Not exact matches
When your
pet is examined for pruritus, we will do various small tests to try and determine whether there is yeast, bacteria, mites, parasites (
fleas, ticks) etc.
present on the skin's surface.
Fleas will hitch a ride
on anything that is warm in the environment (including YOU trusty human) and will then feed off of your
pet as soon as the opportunity
presents itself.
Fleas are larger, reddish - brown to brown to black parasites that are very mobile are often easy to find in the haircoat of pets that are infested with them — but which can be present on the pet or in the environment without being easy to find due to the ability of pets to chew or sratch fleas out of their hair
Fleas are larger, reddish - brown to brown to black parasites that are very mobile are often easy to find in the haircoat of
pets that are infested with them — but which can be
present on the
pet or in the environment without being easy to find due to the ability of
pets to chew or sratch
fleas out of their hair
fleas out of their haircoat.
Shampoos, powders, and sprays tend to kill only the
fleas present on the
pet at the time of application.
This is particularly true of
flea shampoos and powders; they kill
fleas present on your
pet at the time of application but have little residual effect so the day after use the
pet may again have
fleas.
If you are seeing adult
fleas on your
pet, not only are there more
fleas elsewhere in your house, but there are also younger
fleas and
flea eggs
present too.
Natural products are safe and effective for removing
fleas present on your
pet.
So, even if
fleas are not seen
on the
pet, part of the lifecycle may still be
present, waiting for optimum conditions.
This explains why many
pet parents have not seen
fleas on their dog even though
fleas have been
present.
So even if a
pet parent has never seen
fleas on their dog, if their dog has tapeworms, then
fleas have definitely been
present on their dog.