It is common for clients to say they do not
see fleas on their pets; thus they choose to forgo flea and deworming monthly preventatives.
If
you see fleas on your pet, use Capstar Flea Treatment Tablets to quickly kill adult fleas within 30 minutes of administration.
If
you see fleas on your pet, then they are also in your home.
It can be hard to
see fleas on a pet unless there is a heavy infestation.
Although flea allergy dermatitis is the most common skin disease of dogs and cats, it can be difficult for some pet owners to suspect fleas as a cause of their pet's skin problems because they have not
seen fleas on their pet.
Even if you've never
seen a flea on your pet.
Even if you do not
see fleas on your pet, it only takes one flea bite to cause an allergic reaction.
By the time
you see fleas on your pet, you are likely to have a flea infestation in your home.
It is safe enough that the tablets may be used as needed, as often as once per day, whenever
you see fleas on your pet.
Why is my flea control not working - I am still
seeing fleas on my pet?
Many owners of flea - allergic pets are unaware that their animal is flea - allergic because they never
see fleas on their pet.
So it's normal to
see fleas on pets, even after they are properly treated.
Next — Be Patient No flea control magically kills the fleas in your house without jumping on your pet SO you will
see fleas on your pet until they all hatch out (which could take weeks to months if you don't treat your environment), get on your pet and ultimately die as a result of your pet's flea control.
In fact, owners of many flea allergic patients have never actually
seen fleas on their pet.
By the time
we see a flea on our pets, there have already been eggs laid for a month or two, larvae hatched, pupae cocooning into the environment.
However, flea preventatives are not repellants (i.e. they require the flea to be on the pet to work) so in areas where urban animals frequent, the environment may need to be treated to keep you from
seeing fleas on your pet.
It means applying one of the newer monthly flea control products (imidocloprid, fipronil, selamectin, spinosad, etc.) Even if you never
see fleas on you pet, consider an aggressive flea control program essential.
One flea can lay up to 25 eggs per day (approximately 800 in its lifetime) so even if you can't
see any fleas on your pet after a treatment it's still worth cleaning your home regularly.
Not exact matches
The adult
fleas you
see on your
pet generally account for only 5 percent of the total
flea problem.
All
pets in the home should be treated for
fleas once monthly even if you only
see fleas on one
pet.
If your cat is itchy,
fleas are still a strong possibility even if you don't
see them
on your
pet.
If you
see a
flea,
flea dirt, or suspect
fleas on one of your
pets, it is likely that the rest of your
pets have
fleas as well.
It's a tool that should be used every day, as you shouldn't check your
pet only after you think you
saw a
flea on him or her.
But what if you think you
saw a
flea jump
on your
pet, but aren't quite sure?
Staying up to date
on vaccinations and using heartworm,
flea, and tick prevention helps the
pets we
see enjoy a high quality of life.
In fact, the
fleas you
see on your dog make up just 5 % of all the
fleas in your
pet's environment.
If you
see something that resembles
flea dirt
on your
pet and want to confirm what it is, you can place it
on a moist cotton ball or piece of paper.
You may
see adult
fleas on your
pet or in the environment, or you might
see something called
flea dirt.
The
fleas you
see on your
pet typically are only 5 % of the infestation.
Two very prominent warning signs of
fleas on your
pet are your
pet constantly scratching or biting at their skin, or you
see spots
on their skin similar to a mosquito bite.
Many clients will
see their
pet itching and chewing
on the rump area but do not find any
fleas upon examination.
The
fleas that we
see on our clients»
pets come from the immediate environment that the
pets live in.
It is always surprising when people
see a
flea on one of their
pets and only treats that one
pet for
fleas.
The adult
fleas that you
see on your
pet only represent 5 % of the total
flea population.
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.
The and also burnt your
pet live i
saw a
flea on my dog consumes.
If your dog is itchy,
fleas are still a strong possibility even if you don't
see them
on your
pet.
Just because you found a
flea on one
pet but haven't
seen any
on your other
pets doesn't mean they aren't there.
One adult
flea can lay 2000 eggs so their potential for a population explosion when conditions are right is obvious, and for every
flea you
see on your
pet there are masses more hiding in your house or yard.
Did you know the
fleas you
see on your
pet only make up 5 % of the total
flea population in your home?
Finding
fleas on a
pet is only
seeing the «tip of the iceberg».
So, even if you only
see 1
flea on your
pet, in a short time that
flea can turn into 50, then those 50 each lay 50 eggs and so
on... You can
see how easy it is to have a
flea problem in your house and how quick it can get out of control!
The problem here is that adult
fleas (what we
see on your
pet) are only 5 % of the
flea population in your house.
When these new
fleas are
seen on your
pet, treat with Capstar Tablets.
Larvae hatch from the eggs and develop in a
pet's environment by feeding
on adult
flea feces (i.e. digested blood) that fall out of the hair coat, as
seen here with a
flea comb.
If you currently don't have your
pet on any
flea and tick medication, you need to
see us.
Fleas and / or
flea dirt may or may not be
seen on your
pet or in your home.
So if you
see 1
flea on your
pet there are 20 in the environment in the form of eggs, larvae and pupae.
You may never actually
see a
flea or
flea dirt
on your
pet and he / she may still have a very severe
flea allergy causing the symptoms.
So, even if
fleas are not
seen on the
pet, part of the lifecycle may still be present, waiting for optimum conditions.