Are all fleas the same?
I'm headed out the door to go to the Vet with Jimmy, who is covered in hives/scratching like crazy, etc. Benadryl helps - but is not helping enough. We're in Florida. Over the holiday, Jimmy and ...
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30 years in dogs and never had fleas until I hit Florida. :(
I can't do topical flea control with my dogs, so I had to learn how to control them while in Florida. Most of the info I got on how to, came from all of you guys!
The key is a shampoo that kills the eggs so you can get ahead of the problem. Takes a couple of weeks but it can be accomplished. Bathing with a flea shampoo that doesn't kill flea eggs also is just blowing in the wind and a waste of money!
Walmart has the one that worked the best.
Adams Flea and Tick Shampoo- kills flea eggs.
And for the 16 year old who I can not wash every week with pyrethrins. He gets washed every other week with
Adams d-limonene Doesn't kill the eggs but he can tolerate it better.
He's the one that gets bumps from the flea bites if I don't stay on a rigid schedule of bathing him so the fleas don't 'get' to the biting stage. If I start seeing the bumps that means it's bath time plus a dose of liquid benydril.
There might not be any snow here but the fleas are a real pain.
I can't do topical flea control with my dogs, so I had to learn how to control them while in Florida. Most of the info I got on how to, came from all of you guys!
The key is a shampoo that kills the eggs so you can get ahead of the problem. Takes a couple of weeks but it can be accomplished. Bathing with a flea shampoo that doesn't kill flea eggs also is just blowing in the wind and a waste of money!
Walmart has the one that worked the best.
Adams Flea and Tick Shampoo- kills flea eggs.
And for the 16 year old who I can not wash every week with pyrethrins. He gets washed every other week with
Adams d-limonene Doesn't kill the eggs but he can tolerate it better.
He's the one that gets bumps from the flea bites if I don't stay on a rigid schedule of bathing him so the fleas don't 'get' to the biting stage. If I start seeing the bumps that means it's bath time plus a dose of liquid benydril.
There might not be any snow here but the fleas are a real pain.
