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03-23-2008, 09:35 PM | #1 |
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| pregnant female with fleas?! i found a flea on pebbles this morning! she was on frontline... but she may be pregnant so i didnt put it on this month. i only found one flea.. and she doesnt seem to be itching... but is there anything you know of that is safe on a pregnant or nursing female?
__________________ RIP Pebbles. Mommy loves you and misses you!!! Mommy to 3 Yorkshire Terrors Shasta, Sherman and Little Man |
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03-23-2008, 10:07 PM | #3 |
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| YUP dat stuff works soooo goooodd! |
03-24-2008, 04:59 AM | #4 |
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| use Dawn. While it will not prevent fleas, it will kill what is on her already. Please do not use any kind of commercial flea medicine. i had a very unfortunate experience with my first pregnant dog because of this. |
03-24-2008, 05:25 AM | #5 |
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03-24-2008, 06:15 AM | #6 |
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| thanx everyone! i had heard of using dawn... but i wasnt sure if it really worked!
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03-24-2008, 06:48 AM | #7 |
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| Dee, could you share what happened with your first pregnant dog. I know many of the commercial flea treatment are dangerous for any dog. My vet has always told me Advantage is safe for pregnant and nursing females. I always treat my females with Advantage a week or two before they are due and again if necessary when the pups are 6 or 7 weeks old. Do you think this could be harmful? |
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03-24-2008, 07:23 AM | #9 |
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03-24-2008, 08:06 AM | #10 |
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| I've heard several times that this type of flea preventative administered to a prego female could cause complications with the pregancy including premature whelp and malformation of puppies. I've heard of the dish soap to kill the fleas...never tried it, but it seems like a much safer option. I know that in the past if any of our dogs had fleas, treating one of them w/ flea medication was enough to get rid of the fleas for everyone. Not sure if that would work in your case, but it might be worth a try... |
03-24-2008, 08:17 AM | #11 |
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| That is what I do with mine. Sometimes I will just treat half of the dogs one time and then wait a couple of weeks and treat the other half. I buy Advantage for dogs 55 lbs up and I can get about 8 to 10 treatments out of one tube, much more economical. |
03-24-2008, 08:22 AM | #12 |
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| i have tried treating just one of mine and it doesn't work. I live on a farm. We treat the yard and etc. This winter, I carried every peice of furniture out of my living room where the dogs are gated so I'm hoping that will help me this Summer. But mine have only been outside two or three times on these warm days over the weekend and they are scratching already but i don't see anything. |
03-24-2008, 08:43 AM | #13 |
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| I have a quick question, I wonder if any dish liquid would work, or is there a special ingredient only found in dawn? |
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