chook1 184 Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Your better off with the spray insted of the drops and better off getting it from the vets, the frontline they sell in shops isnt working as good as it once was. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bunnybasher69 56 Posted December 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Thank you everyone for all your help, I will be talking to my vet and getting something to get rid of the little buggers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,173 Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Spray house/kennels with Indorex http://www.mrpets.co.uk/p10604/Indorex-Household-Flea-Spray--500ml-Bottle.php OR use Diatomaceous Earth: http://diatomx.co.uk/ You can smother the dogs in the stuff, work it well into their fur all over, and sprinkle it all over the inside of the kennels. Maybe not so good to use it in the house unless you want everything to be covered in white powder LOL 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kevin from bristol 95 Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 pro meris duo £22.50 on the net kills everything on there skin including mites ticks allsorts kills all the fleas within 24hrs test have shown mine had it a wekk ago and there nothing on them atall Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moll. 1,770 Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 I would beware about putting too much trust in Diatomaceous Earth. It cannot properly control mites in chickens so i would doubt it is much good for dogs....plus it is pricey. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 I would beware about putting too much trust in Diatomaceous Earth. It cannot properly control mites in chickens so i would doubt it is much good for dogs....plus it is pricey. i tried it didnt seem to do anything apart from make the dogs sneeze i`ll stick to my benzo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,173 Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 I would beware about putting too much trust in Diatomaceous Earth. It cannot properly control mites in chickens so i would doubt it is much good for dogs....plus it is pricey. i tried it didnt seem to do anything apart from make the dogs sneeze i`ll stick to my benzo Worked on my chooks just fine: and I like the idea of not having to put chemical stuff on them. Did you smother the insides of the hen houses, perches and chickens themselves in it? Everything else I tried seemed not to work very well and I had real problems with red mite for ages before I tried DE. Haven't seen a flea in years either, apart from the odd one which comes in off the rabbits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moll. 1,770 Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Yes Sky, did the works. It is ok to help prevent a build up but even then it is limited. Not just my experience but from pals who also breed chooks. I now only use it to mix in with the wood shavings for the nest boxes/pens. Use a chemical spray concoction to kill the mites in the houses and frontline for the birds Quote Link to post Share on other sites
superfurryanimal 91 Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 frontline for some reason doesn't work has good has it use to, noticed this a while ago a.t.b sfa Quote Link to post Share on other sites
#1poacher 8 Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 hi frontline and stuff like that is designed to stop the breeding cycle so could take a while but it will work 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kevin from bristol 95 Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 frontline is nothing compared to other things on the market Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SINDASOX 255 Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 Anyone still using Duramitex with any success. SINDASOX Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Annmarie09 5 Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 I've had a similar problem with fleas, I've never had them on my animals before either. After spending over £ treating the house, dogs and cats I spoke to a vet and got Frontline Combo (it's new and more or less the same price as ordinary Frontline) for the dogs, it kills the eggs as well as the fleas and vet said to treat all my animals every month until the fleas are gone, as the Frontline takes longer to work after a month. So fingers crossed, I'm sick of the bloody things! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Yes Sky, did the works. It is ok to help prevent a build up but even then it is limited. Not just my experience but from pals who also breed chooks. I now only use it to mix in with the wood shavings for the nest boxes/pens. Use a chemical spray concoction to kill the mites in the houses and frontline for the birds this is robert f stroud aka the bird,an of alcatrac take on control of red mites, wash all equipment in a strong hot solution of lye soap, remove and burn all litter, sprey all cracks and anywhere else they might brees with a good commercial spray reinforced by adding 2 ounces of casor oil and 2 ounces of naphthalene to each quart. the best way to demite a chicken house. is to spray with a power sprayer once each week using a mixture of eight parts kerosene one part engine oil and one part crude carbolic acid. well he did spend 54 years in solitary confinement its a good book though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurchergrrl 1,441 Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Frontline does interrupt the breeding cycle so once applied, any fleas you do still see will eventually die of and the problem will resolve itself. Got to give it time to do it's job Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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