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lilstar63100 · 03-23-2008, 10:35 PM

i found a flea on pebbles this morning! she was on frontline... but she may be pregnant so i didnt put it on this month. i only found one flea.. and she doesnt seem to be itching... but is there anything you know of that is safe on a pregnant or nursing female?

love_me_cody · 03-23-2008, 10:45 PM

Most people will say to use Dawn dish soap. Kills the fleas without hurting the puppies. Make sure you don't get any in her eyes. lol

oscarthegrouch · 03-23-2008, 11:07 PM

YUP dat stuff works soooo goooodd!

Sugar's Mom · 03-24-2008, 05:59 AM

use Dawn. While it will not prevent fleas, it will kill what is on her already. Please do not use any kind of commercial flea medicine. i had a very unfortunate experience with my first pregnant dog because of this.

hha · 03-24-2008, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Sugar's Mom

use Dawn. While it will not prevent fleas, it will kill what is on her already. Please do not use any kind of commercial flea medicine. i had a very unfortunate experience with my first pregnant dog because of this.

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lilstar63100 · 03-24-2008, 07:15 AM

thanx everyone! i had heard of using dawn... but i wasnt sure if it really worked!

bjh · 03-24-2008, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Sugar's Mom

use Dawn. While it will not prevent fleas, it will kill what is on her already. Please do not use any kind of commercial flea medicine. i had a very unfortunate experience with my first pregnant dog because of this.

Dee, could you share what happened with your first pregnant dog. I know many of the commercial flea treatment are dangerous for any dog. My vet has always told me Advantage is safe for pregnant and nursing females. I always treat my females with Advantage a week or two before they are due and again if necessary when the pups are 6 or 7 weeks old. Do you think this could be harmful?

Sugar's Mom · 03-24-2008, 08:18 AM

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Dee, could you share what happened with your first pregnant dog. I know many of the commercial flea treatment are dangerous for any dog. My vet has always told me Advantage is safe for pregnant and nursing females. I always treat my females with Advantage a week or two before they are due and again if necessary when the pups are 6 or 7 weeks old. Do you think this could be harmful?

okay, Silk was my very first girl and it was my first breeding. She was in excellant health and was a retired showgirl. My vet had me using Advantage. i only used it sometimes. When she was pregnant and very early, he told me it was safe to use it on her. In spite of what I had read here on YT, I put it on her. She got sick the next day. I bathed her but by then it was already in her system. When it was whelping time, she started vomiting green bile. Copious amounts of it, it would fill a cup if you had measured it. and her labor never did progress. i took her in right away because even with my limited knowledge, I knew she was in trouble. She had one dead deformed puppy and one healthy puppy. Ceeby was only nine months old at the time. His first breeding. i didn't know any better at that time. The vet tried to tell me it was because he was so young and it could have been but because she had gotten sick early on, right when the babies were in the stage of forming.I KNOW it was the flea medicine altho he denies it. Research I read somewhere after that said not to put it on pregnant bitches.

bjh · 03-24-2008, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Sugar's Mom

Research I read somewhere after that said not to put it on pregnant bitches.

Thanks for sharing your story. To be safe I will not be putting it on my pregnant bitches anymore. I do know some dogs can have horrible reactions to it.

BamaFan121s · 03-24-2008, 09:06 AM

I've heard several times that this type of flea preventative administered to a prego female could cause complications with the pregancy including premature whelp and malformation of puppies.
I've heard of the dish soap to kill the fleas...never tried it, but it seems like a much safer option.
I know that in the past if any of our dogs had fleas, treating one of them w/ flea medication was enough to get rid of the fleas for everyone. Not sure if that would work in your case, but it might be worth a try...

bjh · 03-24-2008, 09:17 AM

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I know that in the past if any of our dogs had fleas, treating one of them w/ flea medication was enough to get rid of the fleas for everyone. Not sure if that would work in your case, but it might be worth a try...

That is what I do with mine. Sometimes I will just treat half of the dogs one time and then wait a couple of weeks and treat the other half. I buy Advantage for dogs 55 lbs up and I can get about 8 to 10 treatments out of one tube, much more economical.

Sugar's Mom · 03-24-2008, 09:22 AM

i have tried treating just one of mine and it doesn't work. I live on a farm. We treat the yard and etc. This winter, I carried every peice of furniture out of my living room where the dogs are gated so I'm hoping that will help me this Summer. But mine have only been outside two or three times on these warm days over the weekend and they are scratching already but i don't see anything.

ButterflyYorkie · 03-24-2008, 09:43 AM

I have a quick question, I wonder if any dish liquid would work, or is there a special ingredient only found in dawn?

ButterflyYorkie · 03-24-2008, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Sugar's Mom

okay, Silk was my very first girl and it was my first breeding. She was in excellant health and was a retired showgirl. My vet had me using Advantage. i only used it sometimes. When she was pregnant and very early, he told me it was safe to use it on her. In spite of what I had read here on YT, I put it on her. She got sick the next day. I bathed her but by then it was already in her system. When it was whelping time, she started vomiting green bile. Copious amounts of it, it would fill a cup if you had measured it. and her labor never did progress. i took her in right away because even with my limited knowledge, I knew she was in trouble. She had one dead deformed puppy and one healthy puppy. Ceeby was only nine months old at the time. His first breeding. i didn't know any better at that time. The vet tried to tell me it was because he was so young and it could have been but because she had gotten sick early on, right when the babies were in the stage of forming.I KNOW it was the flea medicine altho he denies it. Research I read somewhere after that said not to put it on pregnant bitches.

Thanks for sharing that. That was very unfortunate for you and sorry to hear it happened, and maybe you have helped another person in the future prevent from happening.
Thanks.

Sugar's Mom · 03-24-2008, 11:00 AM

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I have a quick question, I wonder if any dish liquid would work, or is there a special ingredient only found in dawn?

Has to be Dawn. Don't know why.

03-23-2008, 10:35 PM	#1
lilstar63100 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: California Posts: 783	pregnant female with fleas?! i found a flea on pebbles this morning! she was on frontline... but she may be pregnant so i didnt put it on this month. i only found one flea.. and she doesnt seem to be itching... but is there anything you know of that is safe on a pregnant or nursing female? __________________ RIP Pebbles. Mommy loves you and misses you!!!

03-24-2008, 05:59 AM	#4
Sugar's Mom Donating YT 7000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 7,477	use Dawn. While it will not prevent fleas, it will kill what is on her already. Please do not use any kind of commercial flea medicine. i had a very unfortunate experience with my first pregnant dog because of this. __________________ Dee and all the Pretty Babies!!!!!!!! at deeslilyorkshireterriers

03-24-2008, 07:15 AM	#6
lilstar63100 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: California Posts: 783	thanx everyone! i had heard of using dawn... but i wasnt sure if it really worked! __________________ RIP Pebbles. Mommy loves you and misses you!!!

03-24-2008, 09:06 AM	#10
BamaFan121s YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,972	I've heard several times that this type of flea preventative administered to a prego female could cause complications with the pregancy including premature whelp and malformation of puppies. I've heard of the dish soap to kill the fleas...never tried it, but it seems like a much safer option. I know that in the past if any of our dogs had fleas, treating one of them w/ flea medication was enough to get rid of the fleas for everyone. Not sure if that would work in your case, but it might be worth a try... __________________ ...........Misty........... Trixie * Lexi * Chipsie

03-24-2008, 09:22 AM	#12
Sugar's Mom Donating YT 7000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 7,477	i have tried treating just one of mine and it doesn't work. I live on a farm. We treat the yard and etc. This winter, I carried every peice of furniture out of my living room where the dogs are gated so I'm hoping that will help me this Summer. But mine have only been outside two or three times on these warm days over the weekend and they are scratching already but i don't see anything. __________________ Dee and all the Pretty Babies!!!!!!!! at deeslilyorkshireterriers

03-23-2008, 10:45 PM	#2
love_me_cody YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,715 Blog Entries: 2	Most people will say to use Dawn dish soap. Kills the fleas without hurting the puppies. Make sure you don't get any in her eyes. lol

03-23-2008, 11:07 PM	#3
oscarthegrouch YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3	YUP dat stuff works soooo goooodd!

03-24-2008, 09:43 AM	#13
ButterflyYorkie YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NC Posts: 742	I have a quick question, I wonder if any dish liquid would work, or is there a special ingredient only found in dawn?