Available for both short - term and long - term control, these products begin killing
adult fleas on your pet within 24 hours.
At any rate, these chemicals should offer you a more well - rounded approach in the control
of fleas on your pet.
Below is a list of several options to help
control fleas on your pet and in your home, even if your pet is already on a monthly flea medicine.
Given these huge numbers, it is entirely possible to see
live fleas on your pets that have been treated with flea medications.
We are happy to answer any questions you may have about flea control and recommend the best product to
prevent fleas on your pet, call our office today!
The goal of flea control is to eliminate the
existing fleas on your pet and to continue to kill fleas that your pet picks up from the environment.
Once you
notice fleas on your pet, you have 100 times that many eggs and larvae in your environment and it will take several months to get the flea population under control.
Once on a pet, the flea will start drinking blood immediately and about eight hours later will start to mate with
other fleas on the pet.
In addition, many products take hours or days to kill each single flea, so you can still see up to 20
fleas on your pet even though the product is working.
If a pet has a suspected reaction to fleas, aggressive steps must be taken to
eliminate fleas on the pet, in its environment, and from any other pets in the household.
In spite of recent discussion in the veterinary literature, the development of widespread flea resistance is still not believed to be a major factor to clients still
finding fleas on their pets.
Frontline Plus Frontline Plus for dogs and cats is a monthly flea preventative that kills 100 % of adult
fleas on your pet within 18 hours and 100 % of all ticks within 48 hours.
CAPSTAR ® is an oral tablet that starts working within a half hour, killing adult
fleas on your pet while being remarkably safe.
The best place to look
for fleas on your pet are the hindquarters, base of the tail, stomach and groin regions.
Effects of
fleas on pets If your dog gets fleas, he could be subject to a number of illnesses.
Appalachian Animal Clinic recommends year - round flea prevention and, if needed, medicated flea baths to
limit fleas on your pet and stop their itch.
Even if you don't
spot fleas on your pet, it can just take one to send your bestie into a scratching fit (especially if he's sensitive to flea saliva).
This drug does not kill the adult
dog fleas on your pet, but it does break the flea life cycle by preventing hatching of the next generation of flea eggs Consult your veterinarian for a recommendation on what would work best for your pet.
Many of our clients who are trying to control
fleas on their pets do not understand that the fleas actually live in a «flea colony», which takes one to two years to create in the typical pet owning household.
On at least a hundred occasions I have used a flea comb to find live
fleas on pets whose owners swore they had no flea problem since starting «x» or «y» flea preventative diet, such as garlic, brewer's yeast, Lyfe (TM), etc.»
Once you see the
first flea on your pet you will need to treat both your pet and your environment if you hope to beat the flea problem within 3 MONTHS — yep it will take 3 months.
The reality is you may not have noticed
fleas on your pet before and the fact that our winters may not be as cold now as in previous years enable that tough little flea to survive almost year round in America.
If the product promises a kill percentage of 95 % 12 hours after administration, then you should see a lot of
dead fleas on your pet after 12 hours, with only a few still alive.
Dogs that have fleas often also develop itchy and smelly skin, so ensure your flea control is up to date, even if you don't see
visible fleas on your pet.