I had fleas this year. Revolution has worked best for me...but when I got fleas, my boys were on sentinal...so here is what I did.
To treat the dogs....
I went and bought Frontline to use along with the Sentinal. I also went and bought natural flea shampoo from Petco. I washed my dogs with the shampoo, letting it sit on them as long as the directions said. I then put the frontline on. Since both Sentinal and Frontline are once a month, I staggered them. I used Sentinal on the 1st and Frontline on the 15th...so I didn't overdo it and just in case they lost their strength towards the end. I also repeated the natural flea bath in 4 days to a week if they were still itching.
To treat the environment....
I got this product called Knockout. It's by Virbac. I bought it at the vets office and I LOVE it. I am typically not fond of spraying any chemical sprays in my house, but this stuff works. I sprayed it on their bedding, my bedding, the sofa, carpeting etc etc. It is supposed to have, I believe, a 6 month residual so it keeps on working. This works better than any other house treatment I've tried.
I've also treated the yard with 7 dut because my dogs were bringing fleas in from outside. If you live in an apartment, your dogs may be bringing them in from outside...or even the hallways. |