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PGPIS · 03-23-2006, 07:42 AM

On Sunday I found 2 fleans on munchkin, but sense his on meds the vet doesn't want to spray him with anything just yet, well I had him sleep on my bed before that, and now I'm always itching like crazy. I've shaken my sheets down and sprayed lyso, but still itchy, don't know that else to do.
I have seen anymore fleas on him, but he did also have earmites wich he is taking meds for.
Is this all in my head, lol
Patricia

cindy0721 · 03-23-2006, 07:43 AM

take him a bath with Dawn dish washing soap, those suckers literally fall out unto the water...... good luck......

PGPIS · 03-23-2006, 08:10 AM

his still to sick for baths,his temp is to low, so no baths or flea meds just yet

julieg · 03-23-2006, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by cindy0721

take him a bath with Dawn dish washing soap, those suckers literally fall out unto the water...... good luck......

good advice! does the dawn make them dry? also what is safe to put on them? frontline/advantage/? any advice is wonderful!

JeanieK · 03-23-2006, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by cindy0721

take him a bath with Dawn dish washing soap, those suckers literally fall out unto the water...... good luck......

Dawn dishsoap? I've never heard that before. I'll have to remember tht one.

heather_lathrop · 03-23-2006, 08:23 AM

It may just be your head a little bit.

Like when you see a spider and you get freaked out thinking that it could be on you or something. You may just want to go get a flea comb or something until you can treat him again. I am sure that he doesn't have that many fleas. Good luck. And if they were in your bed then you would probably have bites from them. Once we lived in a different house, I would foster dogs. Sometimes when we first got them they would have fleas. At one time they just took over our house. They were so bad that we had to have it sprayed by a proffesional on two occasions to get rid of them. Because when you kill them they still have the eggs and they hatched over and over again. It was bad. We still have scars on our legs from them.

GurleyGirl · 03-23-2006, 09:00 AM

I'd suggest washing your sheets and spraying your mattress with some anti-flea stuff.... Shaking your sheets out is just spreading "whatever" around your bed and the room.

I hope Munchkin gets better real soon.

cindy0721 · 03-23-2006, 09:04 AM

no the dawn doesn't make their skin dry, you don't bath them everytime just every so often for those incase emergencies..

alisonJ · 03-23-2006, 09:09 AM

I recommend using a flea/tick preventative like Frontline Plus (don't use Hartz--it's toxic). Works like a charm.

03-23-2006, 07:42 AM	#1
PGPIS Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 23	Fleas On Sunday I found 2 fleans on munchkin, but sense his on meds the vet doesn't want to spray him with anything just yet, well I had him sleep on my bed before that, and now I'm always itching like crazy. I've shaken my sheets down and sprayed lyso, but still itchy, don't know that else to do. I have seen anymore fleas on him, but he did also have earmites wich he is taking meds for. Is this all in my head, lol Patricia __________________ Patricia Munchkin (yorkie) http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?j=t&i=292916 and Max (Lab) http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?j=t&i=292921

03-23-2006, 07:43 AM	#2
cindy0721 Always In My Heart Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Lone Star State Posts: 3,393	take him a bath with Dawn dish washing soap, those suckers literally fall out unto the water...... good luck...... __________________ Cindy & Gizmo Gizmo on Dogster *Rest in peace My Madda* *very much*

03-23-2006, 08:10 AM	#3
PGPIS Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 23	his still to sick for baths,his temp is to low, so no baths or flea meds just yet __________________ Patricia Munchkin (yorkie) http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?j=t&i=292916 and Max (Lab) http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?j=t&i=292921

03-23-2006, 08:23 AM	#6
heather_lathrop Gizmo and Gidget's Pet Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Arkansas Posts: 1,326	It may just be your head a little bit. Like when you see a spider and you get freaked out thinking that it could be on you or something. You may just want to go get a flea comb or something until you can treat him again. I am sure that he doesn't have that many fleas. Good luck. And if they were in your bed then you would probably have bites from them. Once we lived in a different house, I would foster dogs. Sometimes when we first got them they would have fleas. At one time they just took over our house. They were so bad that we had to have it sprayed by a proffesional on two occasions to get rid of them. Because when you kill them they still have the eggs and they hatched over and over again. It was bad. We still have scars on our legs from them. __________________ Heather & Max - In honor of my sweet Ayden!

03-23-2006, 09:00 AM	#7
GurleyGirl YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Scott City, Missouri Posts: 1,879	I'd suggest washing your sheets and spraying your mattress with some anti-flea stuff.... Shaking your sheets out is just spreading "whatever" around your bed and the room. I hope Munchkin gets better real soon. __________________ Joanne Gurley's Yorkies

03-23-2006, 09:04 AM	#8
cindy0721 Always In My Heart Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Lone Star State Posts: 3,393	no the dawn doesn't make their skin dry, you don't bath them everytime just every so often for those incase emergencies.. __________________ Cindy & Gizmo Gizmo on Dogster *Rest in peace My Madda* *very much*

03-23-2006, 09:09 AM	#9
alisonJ YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 1,840	I recommend using a flea/tick preventative like Frontline Plus (don't use Hartz--it's toxic). Works like a charm. __________________ Alison--Edith Jones's mother www.edithjonesproject.com