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My poor dog is abruptly covered in fleas. We have a large yard but are moving in one week. Don't want to take fleas with us nor do we want my pup to suffer now.
I used hartz 3-1 drops, monthly topical treatment, hasn't done a thing. These are super fleas. Short of picking them off her one by one I don't know what to do. She is white and shorthair, so we can see them, is there a simple and effective solution?
I lived in Texas for years with a Great Pyrenees (not a dog designed for the heat ). The fleas absolutely drove her mad till she chewed her skin raw, she was allergic to flea bites. It was dreadful for her. And every so often there would be a flea explosion in the house as well.
Sevin dust. It works. I dusted it on the dog and the carpeting. Every so often, maybe every few weeks. After a day of percolating I'd vacuum it out of the rugs. Couple of weeks later dust the carpeting again. I did this about 7 months a year. After years of battling the flea problem in Texas Sevin Dust was the only thing that ever worked for me.
However, if the dog has irritated skin from scratching flea bites, the skin needs to be healed and in good condition before you can use a dusting of the Sevin. Wash the dog with flea shampoo, wait some days for the skin to heal, then give him/her a dusting. Meanwhile you may want to shake some around the house.
There may be those who object to this method, but they have never lived in the southern heat with an infestation of fleas. In high enough concentrations, fleas can actually kill your pets. Those fleas gotta go.
Hartz is crap. Go get a real flea treatment... Frontline, Advantage, something.
Don't use ANY kind of Hartz product, too many pets have gotten sick, some very seriously.
Thank you. The pet store didn't have advantage in stock, so we bought biospot, active ingredients permethrin, pyriproxyfen.
What is up with hartz? worried about using the biospot today, after applying the hartz yesterday and washing with a hartz permethrin flea shampoo today.
Thank you. The pet store didn't have advantage in stock, so we bought biospot, active ingredients permethrin, pyriproxyfen.
What is up with hartz? worried about using the biospot today, after applying the hartz yesterday and washing with a hartz permethrin flea shampoo today.
Biospot is a step between hartz and the better ones (Frontline, etc. etc.). Give your vet a call because where you're moving you're going to want to make certain that you're using a tic preventive as well
The higher cost and more effective products such as Frontline Plus, Advantix, Revolution, etc, not only kill and repel fleas but also kills flea larvae to help prefent reinfestation. They also kill ticks. I'd recommend using one of the above products rather than the Bio-Spot since your dog already has a heavy infestation. You'll also need to thoroughly clean your house and carpets to get rid of the fleas in the environment, because they'll keep infesting the dog and you if you don't.
All Hartz flea products were pulled off the shelves a few yrs ago because of so many dogs and cats either getting sick or dying from the stuff. It also is pure junk and will not kill fleas. If you google, you'll find all kinds of info on it. HartzVictims.org - One More Victim is One Too Many
The only way to get rid of the fleas is to go to the vet and get a precription for Frontline or Advantage. It is only sold by precription..so you won't find it in any petstore. Once you have the prescription..it is actually cheaper to get thru 1-800 pedmeds.
But just treating the dog won't suffice. Your going to have to treat your house... and your yard. That means EVERYTHING...dogs bed, rugs...Since your moving, it won't effect you...but once you get to the new house...be aware the flea eggs hatch every few weeks. So, it is best to re-treat everything a few weeks later. I, personally, would bug bomb the house, treat the yard (old or new) ,wash the dog with a flea treatment and start her/him on Advantage immeadiately. Good luck
All Hartz flea products were pulled off the shelves a few yrs ago because of so many dogs and cats either getting sick or dying from the stuff. It also is pure junk and will not kill fleas. If you google, you'll find all kinds of info on it. HartzVictims.org - One More Victim is One Too Many
The only way to get rid of the fleas is to go to the vet and get a precription for Frontline or Advantage. It is only sold by precription..so you won't find it in any petstore. Once you have the prescription..it is actually cheaper to get thru 1-800 pedmeds.
But just treating the dog won't suffice. Your going to have to treat your house... and your yard. That means EVERYTHING...dogs bed, rugs...Since your moving, it won't effect you...but once you get to the new house...be aware the flea eggs hatch every few weeks. So, it is best to re-treat everything a few weeks later. I, personally, would bug bomb the house, treat the yard (old or new) ,wash the dog with a flea treatment and start her/him on Advantage immeadiately. Good luck
Thank you. Don't think Advantage is by prescription in Calif? because pet store said they carry it by special order. No time to order before move, so should I use the biospot until we get to our new home? New home has been vacant for years, so I don't imagine any fleas in there, would they still be in yard even though property unoccupied for so long?
You may be right...It may not be by prescription...but I doubt any pet store has it. Make sure is it Advantage by Bayer: Bayer Advantage:: Flea Treatment For Dogs and Cats (this website says only
Veternarians carry it....but I get mine at 1800PetMeds.com - America's Pet Medication and Pet Health Resource
I'm sure they will try and sell you something that "is just as good". Fleas are horrible to get rid of and will bite you and your family. Flea eggs can live forever in the ground and house. Especially Ca. , where the weather does not get cold enough to kill them off.
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). The fleas absolutely drove her mad till she chewed her skin raw, she was allergic to flea bites. It was dreadful for her. And every so often there would be a flea explosion in the house as well. 
