Successful flea control involves making the diagnosis of an infestation, understanding the flea life cycle, treating
live fleas on the pet and environmental control.
Not exact matches
The adult female
flea typically
lives for several weeks
on the
pet, during which time she will feed
on the
pet's blood two to three times and lay twenty to thirty eggs each day.
Allowing
fleas and ticks to peacefully
live on your
pet is a big doggy don't.
Flea control products are formulated to kill fleas at various points in the flea life cycle and are available for the full range of on - pet, indoor, and outdoor
Flea control products are formulated to kill
fleas at various points in the
flea life cycle and are available for the full range of on - pet, indoor, and outdoor
flea life cycle and are available for the full range of
on -
pet, indoor, and outdoor use.
Female
fleas most often lay eggs
on your
pet's coat, but these rapidly fall off and
live undetected from one to 12 days until they hatch.
Every
flea found
on your
pet may mean that there approximately 30 more
living in your home.
Unfortunately for
pets across the country, the warmer weather is giving
fleas and ticks a new lease
on life.
Fleas that
live on your
pet can easily spread to your house or yard and vice versa, so it's important to treat both your
pet and your
pet's environment.
Adult
fleas live, feed and mate
on our
pets; the female
flea lays eggs that fall off into the environment where they hatch into larvae.
Each appointment is based
on the individualized
pet and could include: comprehensive physical exam; internal parasite testing; Heartworm Disease and
Flea / Tick control; vaccinations; and specialized blood tests for all
life stages.
For every
flea you find
on your dog there are approximately 100 more in various
life stages in your home environment just waiting to become adults and jump
on to your
pets or perhaps even you.
The
flea life cycle becomes highly compromised by introducing lufenuron into the system and since mammals do not make or need chitin, there is no effect
on the
pet.
These two ingredients allow Advantage II to kill existing
fleas on your
pet and prevent additional infestations by ending the parasite's
life cycle.
Using Advantage II helps break the
life cycle of any
flea that jumps
on your
pet.
Staying up to date
on vaccinations and using heartworm,
flea, and tick prevention helps the
pets we see enjoy a high quality of
life.
Consider the people as well as the
pets in your household when choosing
flea products — if you
live with a pregnant woman or small children, topicals — the spot -
on medications that you apply between your
pet's shoulder blades — might not be the best choice.
Adult
fleas live on your
pet and lay eggs.
Adult
fleas live primarily
on the host, but the eggs, larvae, and pupae are out there
on the carpet,
pet bedding, and furniture.
Skin samples will be taken to look for
fleas, lice, Demodex, Sarcoptes, and other critters that can
live on the
pet and produce skin lesions.
However, with 95 % of
flea and egg larvae
living in your environment rather than
on your
pet, it is equally if not more important to treat your home too, otherwise the infestation will return time and time again.
Because of the
life stages and the movements of the adult
fleas, only 5 % of the total
flea population will be
on your
pet (s) at one time.
Adult
fleas live and feed
on our
pets but the female
flea lays eggs, which fall off into the environment.
After feeding
on your
pet, the female
flea lays eggs (up to 50 per day), which fall off and
live in the carpet, floorboards, bedding, upholstered furniture, and soil.
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.
Fleas do not spend their entire
life on a
pet.
The
fleas that we see
on our clients»
pets come from the immediate environment that the
pets live in.
By chewing and scratching, the
pet makes it dangerous for a
flea to
live on him.
It is important to remember that most of the
flea's
life cycle is not
on your
pet, but rather in the environment.
If your dog or cat
lives inside, more
fleas are
on your carpet and
on your upholstery than
on your
pet.
Dr. Christman begins with a discussion of ectoparasites (parasites that
live on a
pet's skin, such as
fleas and ticks) and endoparasites (parasites that
live inside a
pet, such as roundworms, tapeworms, and whipworms).
(a) No person shall sell, trade, barter, auction, lease, rent, give away, or display for commercial purpose, any
live pet,
on any roadside, public right - of - way, public property, commercial parking lot or sidewalk, or at any
flea market, fair or carnival.
Depending
on where you
live, your
pet's outdoor activity / exposure, and travel plans, your
pet may need
flea and tick prevention seasonally or year round.
Unlike many parasites, most
fleas live in the environment, not
on your
pet.
The and also burnt your
pet live i saw a
flea on my dog consumes.
Depending
on where you
live,
fleas and ticks are not only a nuisance, they can be carriers of dangerous diseases for both you and your
pet.
Only 1 - 5 % of
flea population
lives on your
pet, while the other 95 - 99 %
lives in your house and yard.
Fleas are a fact of animal
life in the region and nothing can stop them from at least landing
on a
pet.
Fleas that
live on your
pet can also infest opossums and raccoons, which can be important sources of
flea infestation hot spots outdoors.
Meanwhile,
fleas living on the
pet have been happily drinking the
pet's blood, mating, and laying eggs.
As a
pet owner, you will probably find
fleas on your
pet at some stage in their
life.
Flea infestations
on small or weak
pets can cause
life - threatening anemia (iron - deficiency anemia, decreased red blood cells circulating through the blood, which means a decreased oxygen level in the blood).
So, most adult
fleas live permanently
on pets.
Depending
on where you
live, your
pet's lifestyle and age, and other factors, your veterinarian may also ask about your
pet's exposure to
fleas, ticks, heartworms and intestinal parasites.
The veterinarian will examine the
pet for
live fleas, which may be seen jumping
on the
pet, or more likely for what is called «
flea dirt» (
flea poop)
on the
pet.
As
pets age, it is important to stay
on top of their medical exams and preventive treatments (vaccines, heartworm,
flea and tick prevention and deworming, etc.) to ensure they
live the best
life possible.
The only phase of the
life cycle that
lives on the
pet is the adult, this means that > 50 % of the
fleas are in the environment of your home.
When a
flea lays eggs
on a dog they fall off and land in areas where the dog
lives, such as
on a bed or where the
pet eats.
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.
In fact, 80 % of the
fleas are not even
living on the
pet but rather hide deep in the carpet, under the couch, in the bedding and concealed in the closet.
Only 5 % of the
flea population actually
lives on your
pet, so if you are seeing 5
fleas, it means that there is another 95
fleas living in the environment.