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Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 12:18 pm
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Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2013 6:50 pm
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Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 4:12 am
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Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2013 5:40 pm
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Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2013 4:07 am
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Latrans You need to vacuum every soft surface of your house multiple times a day. Empty the vacuum directly outside. You need to wash everything soft in the house that can be washed in the washing machine. Go over every pet with a flea comb. Make sure to get between their toes. Diatomaceous earth should be available at the hardware store. If you can afford to, keep the house very cold. At night, turn on lamps, spotlighting flea traps (a bowl of water with a couple drops of dawn dish soap). Good luck.
thanks. I had them nearly all the way gone last week before leaving for vacation. but sadly on vacation everyone kept finding fleas on their dogs so I guess they must have been living outside near the house we were staying at or something. im having no luck. im pretty sure stowrm didn't bring them to the house since she had been free of them and the eggs for a couple days before leaving and I bathed her right before we left just in case. I had been going over her with the flea comb every chance I had
I don't think I can keep the house too cold because of cost issues, otherwise I would have it set low all the time because of the freaking humidity. 75 is as low as I want to set it during the summer
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Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2013 11:50 am
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Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2013 12:33 pm
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Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2013 1:30 pm
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Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2013 8:24 am
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We've been having the same issue with super-fleas. Nothing kills them, just slightly slows them down, until the new generations adapt to the whatever it is, and come back with a vengeance. We've used:
-frontline -frontline plus -advantage -advantage II -Activyl (sp? It's a new alcohol based product that worked very well for about 2 weeks, then nothing...) -Sentry (the cheapest one- $10 for 4 month) -Adams (works for tr big dogs, but because our smallest is so close to the ground he gets covered in fleas when he's out side and once they are on, they don't care!)
And a few others I can't think of. The only one that's worked so far is Trifexis. It's a three in one (fleas/ticks, heart worm, and round worm), and it's $20 for a one month pill. Saves money on heart guard too.
I also spray with some Sergents stuffs that prevents the larval stage of fleas from hatching, and wash all bedding weekly. And while we get the populations down, Bentley (little mister flea magnet) also wears a flea collar that prevents the larval stage from hatching (Adams brand). And for a shampoo, the $15 a bottle Adams is AWESOME for killing any that are on them right away. It also, ime, keeps the fleas slightly at bay for about 3 days. Probably has to do with either the smell, or any left over residue.
There are plenty of home remedies, too. Something about lemon juice, and a few other things in a spray bottle, than can be sprayed on the animal, and of course of bedding and carpets and such.
A little side note for some extra help if it's really needed-- if your dog wears a fabric collar, buy some OFF Deep Woods bug spray, and lay their collar out (I'd reccomend out side on concrete) and give it a little covering, and let it completely dry before putting the collar back on. It repells all kinds of biting nasties (mosquitoes, fleas, ticks, flies, gnats, ect), and is good in a pinch (so long as you don't have a collar chewer).
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Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:33 am
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Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 3:16 pm
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Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 10:01 pm
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Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 6:35 am
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Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 9:53 pm
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Gabrielle_AnimalLuver Crew
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Posted: Mon Dec 02, 2013 4:04 pm
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