fleas not dying

[bunnybasher69 56]

I had seen a few fleas on the dogs so I bathed them all twice in flea shampoo and the next day used frontline on them. A few days later they still had fleas. I bathed them twice more with stronger shampoo, sprayed the entire house and still found a couple more the next day. All in all I've spent around £40 on supplies that aren't working. What can I use to get rid of the fleas without spending too much more?

[airbourne 128]

just keep at it mate they can be a pain to get rid off, sounds like you have got a infestation get rid of all the dogs bedding, put powder all round the skirting boards and on your furniture, leave it there for a few days then repeat with fresh, has their eggs can lie dormant until condition are right to hatch, or get intouch with the council to see if they have some stronger powders or sprays you can treat your house with, some councils sell it they do round my way.

atb

[Moll. 1,770]

Try not to bathe the dogs, i think the dogs have to have been dry 48hrs prior and after frontlining. Try Stronghold if the frontline is not good enough, i find it much better, but you can only get it from the vets.

ETA.....Are you using frontline spray or neck drops?

[bunnybasher69 56]

just keep at it mate they can be a pain to get rid off, sounds like you have got a infestation get rid of all the dogs bedding, put powder all round the skirting boards and on your furniture, leave it there for a few days then repeat with fresh, has their eggs can lie dormant until condition are right to hatch, or get intouch with the council to see if they have some stronger powders or sprays you can treat your house with, some councils sell it they do round my way.

atb

 

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Has anyone had any experience with it?

[bunnybasher69 56]

Try not to bathe the dogs, i think the dogs have to have been dry 48hrs prior and after frontlining. Try Stronghold if the frontline is not good enough, i find it much better, but you can only get it from the vets.

ETA.....Are you using frontline spray or neck drops?

 

I used the neckdrops on 4 dogs didn't get them wet for 3 days and they still had fleas. I thinkthey might keep getting them when out bushing.

[airbourne 128]

just keep at it mate they can be a pain to get rid off, sounds like you have got a infestation get rid of all the dogs bedding, put powder all round the skirting boards and on your furniture, leave it there for a few days then repeat with fresh, has their eggs can lie dormant until condition are right to hatch, or get intouch with the council to see if they have some stronger powders or sprays you can treat your house with, some councils sell it they do round my way.

atb

 

Thanks for the advice. I was reccomended this by a mate

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...atchlink:top:en

 

Has anyone had any experience with it?

have found with natural products they don't work mate, personaly i would not waste my money, i use a product called PANOMEC from the vets it is a injectable form for cattle, sheep,pigs for internal paracites, not saying inject your dogs with it just use it has you would frontline on the back off the neck the only thing is the vet might not give it you to use on your dogs, the only way i get it is i use it on racing pigeons for flea and worming control in them, i have used it for years now on my dogs, ferrets, the wifes pet rabbits never had problems with fleas or worms. Also if there were head lice in my daughters school she would get them until she helped me to one spot the pigeons one day she got it on her fingers she never got head lice again all the while she was at school.

atb

[bunnybasher69 56]

How is it with

just keep at it mate they can be a pain to get rid off, sounds like you have got a infestation get rid of all the dogs bedding, put powder all round the skirting boards and on your furniture, leave it there for a few days then repeat with fresh, has their eggs can lie dormant until condition are right to hatch, or get intouch with the council to see if they have some stronger powders or sprays you can treat your house with, some councils sell it they do round my way.

atb

 

Thanks for the advice. I was reccomended this by a mate

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...atchlink:top:en

 

Has anyone had any experience with it?

have found with natural products they don't work mate, personaly i would not waste my money, i use a product called PANOMEC from the vets it is a injectable form for cattle, sheep,pigs for internal paracites, not saying inject your dogs with it just use it has you would frontline on the back off the neck the only thing is the vet might not give it you to use on your dogs, the only way i get it is i use it on racing pigeons for flea and worming control in them, i have used it for years now on my dogs, ferrets, the wifes pet rabbits never had problems with fleas or worms. Also if there were head lice in my daughters school she would get them until she helped me to one spot the pigeons one day she got it on her fingers she never got head lice again all the while she was at school.

atb

 

How is it with collie types?

[airbourne 128]

How is it with

just keep at it mate they can be a pain to get rid off, sounds like you have got a infestation get rid of all the dogs bedding, put powder all round the skirting boards and on your furniture, leave it there for a few days then repeat with fresh, has their eggs can lie dormant until condition are right to hatch, or get intouch with the council to see if they have some stronger powders or sprays you can treat your house with, some councils sell it they do round my way.

atb

 

Thanks for the advice. I was reccomended this by a mate

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...atchlink:top:en

 

Has anyone had any experience with it?

have found with natural products they don't work mate, personaly i would not waste my money, i use a product called PANOMEC from the vets it is a injectable form for cattle, sheep,pigs for internal paracites, not saying inject your dogs with it just use it has you would frontline on the back off the neck the only thing is the vet might not give it you to use on your dogs, the only way i get it is i use it on racing pigeons for flea and worming control in them, i have used it for years now on my dogs, ferrets, the wifes pet rabbits never had problems with fleas or worms. Also if there were head lice in my daughters school she would get them until she helped me to one spot the pigeons one day she got it on her fingers she never got head lice again all the while she was at school.

atb

 

How is it with collie types?

if you mean the PANOMEC it works fine

[airbourne 128]

went ferreting a couple of weeks ago they came back covered in ticks a couple spots of Panomec no ticks 2 days later

[Moll. 1,770]

Try not to bathe the dogs, i think the dogs have to have been dry 48hrs prior and after frontlining. Try Stronghold if the frontline is not good enough, i find it much better, but you can only get it from the vets.

ETA.....Are you using frontline spray or neck drops?

 

I used the neckdrops on 4 dogs didn't get them wet for 3 days and they still had fleas. I thinkthey might keep getting them when out bushing.

 

You said you washed them the day prior, i dont think your supposed to get them wet for 48 or 72hrs prior to using frontline, that is why stronghold is better

 

Edited to add, it would be unlikey to get a problem with fleas out bushing at this time of year. If you are using the neck drops it wont kill the fleas till they actually feed, so the fleas you are seening now may not have had a nibble at the dogs yet. Plus fleas go dormant this time of year, so will be feeding less.

Edited December 3, 2011 by Moll.

[bunnys 1,228]

just keep at it mate they can be a pain to get rid off, sounds like you have got a infestation get rid of all the dogs bedding, put powder all round the skirting boards and on your furniture, leave it there for a few days then repeat with fresh, has their eggs can lie dormant until condition are right to hatch, or get intouch with the council to see if they have some stronger powders or sprays you can treat your house with, some councils sell it they do round my way.

atb

 

Thanks for the advice. I was reccomended this by a mate

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...atchlink:top:en

 

Has anyone had any experience with it?

have found with natural products they don't work mate, personaly i would not waste my money, i use a product called PANOMEC from the vets it is a injectable form for cattle, sheep,pigs for internal paracites, not saying inject your dogs with it just use it has you would frontline on the back off the neck the only thing is the vet might not give it you to use on your dogs, the only way i get it is i use it on racing pigeons for flea and worming control in them, i have used it for years now on my dogs, ferrets, the wifes pet rabbits never had problems with fleas or worms. Also if there were head lice in my daughters school she would get them until she helped me to one spot the pigeons one day she got it on her fingers she never got head lice again all the while she was at school.

atbthis panomec will be ivomectin based treat all animals birds etc with ivomec diatom earth his natural but very good teaspoon in dogs food wont go a miss also scatter rond the house completely organic base wheat stocks have it added to keep the weavils etc clear . just treat every few mths with the ivomec thats of course they not collie types which are

a no no for ivomectin and yes ivomectin was and still his in some cases to treat humans for skin complaints etc , atb bunnys.

[bunnys 1,228]

dont know what happened there but has i said paomec will be ivometin based the best product to use if used correctly .DIATOM EARTH ALSO VERY GOOD NATURAL ORGANIC RESIDUAL MITES DO NOT BECOME RESISTANT TO IT.you can feed the dogs this on there food a teaspoonfull evry so often his fine and will clear internal pests , one spot ivomec based products are fine on the dogs has long has they are not collies or collie based .atb bunnys.

[airbourne 128]

dont know what happened there but has i said paomec will be ivometin based the best product to use if used correctly .DIATOM EARTH ALSO VERY GOOD NATURAL ORGANIC RESIDUAL MITES DO NOT BECOME RESISTANT TO IT.you can feed the dogs this on there food a teaspoonfull evry so often his fine and will clear internal pests , one spot ivomec based products are fine on the dogs has long has they are not collies or collie based .atb bunnys.

Hi bunnys why is it a no no on collie based dogs not heard that one i ask because i have 2 collie based dogs one is my lurcher collie whippet grey x bull grey 2 1/2 years old and the other is a pet collie cross 14 years old ??? never had any problems with them also my daughter has a sheltie x collie which i treat, look forward to your reply.

[vduben 55]

do you have ferrets? same kept happening to me, and the fleas were jumping off the ferrts on to the dogs through the cage, we got a couple of them flea flogger with a insect growth regulator in it and its done a sterling job!

[bunnybasher69 56]

do you have ferrets? same kept happening to me, and the fleas were jumping off the ferrts on to the dogs through the cage, we got a couple of them flea flogger with a insect growth regulator in it and its done a sterling job!

 

Yes I have ferrets but they don't have fleas. It could be the pup I got a while back had eggs on it. It had a couple fleas so I bathed it but after reading more about fleas that's probably where they came from. Never had fleas until I got that pup