help with fleas...

[devinej]

i need some help. poor pepper has fleas i'm using front line and they are still there is there anything better than frontline? or are they like ticks and they die after 48 hours being on her?

 

[SoftballCrazy]

i need some help. poor pepper has fleas i'm using front line and they are still there is there anything better than frontline? or are they like ticks and they die after 48 hours being on her?

I heard some dogs do better w/ advantage for fleas...good luck!

 

[Geek]

i need some help. poor pepper has fleas i'm using front line and they are still there is there anything better than frontline? or are they like ticks and they die after 48 hours being on her?

Fleas suck.

 

[rack'm]

I use Advantix for my dog, it kills fleas, ticks and skeeters.

 

[pixiegirl]

i need some help. poor pepper has fleas i'm using front line and they are still there is there anything better than frontline? or are they like ticks and they die after 48 hours being on her?

It takes time to spread over their body. Also, if you got most of it on the fur opposed to the skin it won't be as effective. After the Frontline is disbursed across the skin, fleas should die within a certain amount of time; it's nowhere near 48 hours though. It's not a repellent at all.

 

[aps45819]

Fleas suck.

Very true

 

[cattitude]

i need some help. poor pepper has fleas i'm using front line and they are still there is there anything better than frontline? or are they like ticks and they die after 48 hours being on her?

It will take some time for them to disappear. You can get a Capstar pill from your vet that will kill the ones on the dog almost instantly. You probably should treat your house as well since the fleas spend relatively little time on the dog.

 

[Elle]

I use Advantix for my dog, it kills fleas, ticks and skeeters.

We use this as well along with either Interceptor or Sentinel and *knockonwood* monster has never had any pest problems.

 

[SouthernMdRocks]

i need some help. poor pepper has fleas i'm using front line and they are still there is there anything better than frontline? or are they like ticks and they die after 48 hours being on her?

Capstar will kill them all right away and then the frontline will keep them off.

 

[SouthernMdRocks]

It will take some time for them to disappear. You can get a Capstar pill from your vet that will kill the ones on the dog almost instantly. You probably should treat your house as well since the fleas spend relatively little time on the dog.

 

[BlackSheep]

My dogs never had a flea problem until I bought home some straw from Southern States-seems the area the straw is kept is over-run w/feral cats. Took me 2 mos. to rid the dogs and all areas of them pesky critters. It's 70+ degree's today-prime flea and sketter wx..

 

[SpriteZero]

CAPSTAR!!!

Kills fleas VERY DEAD, VERY FAST!!!

One pill does wonders!!!!

 

[devinej]

thanks ya'll! i'll see about that capstar pill maybe some advantix too.

so when you say treat your house....what does that entail exactly. how about diatomaceous earth...

 

[Finofan]

thanks ya'll! i'll see about that capstar pill maybe some advantix too.

so when you say treat your house....what does that entail exactly. how about diatomaceous earth...

Call me.......

Also if you want I will groom her and put advantage on her for a trip around the lake

 

[Suz]

thanks ya'll! i'll see about that capstar pill maybe some advantix too.

so when you say treat your house....what does that entail exactly. how about diatomaceous earth...

I'm not sure what everyone else had in mind, but I would bomb my house. It's a PITA because unless you remove or bag your kitchen up, you have to wash everything. But you won't have fleas anymore as long as your dog is flea free. Make sure you read the directions on the can! And use appropriately!

 

[YellowBird]

If you don't want to use chemicals...
CirclePoint - InnerMidst

 

[Patch Tuesday]

i need some help. poor pepper has fleas i'm using front line and they are still there is there anything better than frontline? or are they like ticks and they die after 48 hours being on her?

You have to be careful with Frontline and similar products in that you are not inadvertently washing them off...

If you bathe a dog after applying frontline for the month, you can only use very low chemical shampoos, or you are washing off the expensive protection that you applied...

You can verify this with a phone call to them...