Guest guest Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 Thanks to everyone for all of the flea advice. My dogs are now 8 & 9 years and have never had fleas (until now of course) I too had heard that the fleas are especially bad. As I stated in an earlier post, I have treated and treated and ttreated again. After the first unsuccessful treatment (the dogs received a flea bath and then a over-the-counter spot treatment. When I realized that this didn't work, I went to my vet to ask their advide. They said that since the dogs had already received 2 treatments (bath and spot) that they COULD NOT be treated again. By the time i was ready for the 3rd bath for the dogs and the 3rd treatment of the house, I decided not to listen to my vent and they got yet another flea bath. And I have sprayed them with a spray treatment. I am seriously considering giving them another spot treatment buy wanted to ocntact the manufacturer before doing so. The only eason why I haven't gotten frontline is because the vet said the ycouldn't be treated for a month. I plan on taking the girls in as soon as this week is over. Thanks for all of the advice!! McK in VA Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 12:33:22 +0000 From: <rmoghadam@...> Subject: I need to vent!! - OT , I work at a Vet's office and our doctor's feel Advantage is the best product. We also sell a product to spray the house which is called Knockout. It cost about $20 a can and the advantage is about $11 a single dose or priced by a box of 6 (w/1 free) depending on weight. If the problem is REALLY bad, we are told by the bayer company who makes it that it, is safe to use more than one dose a month...using a second dose 2-3 weeks after the first one. Under normal conditions the product will last 4 weeks even with bathing. Good luck getting them under control! Life is exhausting enough without having to deal with fleas! Rita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 If you take the dogs to a groomer or vet for their flea bath, it's almost wasted time and money. To effectively bathe for fleas, I mix a bath using shampoo and liquid soap. Then I wet the dog, and next I hold the dog in the water up to it's head for about a minute while rubbing the fur all over, even over the head and ears. During this time, the fleas are drowned, and lots of eggs will come off. A vigorous rinse and dry will usually get more than 90% off in that one bath. One year, I had a small Collie and took it for a bath every week. I put her in my bike's sidecar and drove her to town. She loved it, and sight-seers got a surprise/thrill from seeing the sight. Even with weekly baths, she was covered with fleas, which I didn't notice at the time. The fleas were hiding inside matted hair and the bath was just a wet-it-and-go. I learned the hard way. Dennis [ ] fleas - OT > > Thanks to everyone for all of the flea advice. My dogs are now 8 & 9 > years and have never had fleas (until now of course) I too had heard that > the fleas are especially bad. As I stated in an earlier post, I have > treated and treated and ttreated again. After the first unsuccessful > treatment (the dogs received a flea bath and then a over-the-counter spot > treatment. When I realized that this didn't work, I went to my vet to ask > their advide. They said that since the dogs had already received 2 > treatments (bath and spot) that they COULD NOT be treated again. By the > time i was ready for the 3rd bath for the dogs and the 3rd treatment of > the house, I decided not to listen to my vent and they got yet another > flea bath. And I have sprayed them with a spray treatment. I am > seriously considering giving them another spot treatment buy wanted to > ocntact the manufacturer before doing so. The only eason why I haven't > gotten frontline is because the vet said the ycouldn't be treated for a > month. I plan on taking the girls in as soon as this week is over. > > Thanks for all of the advice!! > > McK in VA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 If you take the dogs to a groomer or vet for their flea bath, it's almost wasted time and money. To effectively bathe for fleas, I mix a bath using shampoo and liquid soap. Then I wet the dog, and next I hold the dog in the water up to it's head for about a minute while rubbing the fur all over, even over the head and ears. During this time, the fleas are drowned, and lots of eggs will come off. A vigorous rinse and dry will usually get more than 90% off in that one bath. One year, I had a small Collie and took it for a bath every week. I put her in my bike's sidecar and drove her to town. She loved it, and sight-seers got a surprise/thrill from seeing the sight. Even with weekly baths, she was covered with fleas, which I didn't notice at the time. The fleas were hiding inside matted hair and the bath was just a wet-it-and-go. I learned the hard way. Dennis [ ] fleas - OT > > Thanks to everyone for all of the flea advice. My dogs are now 8 & 9 > years and have never had fleas (until now of course) I too had heard that > the fleas are especially bad. As I stated in an earlier post, I have > treated and treated and ttreated again. After the first unsuccessful > treatment (the dogs received a flea bath and then a over-the-counter spot > treatment. When I realized that this didn't work, I went to my vet to ask > their advide. They said that since the dogs had already received 2 > treatments (bath and spot) that they COULD NOT be treated again. By the > time i was ready for the 3rd bath for the dogs and the 3rd treatment of > the house, I decided not to listen to my vent and they got yet another > flea bath. And I have sprayed them with a spray treatment. I am > seriously considering giving them another spot treatment buy wanted to > ocntact the manufacturer before doing so. The only eason why I haven't > gotten frontline is because the vet said the ycouldn't be treated for a > month. I plan on taking the girls in as soon as this week is over. > > Thanks for all of the advice!! > > McK in VA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 One thing I have to add to this flea topic - Not many people realize that their vacuum cleaner will breed fleas. They love the nice warm environment. You vacuum up the eggs and they hatch in the bag. It's important to change bags after each vacuuming until you're flea free. I used to have regular infestations until I bought a Rainbow vacuum. They are expensive, but last forever and need no bags. You fill the canister with water and when you vacuum, it goes into water which makes vacuuming dust free. It also drowns fleas and any other insects! It's great for fruit flies! a > > Thanks to everyone for all of the flea advice. My dogs are now 8 & 9 years > and have never had fleas (until now of course) I too had heard that the fleas > are especially bad. As I stated in an earlier post, I have treated and > treated and ttreated again. After the first unsuccessful treatment (the dogs > received a flea bath and then a over-the-counter spot treatment. When I > realized that this didn't work, I went to my vet to ask their advide. They > said that since the dogs had already received 2 treatments (bath and spot) > that they COULD NOT be treated again. By the time i was ready for the 3rd > bath for the dogs and the 3rd treatment of the house, I decided not to listen > to my vent and they got yet another flea bath. And I have sprayed them with a > spray treatment. I am seriously considering giving them another spot > treatment buy wanted to ocntact the manufacturer before doing so. The only > eason why I haven't gotten frontline is because the vet said the ycouldn't be > tre! > ated for a month. I plan on taking the girls in as soon as this week is > over. > > Thanks for all of the advice!! > > McK in VA > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 One thing I have to add to this flea topic - Not many people realize that their vacuum cleaner will breed fleas. They love the nice warm environment. You vacuum up the eggs and they hatch in the bag. It's important to change bags after each vacuuming until you're flea free. I used to have regular infestations until I bought a Rainbow vacuum. They are expensive, but last forever and need no bags. You fill the canister with water and when you vacuum, it goes into water which makes vacuuming dust free. It also drowns fleas and any other insects! It's great for fruit flies! a > > Thanks to everyone for all of the flea advice. My dogs are now 8 & 9 years > and have never had fleas (until now of course) I too had heard that the fleas > are especially bad. As I stated in an earlier post, I have treated and > treated and ttreated again. After the first unsuccessful treatment (the dogs > received a flea bath and then a over-the-counter spot treatment. When I > realized that this didn't work, I went to my vet to ask their advide. They > said that since the dogs had already received 2 treatments (bath and spot) > that they COULD NOT be treated again. By the time i was ready for the 3rd > bath for the dogs and the 3rd treatment of the house, I decided not to listen > to my vent and they got yet another flea bath. And I have sprayed them with a > spray treatment. I am seriously considering giving them another spot > treatment buy wanted to ocntact the manufacturer before doing so. The only > eason why I haven't gotten frontline is because the vet said the ycouldn't be > tre! > ated for a month. I plan on taking the girls in as soon as this week is > over. > > Thanks for all of the advice!! > > McK in VA > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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