Well...I finally found a flea on Princeton today. It started last week with Princeton itching a lot and Ricky itching a little. I looked for fleas but could not find any so we went to the vet and they put Princeton on prednisone, treating it as an allergy, which did help.
Today, Ricky was itching like crazy, but again...after looking, no fleas were found, so I gave him a bath with anti-itch shampoo and I gave him some benadryl, assuming it must be environmental allergies.
After giving him a bath, he was still itching...and Princeton was itching again, so I decided to look on Princeton again and sure enough, I finally found the little culprit!!
And of course...it's the weekend and all of the vet clinics are closed, so I ran to Petco and bought some Frontline. Both of them now have had a flea bath and their frontline...and next is the cat. That should be fun!!
Both of the boys were on Revolution and this is the second month I've had them back on Sentinal. We haven't had flea problems all summer until now, and I had thought it was because we relocated...but I guess the Revolution was working better than I thought...So looks like we'll be going back on that next month!!
I swear I've never had flea problems with bigger dogs like I've had with these little guys. Maybe they are just more sensitive to fleas. Maybe they jump on them easier since they are lower to the ground..IDK what it is, but despite being on flea medication, it seems like I battle with them every summer. |