Fleas...Grrrr!

[YoRkiE Te aMo]

U DO NOT rinse it off ..the fleas hate it the smell and taste...
and it soothes the irritated skin...

[Dara311]

Thank you! Ok, she is now running around like crazy! I think I got all the fleas off of her, they were all up by her eys, and muzzle...we just put borax down and spraying the room with the spray and vaccummed....

I think Im going to do the spray from now on, and just bathe her with the baby shampoo...thanks again!

PS...since this is on her, if she gets another flea, will it die off?

[trinket1]

Gee, I forgot what it is like living with flees and tics. I chose to retire to El Paso on the mountain because there are no flees or tics here. I do remember this little fact I had to kill flees in the yard, carpet, baseboards, furniture, on cats and dogs and it had to be with something that killed the eggs otherwise in a few weeks they would be right back. Best of luck in getting rid of thoes pests!

[roxies_mom]

Originally Posted by _Chrissy_

Sounds like a bad batch! Can you get more?
All the bugs leave my baby alone now that he is on K9 Advantix. I get ours from Drs. Smith and Foster via ebay. Almost half price of the vets office.
He was on Frontline before.
What does you vet or groomer say to do?
Maybe the groomer has a suggestion? .

It was a 4 pack and the rest of them seemed ok. I talked to my vet and she said that most people think that all summer is flea time but Sept-October are actually the worst time. All I can do is try to keep up with it and wait it out. She also said this is going to be a bad season this year for them. I could go and get some more Advatix but I really don't want to put it on her since it's only been a week. I washed her in Dawn and I've put flea powder on her. All of that in the past week. Since YoRkiE Te aMo was so good to share a natural and effective way of killing them off I'm going to stick with that for now. Waiting for the first frost to help kill them off in the grass.

[YoRkiE Te aMo]

for next year u could plant lavender and penny royal in the garden..
those fleas are supposed to hate those plants

[yorkiemom1681]

Call Orkin or some type of pest control. They will treat the fleas in your house and yard and will keep coming back until they are gone.

[Dara311]

Originally Posted by yorkiemom1681

Call Orkin or some type of pest control. They will treat the fleas in your house and yard and will keep coming back until they are gone.

Thank you again for your advise. She seems to be doing much, much better, and I could not believe how much of her red skin went away after putting the spray on her. She is still itching a bit, but I just checked her again, and I dont see any signs of the fleas! Hopefully, we are on the right path here.

[bailey12]

Hi all. For the yard, I use nematodes, which are microscopic beneficial insects. They eat fleas, flea larvae, mosquitoes, lots of bugs I don't care for! It's really easy to do, and it works. I have used them for years with really good results. They come in a sponge, you wet the sponge and water them into the yard. Juliet

[TatumsMom]

Sorry, just now seeing this. I read through this whole thread and never saw Comfortis mentioned. It's a fairly new medication but the vet says it's been a godsend for so many people and their pets. We also used to use the topical oil once a month plus the Sentinel pill (for fleas and heartworms) but the flea infestation in our area was just incredible. We discovered also that Tatum has a flea allergy. Oh, her itching and red hives were terrible! Finally the vet recommended the Comfortis and we've been great ever since. We give the Sentinel pill to both dogs (other is an Aust. Shep.) on the first of the month and then the Comfortis pill on/around the 15th. We've been flea free ever since.

You do need to treat the house and yard though also!

[YoRkiE Te aMo]

Just saw this on that flea product...Comfortis


COMFORTIS® and ivermectin interaction Safety Warning Notification

[TatumsMom]

Originally Posted by YoRkiE Te aMo

Just saw this on that flea product...Comfortis


COMFORTIS® and ivermectin interaction Safety Warning Notification

Thanks for the warning but I can see that we don't have anything to worry about as long as the dogs are not also being treated with Ivermectin for Demodicosis (which is a skin condition like mange). The use of the Ivermectin plus the Comfortis is what's dangerous. Good to know though. I know there are many drugs that used together could be very dangerous and we count on our vets to know this but it never hurts to do your own research!

[_Chrissy_]

Originally Posted by yorkiemom1681

Call Orkin or some type of pest control. They will treat the fleas in your house and yard and will keep coming back until they are gone.

DITTO!
They will treat until they are gone.
You could end up spending as much on the stuff you buy (if not more).
Been there and done that. I will never tackle a in house flea problem alone again.
In the long run I think it is worth calling in back up!
Knocking on wood no flea issues here (yet) in Maryland.
But this past spring the small ticks were REALLY bad here in MD. I was pulling them out of my baby and he was on Frontline. I switched to K9 Advantix and they went away. Not sure if the tick season ended or if it was the meds. Staying with what works for now.
I really like the natural remedy and will keep it in mind if I get into issues here.

[_Chrissy_]

Originally Posted by yorkie te amo

for next year u could plant lavender and penny royal in the garden..
Those fleas are supposed to hate those plants

great idea!!!!!

[YoRkiE Te aMo]

there is also this article on the comfortis...

so if it is processed by the liver for 10 to 16 years, the life span of u r bby..
i find that questionable?





Comfortis and Spinosad - Our Dogs Online

[TatumsMom]

Originally Posted by YoRkiE Te aMo

there is also this article on the comfortis...

so if it is processed by the liver for 10 to 16 years, the life span of u r bby..
i find that questionable?





Comfortis and Spinosad - Our Dogs Online

I do completely trust my vet to know if drugs are harmful to my pets but I will ask him if he's seen anything negative with the Comfortis the next time we visit.