Sentences with phrase «low flea infestation»

If you're living in an area of low flea infestation or if the flea season isn't in full swing, a homemade flea collar can help out your pooch.

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This is a must - do if you hike with your dog, and it greatly lowers the risk of the dog getting a full - blown flea infestation.

Read on for information on low - impact methods for managing flea infestations.

It is true that the risk of flea infestation for pets with an indoor lifestyle is lower than pets that frequent the great outdoors; however, fleas have the ability to jump quickly from one warm - blooded animal (e.g. people, animals passing through your property) to another (e.g. your indoor or outdoor dog or cat).

After ARL joined forces with a local housing nonprofit to hold veterinary and grooming clinics at low - income senior housing complexes, they discovered that a number of pets had fleas, and some building managers were pushing for a no - pets policy because of the infestation.

Making their everyday environment a flea & tick - free zone significantly lowers their risk of infestation and disease.

This gland has a number of functions, but the important ones can be revealed and one sees what can happen when it does not work properly: loss of haircoat (alopecia), weight gain and edema, poor heat - stress tolerance, increased dandruff, itching to the point of self - mutilation, smelly crud build - up in the ear canals, rancid body odor (especially in mature dogs), decreased fertility, lethargy, poor digestion and stool condition, possible fever, darkened skin, lowered resistance to flea infestation, or any combination of these.

Keep an Eye on Your Pet Watch your pet for commons signs and symptoms of a flea infestation such as excessive biting and scratching, particularly around the tail and lower back areas.

A heavy flea infestation can cause a slow, life - threatening blood loss that could lead to anemia — the physical state of having a low number of blood cells.

Severe flea infestations in young, old or debilitated animals can lead to life - threatening anemia (low red blood cell count).

The doctors of Windmill Animal Hospital recommend using Sentinel as a combination preventative for all dogs with low risk of tick exposure and flea infestation.

Not only can fleas cause intense itching and significant dermatologic problems for pets with flea allergies, but a heavy infestation of blood - feeding fleas can cause fatal anemia (low red blood cells) in puppies, kittens and otherwise debilitated adult animals.