Fleas help me i have a pruebred aust bull masstiff i have tried everything flea soap,powder,colars,shampoo as?

well as frontline and advantage and she still keeps getting them has anyone got any ideas ,home remedies or other products i havent triedFleas help me i have a pruebred aust bull masstiff i have tried everything flea soap,powder,colars,shampoo as?
Are you using the Frontline and Advantage EVERY four weeks?


Flea collars don't work. Don't bother with them. Anything you get from the store is not worth it either. If you are buying your Frontline and Advantage from any one BUT a veterinarian, that may be your problem. Frontline and Advantage are only guaranteed when bought from vets. There is no telling how the product was handled during shipping.


Also, if you have a bad festation in your house, it can take 3-4 months to kill them all. Keep using the Advantage. Use it religously. It will kill the festation. With Advantage the fleas don't have to bite the pet. They only have to come into contact with them. If you live in an area that has fleas year round, you will have to use Advantage year round. If you miss a dose, your dog will get fleas again.


If you bomb your house, you will have to cover all your tableware, put all your food stored on shelves into the refrigerator, you will have to wash all cooking surfaces and utensils to make sure you and your family are not ingesting insecticide residue. I don't recommend bombs. If you use the Advantage it will clear the house.


Also, Diazenon is environmentally toxic. Your dog can pick it up on his feet and be poisoned. Any children coming into contact with it can be poisoned.Fleas help me i have a pruebred aust bull masstiff i have tried everything flea soap,powder,colars,shampoo as?
Have you tried giving her brewers yeast, or garlic? When you de-flea her you have to also de-flea your house or where she sleeps. Ask you Vet for more advanced flea protection since the ones you have tried aren't working.
One natural way of controlling fleas that people have used is to put plants in their garden or yard that ward off fleas. It sounds weird, but many plants have natural pesticides as a defense mechanism such as lavender. Lavender actually got a reputation in the middle ages as a cure for the plague. This was simply because it kept fleas away, and it was used as a scent on clothing. So the people who used it didn't get bitten and didn't catch plague from the fleas. Lavender is generally not toxic to dogs or cats. another longer lasting and also more controversial method that I use myself is seven dust. put it in a coffee can with holes punched in the lid, shake it on and rub it down to the skin. It is a home and garden insect repellent. I have 12 Siberian huskies and malamutes all outside and had a horrible problem with them getting eaten alive by flies and you name its. A vet ';quietly'; recommended it to me for use on my pets and the wildlife I rehabilitate. It has basically the same ingredients as all the other things you have tried and it is safe to use on edible garden plants. Research it! Oh you may also use it inside to clean up the ones that stay behind, sprinkle wait 10 minutes and vacuum!
You need to treat your yard and bushes, as well as spraying all furniture. Wash all linens and spray your mattresses. Steam clean your carpets often...and get rid of throw rugs or wash weekly. Advantage and Frontline will work perfectly on the dog; as well as combing out fleas and drowning them in a bowl of water as you comb. Comb anytime you have your dog outside the sprayed areas. Don't forget to sanitize your car as well.The trick is killing them in all other areas. I live in Florida...and the battle never ends!!! At least we don'y have ticks in our area! Good luck
Have you used the liquid capsules you break open and apply only to the nab of the neck... It is absorbed thru the skin of the neck and takes three to four days, to work but works very well for over a month. Re apply every month and that should work well .. But follow the directions as you may have a very large dog and he may need a larger dose .... Read and ask your Vet....
wow, you should like water your yard so the fleas will drown
Most products only kill one or two stages in the flea's life cycle. Advantage will kill the adult fleas, but it does nothing for the eggs. Thats why you get a 4 month supply in the package. Use all four doses over 4 months as directed.





A lot of products all use Pyrethrins as their active ingredient. This is likely the case with the shampoos and powders especially. There is little value in repeating the same ';active ingredient'; from a different bottle.





Some places, like Florida, are starting to see fleas that are resistant to products previously considered reliable. Some products, like Advantage, are supposed to have a very fast kill rate. If you still see adult fleas a couple of days after using the product, you may want to try another product.
Stop with the powders, shampoos and collars. All fairly ineffective.


Here's what will work. Put your dog on a topical product from the Vet Clinic - Revolution/Advantage/Frontline all good products.


Spray your home.


Now, you have to keep your pet on the product for at least 3-4 months to give all the fleas in your house a chance to hatch and end up on your pet.


You MUST treat every pet in the house. If a flea bites an untreated pet it will reproduce shortly thereafter and you will never end the cycle.


If you live in a shared building, you will need to keep her on a flea product year round. Fleas will move out of one apartment and come under your door to feed off your dog.


Finally, if other pets visit your home, remember that they can harbor fleas. Same advice applies - keep her on the product year round if she is exposed to a lot of other pets.


I know this sounds expensive, but its better then wasting your money on products that don't work. All of the above products come with guarantees and trust me, Vet clinics do not sell inferior products.
do you actually see them or does dog scratch dry , over cleansed skin ? if it really is fleas try letting dog swim in salt water several times a week for a month . or diatomacious earth dusting of your carpets.
Have you treated your HOME? Fleas only hop on pets to feed so if you have a bad flea infestation you need to treat the carpets in your home as well. You also need to strip down all beds and wash all bedding - yours and the dog's. You can buy some 20 Mule Team Borax in the laundry aisle at most supermarkets and sprinkle that in. You can also use diatomaceous earth - you can find that at Lowes and Home Depot. You also may want to treat your yard. Lowes and other home stores have granules you can sprinkle in your yard to kill fleas and other insects out there.





Don't use the soaps, powders, collars and shampoos. Not only are they mostly ineffective but they contain harsh pesticides that can make your dog very, very ill. And combining them could actually be DEADLY. Use Frontline or Advantage on a monthly basis. Also make sure you're using a dosage big enough for a breed as large as your dog. I use the Frontline Plus 89-132 lbs for my 100lb Newf/Lab. If your dog is larger than that then ask your vet which dosage to use - you may have to use two of the smaller dog vials so there's enough meds for the size of your dog. http://www.800petmeds.com is where I buy mine - much cheaper than elsewhere.
dont forget to treat your carpet if your have some.
Hi, I've heard that spraying you dogs bedding with either lavender (not the perfume stuff, pure only) or tea tree oil is supposed to work??? Hope this helps, good luck.
The safest and cheapest method of getting rid of fleas is to use a mixture of boric acid and salt. The powder should be sprayed on carpets, bedding and areas frequented by pets.
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Spray your yard.
If she's a house dog, you need to treat the house as she's probably reinfesting in your home.





You sprinkle diazanon granules in the yard to make sure she doesn't reinfest in the yard.





You bug bomb the house every 4 days for a total of 4 to 6 times.


Bug bombs only kill the live fleas in the house, not the eggs that are hidden in your rugs and furniture. And so to kill all the eggs, you have to bug bomb every 4 days to kill the newly hatched eggs before they breed.





Get some kennel dip. It is concentrated and comes in a small bottle. You mix a little in a quart of water and sponge it on her after her bath.





Flea collars are worthless.


Dawn liquid soap will drown them if you shampoo the dog in it and leave it on. If you can comb her with a flea comb, that will help you know which are live and which ones you see are actually dead bodies.
CAPSTAR available from your vets. you will see dead fleas within 20 mins. when i use it on my dog (a huge Alsation crosss) it takes effect almost immediately. It works!