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Originally Posted by dixiegirlie90  I live in southern Tennessee and it's still almost 80 degrees here, and my dogs are having severe flea problems. My oldest is a 5 year old 11 pounds with the worst skin problems and fleas just tear him up to the point he bleeds from scratching just from one flea. His flea mess the vet gave him hasn't worked. We've even had a yard sprayed. I also have a 19 month old 1.3 pound yorkie that can't seem to get rid of them either, as I gave him a bath today and found 3. The vet says he's too little and doesn't weigh enough for flea medication. With all this being said does anyone have any recommendations as to something new I can try with them. I've tried bathing them once in dawn dishwashing liquid to kill the fleas and it kills them but they come back. Help!!!! |
You did not mention in your original post if you have treated your house, car, etc. You mention having the lawn sprayed. If you are using topical medication and they continue to reappear you may have them in your house which is causing the pups to continue to get them. A few suggestions:
- Wash your pups and keep them temporarily quarantined in a bathroom or kitchen (where there are no rugs or upholstery). In the meantime do the following:
- Steam clean EVERY rug in your home
- Vacuum every couch, chair and upholstered item and immediately dispose of the vacuum bag outside after doing so.
- Wash every area rug, or throw them out and get new ones
- If the pups sleep in your bed, take every thing off down to the mattress and launder everything. Take down comforters to laundromats and wash them thoroughly.
- If the pups are in your car, vacuum thoroughly and take all floor mats to be steam cleaned
- Wash every piece of bedding your pups have, or get rid of them and buy new.
It sounds like a lot, but it is the only thing I have found to be effective. We had 1 incidence about 2 years ago when we had a flea infestation (thanks to a good friend's dogs) and after doing the above I successfully got rid of them. And, I do not use any topical flea medication on Remy. He takes Sentinel (which is is heartworm med and prevents an adult flea from laying eggs). I also flea comb him regularly.
Good luck! Fleas are h*ll!!