Fleas, fleas....MORE FLEAS!

[kelina]

They do NOT go away...

We tried oatmeal flea and tick removal, ultra guard, ultra plus!

A lot of stray cats are around where I live, I have my own house cat.. when he is down in the basement he watches them from a window, and some how gets fleas which gives them to my pups! I tried ultra guard on him and ultra guard plus!

At a time, they were gone! Now they are back at it again! Now I have not seen any on either cst and dog.. but my pups keep itching and so is my cat!

I know them babies are hiding ! Lol!!...

We brought some spray for larvae, ticks, fleas... have yet to spray though.. we are going to try tonight..

I should take them a bath with the flea and tick removal, correct?

[lisgje]

I use K-9 Advantix. You may have to treat your backyard. They get in the grass. Hopefully with the cold weather coming, that may help. If you have wood floors, you may have to clean with hot water and bleach and then make sure the floors are sealed. They get into the cracks. Carpets are harder. Have you used any flea bombs? Your inside cat is getting the fleas from the dogs going outside in the yard. If you are not seeing any fleas or flea dirt, you may want to have them testing for mange, especially if there are wild cats in your yard. Take them to the vet and get them skin tested to make sure what exactly you are dealing with.

[kelina]

Originally Posted by lisgje

I use K-9 Advantix. You may have to treat your backyard. They get in the grass. Hopefully with the cold weather coming, that may help. If you have wood floors, you may have to clean with hot water and bleach and then make sure the floors are sealed. They get into the cracks. Carpets are harder. Have you used any flea bombs? Your inside cat is getting the fleas from the dogs going outside in the yard. If you are not seeing any fleas or flea dirt, you may want to have them testing for mange, especially if there are wild cats in your yard. Take them to the vet and get them skin tested to make sure what exactly you are dealing with.

No cats in my backyard, In the front of my house they just walk around !

My back yard is closed In so they have no way getting thru.

Hmmm, I was lookin at the advantix too!

[gagsd]

Do you have fleas and ticks, or just fleas?

A club member recommended littlecitydogs.com to me this weekend. I just ordered their Big Dog Flea Killer (equivalent to Capstar). Kills fleas on the pet and lasts about one day. It should be safe for routine use.

The price is WAY lower than getting Capstar. I have used Capstar before, and it worked well.
Remember it is short acting, only kills adults, and does nothing for the fleas in the environment.

I generally use Frontline and Advantage rotated, but the fleas are winning the battle this year.

I will try to update on if it arrived, and if it worked. I received a "shipped" notification shortly after ordering.

[kelina]

Originally Posted by gagsd

Do you have fleas and ticks, or just fleas?

A club member recommended littlecitydogs.com to me this weekend. I just ordered their Big Dog Flea Killer (equivalent to Capstar). Kills fleas on the pet and lasts about one day. It should be safe for routine use.

The price is WAY lower than getting Capstar. I have used Capstar before, and it worked well.
Remember it is short acting, only kills adults, and does nothing for the fleas in the environment.

I generally use Frontline and Advantage rotated, but the fleas are winning the battle this year.

I will try to update on if it arrived, and if it worked. I received a "shipped" notification shortly after ordering.

Ohh just fleas!

And i know.. I usually dont have flea problems but now they definitely are winning