Fleas

[2ndamendment]

You have to treat the total yard as well as the dog. Another option for the yard is to get you a bag or two of the ant/flea/tick granules and broadcast the whole yard. And do this application every 3 months or so.

[jchief]

Originally Posted by 2ndamendment

You have to treat the total yard as well as the dog. Another option for the yard is to get you a bag or two of the ant/flea/tick granules and broadcast the whole yard. And do this application every 3 months or so.

Which ones do you use. I bought some and they didn't seem to work well. I can't remember what brand it was. Was trying to get rid of fire ants.

[weedeater]

Originally Posted by jchief

Which ones do you use. I bought some and they didn't seem to work well. I can't remember what brand it was. Was trying to get rid of fire ants.

you can get just ortomax in a bag

[Duck Butter]

My in-laws are north Louisiana rednecks and they have a bunch of foxhounds and they say the best thing to do AFTER you get all the dogs rid of fleas is to put out Borax (its dirt cheap and you can get it at any store) all in the yard. If your neighbors have fleas, you have to treat your entire yard, not just by the kennel. As said earlier, go to the vet and get a pill. After an hour or so, the dog will start acting crazy because the fleas are running all over him, it will rid the dog of fleas for a few days. This is when you have to attack the yard. After you rid em all, get the dog on good flea meds Good luck with em.

[2ndamendment]

Originally Posted by jchief

Which ones do you use. I bought some and they didn't seem to work well. I can't remember what brand it was. Was trying to get rid of fire ants.

As weedeater said orthomax is a good brand. I have tried basically all of the brands at some point. Bug-B-Gone, Eliminator, etc. Been broadcasting granules for many years. As for as fleas and ticks are concerned, we have not had an issue with fleas or ticks. Our dogs run free in our fenced in backyard. We have a lot of squirrels and sometimes some mice. Consistently keeping the fire ants at bay is an on going struggle.

[weedeater]

Originally Posted by 2ndamendment

You have to treat the total yard as well as the dog. Another option for the yard is to get you a bag or two of the ant/flea/tick granules and broadcast the whole yard. And do this application every 3 months or so.

If you fertilze your yard Scotts makes a weed-n-feed with ortomax in it that kills ants and fleas and alot more along with its pretty good on the yard