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Britster · 11-28-2011, 05:13 AM

Lol, lovely choices. It can't be worms, he just had a fecal and it came back clear.

Don't think it'd be fleas. Never seen one on him ever before, and he is on Frontline, but I guess it's a possibility. How can you even tell if he has fleas? I did have that Dachshund in my home for a day before I brought him to the rescue place, and they confirmed he had a flea allergy, so I wonder if he had any more fleas on him. Also, my step-mom found one single flea in the bottom of a huge packing box the other day. Otherwise, in three years, we've never had a flea problem. But I keep hearing it's bad this year!

The groomer was here last week and did not say anything to me about fleas, but he did have a few tiny red bumps, smaller than pimples, on his belly near his private area. I thought it was just a reaction to the antibiotics or something because they went away as soon as I stopped giving them. Hmmm... now you've got me thinking about fleas. Never dealt with them before. I wonder if I should give him a bath in Dawn soap, just to be safe?

He already had his dose of Frontline for the month, which I've been really unhappy with. Didn't see a tick for three months ALL summer when he had only had one dose of Advantix in June and then when I apply the Frontline, he has three big ticks within a week attached to him. They were dead but they were in there and attached, and then found one crawling on a strand of his hair, etc. I am starting to think they are attracted to the Frontline, LOL! Going to have to go back to Advantix, I think.

11-28-2011, 05:13 AM	#7
Britster Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 17,815	Lol, lovely choices. It can't be worms, he just had a fecal and it came back clear. Don't think it'd be fleas. Never seen one on him ever before, and he is on Frontline, but I guess it's a possibility. How can you even tell if he has fleas? I did have that Dachshund in my home for a day before I brought him to the rescue place, and they confirmed he had a flea allergy, so I wonder if he had any more fleas on him. Also, my step-mom found one single flea in the bottom of a huge packing box the other day. Otherwise, in three years, we've never had a flea problem. But I keep hearing it's bad this year! The groomer was here last week and did not say anything to me about fleas, but he did have a few tiny red bumps, smaller than pimples, on his belly near his private area. I thought it was just a reaction to the antibiotics or something because they went away as soon as I stopped giving them. Hmmm... now you've got me thinking about fleas. Never dealt with them before. I wonder if I should give him a bath in Dawn soap, just to be safe? He already had his dose of Frontline for the month, which I've been really unhappy with. Didn't see a tick for three months ALL summer when he had only had one dose of Advantix in June and then when I apply the Frontline, he has three big ticks within a week attached to him. They were dead but they were in there and attached, and then found one crawling on a strand of his hair, etc. I am starting to think they are attracted to the Frontline, LOL! Going to have to go back to Advantix, I think. __________________ ~ Brit & Lights! Camera! Jackson! CGC ETD TKP ~ Follow Jackson on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacksontheterrier Last edited by Britster; 11-28-2011 at 05:17 AM.