Quiverful
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ANY shampoo will wash the fleas off your dog. The problem is that if your dog has fleas then you have them in your house and they will keep jumping right back on.
What happens is this...a female flea gets on your dog from somewhere. She takes a blood meal and lays her eggs. The eggs will roll off the dog and land all over your house. The eggs will hatch into larvae. The larvae will then crawl for dark places and spin into what is called the pupa stage. They can stay in this stage for years. When the pupa senses a meal is close by...change in temp, humidity and even vibrations...they hatch out and jump onto the host. They can hatch and jump within seconds. And the cycle continues.
The best way to get rid of them is to treat the animal and the home. Many people will also treat the outside where the dog goes the most. Bathe the dog starting from the head and work your way back. The fleas will run from the soap and water so if you start at the back, they will run to the head and they're harder to get off there. Then, start using a good preventative product on the dog. Lots of people use Frontline. I prefer Advantix for my dogs. Our property is wooded so this product also protects against ticks.
Vacuum, vacuum, vacuum!!!! Vacuum every day and pay close attention to dark, out of the way places like behind doors and behind and under furniture. Throw the bag away outside the house. Also vacuum your furniture..under cushions. Even doing the draperies will help.
There are sprays on the market that do great at killing fleas and larvae. There is no product that can kill the pupa stage. So, it's important to repeat the treatment on the house about 3-4 weeks later. With the spray, again, pay close attention to dar and out of the way places.
Wash dog bedding very frequently in hot water.
Every spring, I start my dogs on monthly Advantix. So, I never even get the flea issue. I keep them on it until the first good, killing frost.
Good luck!
What happens is this...a female flea gets on your dog from somewhere. She takes a blood meal and lays her eggs. The eggs will roll off the dog and land all over your house. The eggs will hatch into larvae. The larvae will then crawl for dark places and spin into what is called the pupa stage. They can stay in this stage for years. When the pupa senses a meal is close by...change in temp, humidity and even vibrations...they hatch out and jump onto the host. They can hatch and jump within seconds. And the cycle continues.
The best way to get rid of them is to treat the animal and the home. Many people will also treat the outside where the dog goes the most. Bathe the dog starting from the head and work your way back. The fleas will run from the soap and water so if you start at the back, they will run to the head and they're harder to get off there. Then, start using a good preventative product on the dog. Lots of people use Frontline. I prefer Advantix for my dogs. Our property is wooded so this product also protects against ticks.
Vacuum, vacuum, vacuum!!!! Vacuum every day and pay close attention to dark, out of the way places like behind doors and behind and under furniture. Throw the bag away outside the house. Also vacuum your furniture..under cushions. Even doing the draperies will help.
There are sprays on the market that do great at killing fleas and larvae. There is no product that can kill the pupa stage. So, it's important to repeat the treatment on the house about 3-4 weeks later. With the spray, again, pay close attention to dar and out of the way places.
Wash dog bedding very frequently in hot water.
Every spring, I start my dogs on monthly Advantix. So, I never even get the flea issue. I keep them on it until the first good, killing frost.
Good luck!
