 Please read and excuse the caps, this seems real easy to explain!
SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO HAVE ANY FLEAS ON HER AT THE TIME TO HAVE THAT REACTION!
What I mean is....sorry for the caps first, but the fleas very well could be jumping on her, biting her- she reacts to the saliva from the fleas, the flea gets a taste of the medicine from her blood and jumps off, but by then, she's already been bitten. And you never had a chance to even see the flea actually on your dog.
Just an FYI. I had an Akita that had this issue and this is the EXACT thing that was happening to her. That medicine you're giving her isn't going to prevent her from being bitten, just infested.
The best thing you can do is ask your vet if there aren't any new anti-hystemine (sp?) treatments out there for her to try and build a tolerance to the enzymes in the fleas saliva. And ask about maybe giving her Benedryl when she does show symptoms. Be sure to keep your property managed w/ flea applications to the yard, avoid heavily populated dog areas and make sure to wash her bedding often. That's all I really did for my girl and it worked. |