Fleas

NozSpark · Oct 8, 2011

Since we have moved house our dog has been getting fleas on a regular basis. Now we do treat him (and our cat) with frontline every month and then he's ok until it wears off.

He has never had fleas before we moved here!....... ever!

We are thinking that there are flea eggs & larvae in the carpet, we only have carpet on the stairs and in the bedrooms and they are vacuumed every couple of days and the dogs bedding is washed every week.

So the question is, what is the best way to get rid of these pesky bugs? Borax powder, steam cleaning or getting someone in?.... Or some other treatment

Apache · Oct 8, 2011

You need to treat the environment with an insecticidal spray

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Vacuum first, make sure you get into the corners of the room. Spray in such a pattern you cover the whole house especially areas pets sleep. Treat the car too. Go out for a couple of hours. Remove fish or any insect pets you have first.

Then switch to Frontline Combo as it helps protect the environment as well as the pet.

johninlondon1 · Oct 8, 2011

Also try a special flea repellent collar, this combined with the frontline should do it, the cats were like that after the frontline spray but combined with a flea collar this seems to have done the trick.

revjames · Oct 8, 2011

Noz, theyre called 'chwanans' in this part of the world. When we were at school there would be a weekly inspection of ones scalp for the little blighters by 'nurse chwain' - Patch I know theres a difference between fleas and headlice..... funny, I've started scratching!

Apache · Oct 8, 2011

Also try a special flea repellent collar, this combined with the frontline should do it, the cats were like that after the frontline spray but combined with a flea collar this seems to have done the trick.

No, don't do this. Some of the products may interact and could lead to toxicity issues.

The correct sized Frontline (preferably Combo) applied properly to the skin regularly will stop there being any sort of problem. It is possible for them to pick up a 'hitch-hiker' but they will be killed so quickly that they cannot breed in the house and will not bother the dog. Sometimes when you see a flea on a treated pet it is hyperactive due to the effect of the fipronil, untreated the flea moves close to the skin and you wouldn't see it.