I know HATE is a strong word, but.........

[CoCos_Mom]

I hate those little critters called FLEAS!!!!!!

Have any of you that have different dog breeds experienced more fleas with your Yorkie than the other breed? My Chi has NO fleas or problems with fleas, but Miss CoCo keeps at least 2 - 3 fleas on her at all times!!!!! Yesterday I immediately saw 5 and had her daddy bathe her right away and apply another flea treatment. I have even tried 2 different flea treatments on her over the past 5 months. Every time she gets a bath, I also wash all of her bedding and vacuum the carpets.

It's not even like she spends time outside like that. She goes out for potty breaks and that is all!!!! It's very frustrating to say the least. I live in an apartment and the area where she likes to potty is under a bush. However, there is no grass growing there. It's only dirt and leaves. I have taken it upon myself to buy some outside flea spray in the hopes that will help. I don't know what else to do at this point.

[rubymoon2072]

its been a bad flea season and i hear you!! hate the varmits myself. i know there is a spray you can treat the outside area of the yard with, forgot the name but i know there is another thread listing the name. if i can find it i will post the link.

[gracielove]

It sounds like maybe they have laid some eggs in your apartment. I was reading that one flea can lay thousands of eggs. Try to vacuum under all the cushions of your furniture and along all the edges of your rooms as well as where you usually vacuum. Make sure you throw out the contents in a tightly closed bag right away. Vacuuming every day is one way to keep them from establishing in your home this time of year. Using a good outdoor powder like diatomaceous earth is a good way to kill the outdoor population. It can be used in dog beds and under cushions in your house, too. Make sure you use the food grade and not the stuff for pools.

[BabyGirl Rosie]

I hate them almost as much as I hate ticks! Are you using anything on her? Like Advantix or Vectra? My friend told me Dawn dishwater detergent will kill them. You might try it.

[southernbelle04]

Bless you guys! We use Frontline and so far have not had any problems. We did come down to Alabama these past couple of weeks though and I was worried the whole time we were there. I need to check KS again to make sure. I have friends who have different breeds of dogs in AL and they all have mentioned how bad it was this year. I'm not sure what medication they use though, if any. Sorry I am not much help, but I do hope you can get them figured out and taken care of. Best of luck!

[Harrysmum]

I think it's because all our Littlies smell so sweet and scrummy and irresistable..... Sally + Harry x

[BabyGirl Rosie]

Originally Posted by Harrysmum

I think it's because all our Littlies smell so sweet and scrummy and irresistable..... Sally + Harry x

Of course! why didn't we think of that!

[Harrysmum]

Originally Posted by BabyGirl Rosie

Of course! why didn't we think of that!

x

[Kadance]

This is strange! I found Dexters first flea yesterday :/ Thankfully, I think it was fully grown and didn't see any others.

Can you see flea eggs on the fur? Is that where they lay them?

[jp4m2]

Originally Posted by CoCos_Mom

I hate those little critters called FLEAS!!!!!!

Have any of you that have different dog breeds experienced more fleas with your Yorkie than the other breed? My Chi has NO fleas or problems with fleas, but Miss CoCo keeps at least 2 - 3 fleas on her at all times!!!!! Yesterday I immediately saw 5 and had her daddy bathe her right away and apply another flea treatment. I have even tried 2 different flea treatments on her over the past 5 months. Every time she gets a bath, I also wash all of her bedding and vacuum the carpets.

It's not even like she spends time outside like that. She goes out for potty breaks and that is all!!!! It's very frustrating to say the least. I live in an apartment and the area where she likes to potty is under a bush. However, there is no grass growing there. It's only dirt and leaves. I have taken it upon myself to buy some outside flea spray in the hopes that will help. I don't know what else to do at this point.

I understand about this flea problem all to well. You can but organic DE for using around the yard. It's perfectly safe for pets and humans but it kills fleas. The only draw back is it has to be put down after it rains and you are not to breath the dust. Not good for the lungs. I used to order mine through Permaguard but our Menards sells an organic brand for about $8. Some people also use nematodes.

The focus has to be directed on the pups environment. At any given time only about 1% of the fleas are in the adult stage, which is what we see. The rest are in one of three stages, the egg (about 35%), the larval (about 55%) and the pupal (about 9%). Combined all four of these stages could take from egg to adult about 5 months. That is why your going to see them even when you pup chemicals on the pup. Vacuuming is the most effective weapon you have to get this under control....

Dutch journal Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata:
The old upright is not only lethal to adult bugs, but it completely wipes out their young. Scientists from Ohio State University had set out to determine what additional measures might be needed to kill a bunch of Hoovered-up fleas: burning, freezing, poisoning, maybe even a little good old fashioned stomping. But it turns out that getting sucked into a vacuum bag does the whole job.
The researchers were so surprised by the results, they repeated the study several times. In each experiment, they sprinkled a kitchen carpet with 100 cat fleas, either adults or juveniles. And they found that the vacuum snuffed out pretty much all of them.


Don't let them accumulate in the vacuum the survivors will hatch in there. When they are in the pupal stage they are in a cocoon. This cocoon is like a suit of armor. Using chemicals in your home will have no effect on them. But, when you run your vacuum they sense the heat and vibration from it. This fools the flea into thinking it's a mammal so it emerges in search of the host it want to jump on. This helps eliminate the little buggers by running the vacuum more. I just left my vacuum plugged in at all times reddy to go. Some days I ran it several times a day. It's very important to do places where the eggs can rool or where they like to hids. The don't like to be in sunlight or in the middle of the floor. The larval will crawl to darker places as in under furniture or in cracks and along baseboards. Hope this helps some and Good luck to you....

[navillusc]

Originally Posted by Harrysmum

I think it's because all our Littlies smell so sweet and scrummy and irresistable..... Sally + Harry x

By jove...you could be onto to something...

[Harrysmum]

Originally Posted by navillusc

By jove...you could be onto to something...

I think she's got it.... x

[navillusc]

Originally Posted by Harrysmum

I think she's got it.... x

Ah yes...the other half of the quote...roflmao Love it, Sally!

[jp4m2]

Originally Posted by Kadance

This is strange! I found Dexters first flea yesterday :/ Thankfully, I think it was fully grown and didn't see any others.

Can you see flea eggs on the fur? Is that where they lay them?

If you saw the actual flea that would be the adult. Fleas will go through four stages, the egg, the larval ( it looks like a worm) then it spins into a cocoon, then it will emerge as the adult we see. Yes, a flea can lay eggs on the dog but they tend to roll off. That is why most of the flea problem is off the dog in the environment. The eggs will be in their beds or any place the roam and lie down and they also tend to roll into cracks and crevices. Get your vacuum out...

[LostLakeLady]

I really, really love the De-Flea products by Natural CHemistry. They're pretty inexpensive too, at PetCo I think; but you can get them online too. Back when we lived in the city we had a bad infestation last summer after taking in a loaded foster. The lil man got my whole house infested. >.< Luckily we had hardwood floors and no carpetting, but we still had to spray down our furniture and bedding. It worked great; after spraying the house with the Pet & Bedding Spray (yup it works on pets AND bedding) we treated with a (precisely measured, for my 5lb dogs!) dose of Frontline.

And say it all you want; I HATE the little buggers too!!! =D