Fleas

[iron man]

My dog has recently developed a flea problem when she had an encounter with the neighborhood mut. Anyone got a good flea med? I know frontline is pretty good, but its a little pricey.

[weedeater]

Originally Posted by iron man

My dog has recently developed a flea problem when she had an encounter with the neighborhood mut. Anyone got a good flea med? I know frontline is pretty good, but its a little pricey.

good luck, I have been fightin fleas fot three months. I have bought sprays, dips, shampoo, colar and anything else and then I talked to a guy and he told me somthin crazy that worked. Some people may say not to do this but give it a lead shot between eyes and put it in the ground and your problem will go away.....hehe j/k. Go to the store and get Pine-sol and mix with water and dip your dog and the fleas will die and then take and wash with Don dish soap, sounds crazy but its the only thing that has worked to realy get them off the dog and the Don is supose to repel fles and skeeters. I sprayed my yard with Hi-Yield 32 from a feed store and its good for about any bug that moves but you will have to spray once a week for a few weeks and keep washin and dippin dog if you see fleas on it agin.

[iron man]

Originally Posted by weedeater

good luck, I have been fightin fleas fot three months. I have bought sprays, dips, shampoo, colar and anything else and then I talked to a guy and he told me somthin crazy that worked. Some people may say not to do this but give it a lead shot between eyes and put it in the ground and your problem will go away.....hehe j/k. Go to the store and get Pine-sol and mix with water and dip your dog and the fleas will die and then take and wash with Don dish soap, sounds crazy but its the only thing that has worked to realy get them off the dog and the Don is supose to repel fles and skeeters. I sprayed my yard with Hi-Yield 32 from a feed store and its good for about any bug that moves but you will have to spray once a week for a few weeks and keep washin and dippin dog if you see fleas on it agin.

what about any kind of dish soap? looking to do this today cuz she won't shut up.

[weedeater]

Originally Posted by iron man

what about any kind of dish soap? looking to do this today cuz she won't shut up.

Sure try what you have but keep lookin her over as you wash to see if its killin them, I washed both of mine last night with Don and you could see them die and wash off. I talked to someone else that said deisel, just dont smoke if you do that

[CrazyD]

a Bath in the pine sol mix and then a bath with baby shampoo will kill them also

[weedeater]

Originally Posted by CrazyD

a Bath in the pine sol mix and then a bath with baby shampoo will kill them also

Fleas or Dog, figure mine have a few more chances and they become crab bait

[outcast]

Dont know about don, but dawn dishwashing liquid will kill fleas instantly. Also adams flea spray works great, you can get it at the vet

[weedeater]

Originally Posted by outcast

Dont know about don, but dawn dishwashing liquid will kill fleas instantly. Also adams flea spray works great, you can get it at the vet

Don is Dawns twin

[iron man]

Originally Posted by weedeater

Don is Dawns twin

AH

[Bluechip]

Originally Posted by weedeater

Don is Dawns twin

Twin Brother.... :-)

[CajunSaint]

The vet has some pills we give ours that work GREAT!!
When the flea bites the dog it dies.(the flea dies not the dog)
I'll find out the name and let you guys know.

[Swamp Critter]

Originally Posted by CajunSaint

The vet has some pills we give ours that work GREAT!!
When the flea bites the dog it dies.(the flea dies not the dog)
I'll find out the name and let you guys know.

Don't know if this is the same pill, but my dogs are on a pill called Comfortis. It kills the fleas when they bite. They told me at my vet's office that fleas are EXCEPTIONALLY bad this year. Has to do with the lack of normal rainfall. I'm also spraying my yard with a poison with 38% permethrin, Hi Yield 38 I think is the name of it. Apparently I'm not spraying often enough, because they go away but come back. Guess I'll have to spray once a week. I've never seen fleas this bad before.

[weedeater]

Originally Posted by Swamp Critter

Don't know if this is the same pill, but my dogs are on a pill called Comfortis. It kills the fleas when they bite. They told me at my vet's office that fleas are EXCEPTIONALLY bad this year. Has to do with the lack of normal rainfall. I'm also spraying my yard with a poison with 38% permethrin, Hi Yield 38 I think is the name of it. Apparently I'm not spraying often enough, because they go away but come back. Guess I'll have to spray once a week. I've never seen fleas this bad before.

got to spray once a week to kill new hatch of eggs, you can also get somthin that makes eggs sterile when laid that mixes in with the hi-yield and it helps.

[muttmechanic]

Originally Posted by Swamp Critter

Don't know if this is the same pill, but my dogs are on a pill called Comfortis. It kills the fleas when they bite. They told me at my vet's office that fleas are EXCEPTIONALLY bad this year. Has to do with the lack of normal rainfall. I'm also spraying my yard with a poison with 38% permethrin, Hi Yield 38 I think is the name of it. Apparently I'm not spraying often enough, because they go away but come back. Guess I'll have to spray once a week. I've never seen fleas this bad before.

You are spraying enough to kill the fleas that are there. What's not happening for you is your neighbors aren't spraying at all more than likely. Fleas have been recorded to jump up to 60 feet in a single jump just imagine what they can accomplish in a whole day.

[Duck Butter]

Originally Posted by muttmechanic

You are spraying enough to kill the fleas that are there. What's not happening for you is your neighbors aren't spraying at all more than likely. Fleas have been recorded to jump up to 60 feet in a single jump just imagine what they can accomplish in a whole day.

20 yards? Negative, must have been a typo

[weedeater]

I sprayed the hi-yield and am seein lots of dead bugs of all types layin around, I am gona respray this week but I am also goin to put the other poison that makes eggs sterile so no more rehatch and I also started the comfortis today next step is lead poison

[muttmechanic]

Originally Posted by Duck Butter

20 yards? Negative, must have been a typo

6 ft. is what I meant musta hit the zero at the bottom of the key board. But even if a flea jumps 3 times from your neighbors yard they can be well in your yard which is what the point of the post was.

[Keywest18]

use daen dish soap the skin renewal leave it on for about 5 minutes it works pretty good.

[muttmechanic]

go to your local vet. get two pills one fights heartworms and acts like birth control for fleas called sentinel but it wont kill fleas immediately. Another pill called comfortis will kill them upon being bitten within an hour. I've yet to see a dog in my clinic on both of these with a flea on them. The baths will only help temporarily, the pills will last a month at a time.

[CajunSaint]

Originally Posted by muttmechanic

go to your local vet. get two pills one fights heartworms and acts like birth control for fleas called sentinel but it wont kill fleas immediately. Another pill called comfortis will kill them upon being bitten within an hour. I've yet to see a dog in my clinic on both of these with a flea on them. The baths will only help temporarily, the pills will last a month at a time.

That's it thanks Mutt!

Works great!