encased in the feces remaining safe from all treatments. treat the lawn on the same schedule as the home. do not expect results in 24 hours if you have an infestation it didnt get there overnight and will therefore not go away overnight. this treatment targets multiple steps in the life cycle and takes time. i'm tired and typed this hastily so sorry for any improper grammar. i subscribed so i can continue to help you out. I live in a residential area. Close neighbors. One of which has long haired dogs that my dog associates with often. I have not set a flea trap. I just assumed that it was fleas. I have seen them crawl off of him onto me. Skin crawling thinking about it. I will probably try to take your advice as soon as I can physically do so. Poor old man is just having a horrible time. I will try to bathe him again tomorrow. The bath seemed to keep him without fleas for a day and a half. Thank you. |
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I live in a residential area. Close neighbors. One of which has long haired dogs that my dog associates with often. There's your problem. You're getting your fleas from your neighbors yard /dog. Nuke your yard with flea killer. Get the kind that kills the fleas, larvae and the eggs. You have to kill each of the cycles of the fleas, if you don't you're wasting your time. Nuke your house with flea bombs and flea sprays. Nuke your dog with flea spray and baths, get him the skin application and the pills. Wash your laundry in hot water with bleach. It's war and you have to use everything at your disposal. This will work, however, if your neighbors dog has fleas and your pets hand around each other you're never going to get rid of the problem until he gets rid of the problem. |
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I live in a residential area. Close neighbors. One of which has long haired dogs that my dog associates with often. I have not set a flea trap. I just assumed that it was fleas. I have seen them crawl off of him onto me. Skin crawling thinking about it. I will probably try to take your advice as soon as I can physically do so. Poor old man is just having a horrible time. I will try to bathe him again tomorrow. The bath seemed to keep him without fleas for a day and a half. Thank you. Quoted:
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where do you live? in a subdivision, apartment, more rural area? do you have neighbors in close proximity, or surrounding fields? try to be detailed because all this helps. this may sound dumb but i have experienced it many times before... are you sure they are fleas, and flea bites you guys are getting? make a flea trap by using a shallow bowl of some sort, white is best, fill it with water and shine a light on it and let it sit over night; add a drop of dawn dish soap in it and you should wake up to some dead fleas floating around. if not then you dont have a flea problem. a common misconception is that if ones pet has fleas then fleas are in the house. this is most of the time untrue. fleas are parasitic and once they find a host they will stick to it, i have many customers that constantly have fleas on their pets but never have a problem in the house. i cant tell you how to treat fleas on a pet due to laws and labels; i can only suggest you get your pet treated by a vet. to treat the lawn and home you need to use more than just an adulticide. the treatment needs to incorporate a fast knockdown, a residual, and an IGR (insect growth regulator, or chitin inhibitor) here are the products i use to treat fleas. long term residual fast knockdown IGR IGRs should be safe to use on a pet (actually most pest control products are) but read the label to be sure. fog for hard to spray areas mix the three liquids in a hand sprayer ACCORDING TO THE LABEL, do not "mix extra" thinking you will get the job done better, this can actually create worse results. turn off all AC units, fans, or anything that circulates or filters air. spray all the floors, any cloth furniture, any low hanging curtains, under couch cushions, bed spreads, etc. anything with fiber cloth like rugs or couch cushions need to be vacuumed before treatment. this is to stand the fibers strait up otherwise when the larvae encases itself in its cocoon it pulls the top of the fiber over it acting like an umbrella. after spraying fog the home and leave for a several hours. do this treatment 2 times 7 to 10 days apart. if you have the ability to spray the lawn, do so with the long term residual. make sure all feces is picked up at all times or risk reinfestation. when pets groom themselves they ingest eggs and the eggs pass safely through the pet and stay encased in the feces remaining safe from all treatments. treat the lawn on the same schedule as the home. do not expect results in 24 hours if you have an infestation it didnt get there overnight and will therefore not go away overnight. this treatment targets multiple steps in the life cycle and takes time. i'm tired and typed this hastily so sorry for any improper grammar. i subscribed so i can continue to help you out. I live in a residential area. Close neighbors. One of which has long haired dogs that my dog associates with often. I have not set a flea trap. I just assumed that it was fleas. I have seen them crawl off of him onto me. Skin crawling thinking about it. I will probably try to take your advice as soon as I can physically do so. Poor old man is just having a horrible time. I will try to bathe him again tomorrow. The bath seemed to keep him without fleas for a day and a half. Thank you. Any reason why you haven't tried trifexis? |
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where do you live? in a subdivision, apartment, more rural area? do you have neighbors in close proximity, or surrounding fields? try to be detailed because all this helps. this may sound dumb but i have experienced it many times before... are you sure they are fleas, and flea bites you guys are getting? make a flea trap by using a shallow bowl of some sort, white is best, fill it with water and shine a light on it and let it sit over night; add a drop of dawn dish soap in it and you should wake up to some dead fleas floating around. if not then you dont have a flea problem. a common misconception is that if ones pet has fleas then fleas are in the house. this is most of the time untrue. fleas are parasitic and once they find a host they will stick to it, i have many customers that constantly have fleas on their pets but never have a problem in the house. i cant tell you how to treat fleas on a pet due to laws and labels; i can only suggest you get your pet treated by a vet. to treat the lawn and home you need to use more than just an adulticide. the treatment needs to incorporate a fast knockdown, a residual, and an IGR (insect growth regulator, or chitin inhibitor) here are the products i use to treat fleas. long term residual fast knockdown IGR IGRs should be safe to use on a pet (actually most pest control products are) but read the label to be sure. fog for hard to spray areas mix the three liquids in a hand sprayer ACCORDING TO THE LABEL, do not "mix extra" thinking you will get the job done better, this can actually create worse results. turn off all AC units, fans, or anything that circulates or filters air. spray all the floors, any cloth furniture, any low hanging curtains, under couch cushions, bed spreads, etc. anything with fiber cloth like rugs or couch cushions need to be vacuumed before treatment. this is to stand the fibers strait up otherwise when the larvae encases itself in its cocoon it pulls the top of the fiber over it acting like an umbrella. after spraying fog the home and leave for a several hours. do this treatment 2 times 7 to 10 days apart. if you have the ability to spray the lawn, do so with the long term residual. make sure all feces is picked up at all times or risk reinfestation. when pets groom themselves they ingest eggs and the eggs pass safely through the pet and stay encased in the feces remaining safe from all treatments. treat the lawn on the same schedule as the home. do not expect results in 24 hours if you have an infestation it didnt get there overnight and will therefore not go away overnight. this treatment targets multiple steps in the life cycle and takes time. i'm tired and typed this hastily so sorry for any improper grammar. i subscribed so i can continue to help you out. I live in a residential area. Close neighbors. One of which has long haired dogs that my dog associates with often. I have not set a flea trap. I just assumed that it was fleas. I have seen them crawl off of him onto me. Skin crawling thinking about it. I will probably try to take your advice as soon as I can physically do so. Poor old man is just having a horrible time. I will try to bathe him again tomorrow. The bath seemed to keep him without fleas for a day and a half. Thank you. Any reason why you haven't tried trifexis? I just havent tried it yet. I have researched it after you posted it on this thread. I have big plans to fix this as soon as I am back on my (2) feet. Home depot and the pet store/vet is calling my name. I thought about ordering it online. But i dont know what a good price is for it. |
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I just havent tried it yet. I have researched it after you posted it on this thread. I have big plans to fix this as soon as I am back on my (2) feet. Home depot and the pet store/vet is calling my name. I thought about ordering it online. But i dont know what a good price is for it. Quoted:
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where do you live? in a subdivision, apartment, more rural area? do you have neighbors in close proximity, or surrounding fields? try to be detailed because all this helps. this may sound dumb but i have experienced it many times before... are you sure they are fleas, and flea bites you guys are getting? make a flea trap by using a shallow bowl of some sort, white is best, fill it with water and shine a light on it and let it sit over night; add a drop of dawn dish soap in it and you should wake up to some dead fleas floating around. if not then you dont have a flea problem. a common misconception is that if ones pet has fleas then fleas are in the house. this is most of the time untrue. fleas are parasitic and once they find a host they will stick to it, i have many customers that constantly have fleas on their pets but never have a problem in the house. i cant tell you how to treat fleas on a pet due to laws and labels; i can only suggest you get your pet treated by a vet. to treat the lawn and home you need to use more than just an adulticide. the treatment needs to incorporate a fast knockdown, a residual, and an IGR (insect growth regulator, or chitin inhibitor) here are the products i use to treat fleas. long term residual fast knockdown IGR IGRs should be safe to use on a pet (actually most pest control products are) but read the label to be sure. fog for hard to spray areas mix the three liquids in a hand sprayer ACCORDING TO THE LABEL, do not "mix extra" thinking you will get the job done better, this can actually create worse results. turn off all AC units, fans, or anything that circulates or filters air. spray all the floors, any cloth furniture, any low hanging curtains, under couch cushions, bed spreads, etc. anything with fiber cloth like rugs or couch cushions need to be vacuumed before treatment. this is to stand the fibers strait up otherwise when the larvae encases itself in its cocoon it pulls the top of the fiber over it acting like an umbrella. after spraying fog the home and leave for a several hours. do this treatment 2 times 7 to 10 days apart. if you have the ability to spray the lawn, do so with the long term residual. make sure all feces is picked up at all times or risk reinfestation. when pets groom themselves they ingest eggs and the eggs pass safely through the pet and stay encased in the feces remaining safe from all treatments. treat the lawn on the same schedule as the home. do not expect results in 24 hours if you have an infestation it didnt get there overnight and will therefore not go away overnight. this treatment targets multiple steps in the life cycle and takes time. i'm tired and typed this hastily so sorry for any improper grammar. i subscribed so i can continue to help you out. I live in a residential area. Close neighbors. One of which has long haired dogs that my dog associates with often. I have not set a flea trap. I just assumed that it was fleas. I have seen them crawl off of him onto me. Skin crawling thinking about it. I will probably try to take your advice as soon as I can physically do so. Poor old man is just having a horrible time. I will try to bathe him again tomorrow. The bath seemed to keep him without fleas for a day and a half. Thank you. Any reason why you haven't tried trifexis? I just havent tried it yet. I have researched it after you posted it on this thread. I have big plans to fix this as soon as I am back on my (2) feet. Home depot and the pet store/vet is calling my name. I thought about ordering it online. But i dont know what a good price is for it. You have to get it from your vet, since you can't put a dog on something that kills heartworm if you haven't already had him on preventative without getting a quick and easy blood test. It's a little bit pricy, but it saves you from having to buy all the sprays and crap and dealing with poison sprays, flea collars, dips etc. I'd go for it before spending any more money on anything else. |
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Son of a bitch I hate fleas. If I catch them I will torch them slowly.
I mowed a family members lawn out of the reason that they were unable to at the time... thinking I'm doing a good deed. Well I mowed with a white shirt, shorts, and flip flops... ivemadeahugemistake.jpg.... yard was covered in fleas... my legs were a buffet table at the jenny Craig convention.... I'm tuning into this thread... the more cruel the method the better 
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Given your location I don't think it's fleas. Have you combed the dog and actually pulled out flea dirt and eggs? I'd go with an oral, like Sentinel. I have physically seen fleas. He is a short haired weener dog. They are easy to spot on his belly. GF counted 7 fleas in 30 seconds just now. Pics of GF? You must be new here. Good luck Boman, that sucks! |
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I was having the same problem a few months ago. Frontline, Advantix, yard treatments, nothing was working. Fleas were terrible in my yard. Bought a Soresto collar and I now have zero fleas. It killed off the majority on my dog within a couple of days and a totally flea free yard within two months. For about $50 it lasts for 8 months and has no smell or greasy residue. It's been about 5 moths and still works like a champ. Some real horror stories on Amazon about that collar. |
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You have to get it from your vet, since you can't put a dog on something that kills heartworm if you haven't already had him on preventative without getting a quick and easy blood test. It's a little bit pricy, but it saves you from having to buy all the sprays and crap and dealing with poison sprays, flea collars, dips etc. I'd go for it before spending any more money on anything else. I am already infested in the house and yard. Going to have to do everything. But I will most likely be trying trifexis depending on what the vet says. Pics of my weener to follow. Pics of GF are in BOTD. |
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I am already infested in the house and yard. Going to have to do everything. But I will most likely be trying trifexis depending on what the vet says. Pics of my weener to follow. Pics of GF are in BOTD. Quoted:
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You have to get it from your vet, since you can't put a dog on something that kills heartworm if you haven't already had him on preventative without getting a quick and easy blood test. It's a little bit pricy, but it saves you from having to buy all the sprays and crap and dealing with poison sprays, flea collars, dips etc. I'd go for it before spending any more money on anything else. I am already infested in the house and yard. Going to have to do everything. But I will most likely be trying trifexis depending on what the vet says. Pics of my weener to follow. Pics of GF are in BOTD. Treating the dog with trifexis may kill off everything in the yard too. They feed on him and die. You may not need to do anything more than feed him the treat. We were infested, house and yard. Legs would be black. No amount of spraying the yard or cats helped at all. We started using modern stuff on the cats and boom, all gone. |
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No idea on the fleas but I will comment on the beach part.
I take my dog to the beach daily. He swims and frolicks in the ocean all the time. At most I just rinse him off, never a full bath. Most of the time I just towel off the sand and call it good. He will be 11 next month and there have been zero issues with his skin. Good luck. |