Fleas!!

by **mrsxg** Wed Apr 11 2012, 15:15

Hello all! Smile

Hope you all had a lovely easter weekend!

Since Lola has had her flea collar removed (due to hair loss!) she was ok up till yesterday and she has been scratching like mad!! All by her ribs and nibbling her thigh and feet so I'm assuming its fleas.
Went to the vet and got some frontline to use but was wondering if I should bath her first??

Also do I have to WASH/CLEAN EVERYTHING now??
Her bedding is currently washing due to her being in season wanted to freshen everything bloddy up but do I have to disenfect everywhere she has been??

by Guest Wed Apr 11 2012, 20:02

Before putting chemicals on her i would give her a water bath and see if any fleas come off just to make sure, about washing everything wait until you know for sure first and if so, buy some tea tree oil dilute it and spray it around places she has been and on bedding etc that'll kill the flea's.

by Guest Wed Apr 11 2012, 21:24

You could also buy a cheap nit comb from the chemist & run it through the hair around her neck & tail. That's where fleas like to congregate.

I'm always loath to use chemicals if they're not needed.

by aussiechick Fri Apr 13 2012, 07:24

i have always fed my dogs garlic with their meals and i have never seem a flea..my girl tulip is 12 and she have never had a flea in her life..something to do with the oil and the smell of the garlic the fleas dont like...hope it may help...good luck