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Sounds like me awhile back. I washed everything.All of my bedding, and anything washable basically where fleas could be hiding. Went to the vet got a flea pill, and got flea spray for the house and yard. This was for my dog, Charlie. :)
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JavaLu
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I think my sister got a flea pill from the vet, but all it did was kill the eggs and larvae, not the fleas themselves. Didn't get any spray. She can't afford any super fancy treatments also. I'll have to do some laundry when I return this weekend it looks like. I found one on my laptop one day last week and nearly threw the thing I was so upset XD
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One time I missed a monthly flea and tick application for my German Shepherd and woke up to see my bed covered in flea dirt :o It was horrible. First thing I would do is find a medicated shampoo to kill all the fleas currently on the dog. Next, you need to apply a flea and tick preventative on the dog as soon as the bath is over. This is usually done once a month and will immediately kill any remaining fleas and prevent more infestations. You do not need to bathe the dog after this, especially since that would weaken the treatment you just applied.
Once the source of the fleas is taken care of, vacuum all the areas where the dog has been and treat with a household flea killer spray. Fleas will lay eggs in the carpet, cracks, and crevices of your house so it is best to thoroughly clean those as well. You might need to vacuum more than once to get the eggs out.
Doing this will ensure that you remove the fleas from both the dog and the environment. It is important to do both at the same time of the fleas will come back.
I really hope everything works out for you! I had a hard time sleeping when I had my own flea problem so I know it can be frustrating. The next day I washed my dog, applied her treatment, vacuumed the entire house (multiple times), and sprayed the flea killer everywhere my dog spent most of her time. Haven't had a problem since.
Also, make sure to read all the individual directions on each product so that you know how to handle them safely.
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Loua
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3038 days ago
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The monthly pill we use kills it all. Eggs, larvae, and fleas. It's 50$ a month. So not to bad at all. Probably about as much as buying food for them each month!
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JavaLu
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3038 days ago
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Oh goodness... My house is just an absolute mess, not hoarder level but just laziness when it comes to vacuuming and dusting and what not. That would take forever to do such a thorough cleaning and treatment. And my sister would have to do the same to her apartment, which is worse since she is preparing for a baby. I'll relay this information to her though and see what we can do. $50 a month is a lot when my sister can't afford her own internet or cable and her boyfriend is obsessed with video games and has to have a constant subscription to play online. Not the best financial situation she is in, really. But thank you so much for the help!
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I am a vet tech and here is my advise...
Step #1: Treat the environment. You need to get a bomb or spray that kills all the flea life cycles (eggs, larval, and adult stages). Treat the whole house. You'll also need to treat your yard, use Seven Dust. Its cheap and not toxic.
Step #2: treat your animals! All of them, the same day you treat the environment.
Recommened flea products: Advantage 2, comfortis (do not usenif animal has a history of seizures), vectra, revolution, bravecto,or nexguard (do not use if history of seizures). Advantage 2 can be bought at a pet store. The others can be bought online with approval from your vet or at your vets office.
Products to stay far far away from:
Anything by Hartz, Sergents, or a knock off store brand.
If you have any questions just shoot me a message and I'll be happy to give you my professional opinion.
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And do not bathe your animal 3 days prior or after the bath. The natural oils in their skin are required to trap the flea treatment. If you bathe you lose those oils and the treatment won't be as effective.
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I used the cheap walmart stuff hartz and that got rid of my animal's fleas. Also if you buy carpet cleaning powder and sprinkle it all over, let it sit a while and vacuum it up it helps too. also never forget the good ol' fashioned flea collars!
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Hartz is not reccomend by veterinarians. We see that product kill or harm so many animals. Especially cats. And flea collars are right there is the same category. Not trying to hurt anyones feelings I am just stating facts based on my knowledge and actual cases that have come into the clinic i work at.
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I used Hartz on my dog Lucy her whole life and she passed away 2 years ago...what does Hartz do to dogs?
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JavaLu
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3038 days ago
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You see more side effects in cats due to the tick control they use. It usually causes seizures. If you want i can do some research on the ingredients and let you know what the biggest side effects are if you'd like.
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She died because she woke up one day and couldn't walk. We carried her around for a week and tried different things and I ended up putting her down. I wonder if it had something to do with it. It was so sudden,
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JavaLu
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3038 days ago
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Thank you for the advice. I'll see what can be done this weekend. The fleas have to be coming from the apartment complex and my sister can't exactly treat the environment outside herself. It's honestly a really bad apartment, so I doubt she can get any maintenance on it any time soon. The dog is young, only a year or two, so no seizures, just dry skin around this time of year. I'll try and convince my sister to invest in advantage since that's what I use on my cats and it works wonderfully.
Flea collars are iffy, I know because my grandma had on on her two dogs. It worked on the one but not on the other, oddly enough.
It's gonna be a challenge to treat both the house and her apartment, but I'll update after the weekend when I return from college.
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This is what I would do...
1. Bathe the dog with a medicated flea shampoo.
2. Apply a flea prevention right after the bath
3. Clean all your bed sheets, blankets, laundry, etc.
4. Buy a household flea bomb and set them off in your house (messy but they work)
5. After cleaning up after the flea bomb, I would get a household spray and spray your sofas, carpet, curtains, etc.
And if your cats are flea infested and you can bathe them, I would do a flea shampoo and apply a flea prevention on them as well. Just what I've done in the past when my friend's dog brought fleas into my house while I had my cats and dogs inside aswell.
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