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Originally Posted by AMMARI  I don't know if this is accurate or not. My vet told me we don't really need to bombthe house. he said fleas can only live if they have a host (which is the dog) and can't live long at all on other areas, like carpets becasue they are parasites. I used Advantage everymonth and he hasn't gotten them back. Its been three months now. |
Actually, more fleas are found in carpets than on your pets:
In a typical room, 5 percent of the fleas will be found on pets, 10 percent flea cocoons in the carpets, 35 percent flea larvae and 50 percent flea eggs, again in the carpets. http://www.stopthefleas.com/flea-fac...formation.html
You have to treat the carpets of you have a flea infestation as the topical will only kill the fleas that jump on the dog, not the ones hatching in the carpet.