fleas
#22
Originally Posted by virtualbernie
You do have to spray/bomb multiple times because of the adults and eggs but we used to use moth balls which helped. We still ended up getting an exterminator :(
#23
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Location: Merced, CA
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I used to wrap garlic cloves in hamburger and toss it to my Dobermans. They stayed inside with us a lot more than outside, but for some reason never had much problem with fleas. The only time youngest DS complained about flea bites after one of the dogs napped with him, turned out to be chicken pox. And no, we didn't have any chickens!!!
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[quote=Greenheron]Under control this year but last year was a nightmare. I ended up getting food grade diatomaceous earth and dusting the house. --------------
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I rub it in my cats' fur on the back of their heads. And I mix it up with some canned cat food that one of them loves, and give it to him. Haven't had any worms for a long time, used to have to get shots from the Vet every year or so. And as for fussy Freddy, I smash it on top of her front paws so she will have to eat it while cleaning it off!! She's a very fussy eater.
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I rub it in my cats' fur on the back of their heads. And I mix it up with some canned cat food that one of them loves, and give it to him. Haven't had any worms for a long time, used to have to get shots from the Vet every year or so. And as for fussy Freddy, I smash it on top of her front paws so she will have to eat it while cleaning it off!! She's a very fussy eater.
#26
Originally Posted by grammiepamie
Chewie takes comfortis once a month. It is chewable and it starts immediately killing the fleas immediately. It is fantastic stuff. No fleas anywhere. Even on my other dog who doesn't take it.
#27
We took out all the carpet because our dog brought fleas in the house and we could not get rid of them. They kept popping up every few weeks. The exterminator wanted to keep using the poison to kill them but I didn't want all that soaked in the carpet, cleaning wouldn't get it out. If we couldn't get rid of them in the carpet they would eventaully go into the walls. No carpet, the fleas disappeared. The dogs and cats now get a once a month pill to stop the flea cycle. The outside pets have no fleas on them at all since taking the pills. Expensive, you bet, but that's part of having animals in the South.
#28
Originally Posted by sewmuchmore
In a shallow dish fill it with water and one drop of dishwashing liquid. Place on floor put a lamp next to it and turn it on, turn out all other light. When you get up see if it has any fleas in it. They will come to the light and die in the water. It does work.
#29
I use Frontline plus on my dogs. Even in FL where we had fleas year round in the sandy soils, didnt have a problem.
Good luck, they are miserable, for sure. I found a very inexpensive source online for the Frontline. I buy a year supply at a time.
Good luck, they are miserable, for sure. I found a very inexpensive source online for the Frontline. I buy a year supply at a time.
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