If one of the dogs has fleas, does that mean that all 3 most likely have fleas
My jack russel is the one with fleas, and my other 2 dogs are boykin spaniels
The fleas on my JR, are all in her private area so im not sure how to get rid of them...
HELP
Answers:
Yes, get advantage flea killer and preventer, just ask your local vet if he sells it, put it on yourself,
Or ask your vet to put it on all your dogs,
Fleas spread very easily, and in hardly any time, so make sure you treat all your dogs,
Then get a flea shampoo and bathe them in it to prevent fleas in the future,
But most of all make sure you treat all your dogs, because chances are they have them too.
Seperate the dogs and take a visit to the vets
yes bath all of them with dawn or flea shampoo.
get frontline and treat all and if in the house treat the house the general rule is for every flea you see there is 100 in teh house.
fleas don't live on teh dog but jump on tehm to eat ( blood)
the rest of the dogs will have them. fleas spend most of their life in the environment and very little on the dog itself so i would advise you to get a good flea spray or shampoo for the carpets and beds in your house. also treat the andimals with a flea treatment - in the vets usually the ones in supermarkets are useless
Bath her in tee tree shampoo and then spritz her with a solution of tee tree oil and water. In fact you can do this to all of them. Watch the fleas jump off !!
just to be safe get all three of them fly collars and maybe some good flea shampoo
If 1 has them they all will get them.
Flea baths, monthly flea control like Revolution, Frontline or Advantage., frequent vacuuming, wash all their bedding, etc.
You must treat them and the house. Fleas live on them, in your home and in the yard.
treat all the dogs
DONT touch your other animals with any of that stuff
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DONT use flea colars
that is just putting harsh chemicals rite by the faces of your loved dogs
Here is my blurb on fleas, written for cat owners, but it applies to dogs as well. Be sure you evacuate ALL your pets if you flea bomb your house. And, I am sure you can soap up your dog's rear and privates with Dawn (see eblow).
PART ONE - Treat your pets:
Advantage and Frontline spot treatments both work well, but each works only on a certain type of flea. All the other flea collars out there are useless or dangerous. Call your vet to find out which works best in your area.
You need to bathe your cats first. Shampoo them with Dawn dishwashing liquid and leave the soapy lather on for 5-7 minutes. Be careful not to get it in your pets' eyes. Rinse them thoroughly. When they are dry apply the drops.
Even after you have treated your home (PART TWO below), you'll have to comb your pets out every day with a flea comb, as new fleas will continue to hatch out for a month from your rugs. Your set-up will be: the flea comb, a zip lock baggie, a lint roller. As you comb out each cat, stick the hair, dirt and fleas to sheets of the lint roller. When you catch a flea, quickly behead him with the flea comb, so he cannot wiggle free. Dispose of the lint sheets in the ziplock bag, and to be safe put it into a second ziplock baggie. Go on to the next animal. You'll know it when your pets are becoming cleaner. At the worst phase you'll need to do this every day or twice a day for each pet.
PART TWO - Treat your home: Do not call a pest control service. They put down some chemicals, and spray some, mostly without any consideration for the safety of you and your pets (birds are especially vulnerable to all kinds of chemicals). You do not want any chemical residue left in your home, do you?
Go to Home Depot and get "foggers" or "fog bombs" of the strongest type you can. (This needs to be done by an adult). You're going to have to fog your home at least twice. But one fogger for each 1000 square feet of your home - for each session. So if you have 3000 square feet, buy 6 foggers. Be prepared to evacuate all animals and people from the house for the duration of the fogger plus 2 hours. Prepare carefully, according to instructions (cover food prep areas, put food away, turn off electricity and pilot lights, etc.) Everyone out, set up your foggers and set them off according to a plan, which will leave the door you exit from last. When the time is up, you'll need to come back in the house to open all the windows, and put on the fan, to let the air out of the house. Ventillate for 1-2 hours this way. Don't let anyone in before this has finished. Fog again in 2 weeks. (You are lucky if you can do this during the summer months!)
PART THREE - more house preparation: If you have a fair amount of carpet, this is not going to be enough to get rid of your fleas. All carpet must be washed thoroughly and vacuumed. If you have orientals, send them out for cleaning. (Don't forget the cat tree and doggie beds!)
Even after the carpets have been washed thoroughly and professionally, fleas may still hatch out. You'll need to vacuum the entire carpeted area of the house every day. Each day, immediately after the vacuuming is finished - remove your vacuum bag, seal it in double layer of plastic ziplock bags, and put in a new bag.
If you can buy (either on the Internet or at your vet) some spray Frontline or Advantage, put a tiny bit on a sponge and lightly rub it into some problem carpet areas. Also, you can treat a room that is isolated with carpet, by rubbing a mixture of table salt and Borax (1:1) into it, waiting 7-10 days, then vacuuming it up thoroughly.
I'm sorry to tell you all this, but you'll probably have excellent controll of all fleas within a month. You're going to think "My life is fleas!" But, this will pass and your pets will be flea-free and healthy.
PART FOUR - avoiding reinfestation: Make sure your cats get their treatment every month. We use Frontline and it is very expensive, but if we had 5 cats or dogs I would definitely use the spray (one squirt to the back of the neck skin) to save money. Comb your cats at least once a week after the fleas have passed, and keep a close eye on the situation.
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