The breeding of fleas in dogs has many specific features and nuances related primarily to the behavior and biology of these insects themselves. About how to get a flea from a dog, perhaps, everyone who once held or is holding a pet now knows, but when it comes to concrete actions, the dog breeders are either lost or take the wrong steps.
Fleas are considered the least dangerous animal parasites due to the fact that they very rarely lead to serious diseases. Although they carry the pathogens of serious diseases, they rarely infect them, and most pets are usually vaccinated from such diseases.
Another thing is that fleas carry helminth eggs, of which whole colonies of worms may well develop between regular weeds. That is why it is necessary to get rid of fleas, and in the event of a pet infection, take the necessary measures quickly to get them out as soon as possible.
General rules for dealing with fleas
Before you rid the dog of fleas, you first need to make sure that it is the fleas who are worried about it.
This can be done, guided by the following features:
- The animal is constantly itching, and in different places. If the dog scratches only the ear or one side, it is possible that a tick is attached to it (you need to carefully inspect this place).
- White particles, like salt, can be found on wool and skin — these are flea eggs, or black and white dots that easily fall from the wool are their excrement.
- If the pet likes to swim, then it can be wetted, and the fleas at this time will massively move to the head of the animal or jump into the water. Here they can be easily seen with the naked eye.
- Finally, the animal can simply comb. Many parasites will remain on the comb.
Determining where a dog picked up fleas is very difficult. Sometimes even the owners themselves bring insects to the house on their clothes, and on the street fleas can cling to the pet's fur anywhere.
What is important when detecting parasites:
- Act immediately and quickly. The more effective the fight against fleas in dogs, the earlier it is started. These insects multiply very quickly,and already a few weeks after infection, the pet from them may not find a place for itself. In addition, the more fleas, the harder it is to get rid of them.
- Choose the right tool. Before you get rid of fleas in a dog, you need to examine the available means and evaluate them in a particular case. It should be guided not so much by the promises of sellers and manufacturers, as the views of experienced dog breeders who have already managed to bring out fleas from their pets.
- Act strictly according to the instructions to the tool. Usually they all require re-treatment of the dog after a certain period. Neglect of this indication will lead to the need to re-completely remove the fleas after a couple of months.
- Observe preventive measures - do not allow the dog to walk with homeless animals, climb in holes in nature, ride in carrion.
For most people, the most difficult of these steps is to choose how to get fleas from a dog. There are a lot of funds on the market today, a good half of them are effective, but for one particular dog any one is best suited. It should be used to get rid of parasites.
On a note
All of the following tools are perfect for those who are serious about bringing fleas from dogs at home. They do not require special skills, equipment and training of the animal itself. Knowing how to get rid of fleas in a dog at home, you can always save a decent amount of money for which such procedures are carried out in veterinary clinics.
It is important to remember that there are no means to remove fleas forever. If only because the fleas themselves can infect the dog at every step and every day. Therefore, even once having got rid of parasites completely, use different flea remedies have often and regularly.
Flea repellent drops
These tools are the easiest to use. Drops must be applied to the dog's coat in the area of the withers in the amounts indicated in the instructions, in order to guarantee that it will not be swallowed. After that, for a certain time, the dog must be isolated from water and swimming.
Each tool has its own active ingredient in the composition, which determines its effectiveness.
The disadvantages of flea drops: the price is relatively high and in some cases toxic to humans and humans.Only certain drugs can be used for puppies up to six months.
The most famous flea drops for dogs:
- Stronghold, manufactured in the USA, contains Selamectin as an active ingredient, a compound designed specifically for pets. It is not toxic to dogs, even if swallowed, can be used to treat lactating and pregnant dogs, does not lead to side effects in puppies older than 6 months. Stronghold is compatible with all veterinary drugs and vaccines, and can be used against fleas for dogs of any breed. Apply a few drops to the withers. After that, the dog should not swim for at least two hours, it can be stroked only after half an hour. The cost of the drug, depending on the amount, ranges from 300 to 600 rubles.
- Leopard is a domestic drug sold in pipettes worth 35 rubles each. One pipette is enough for the procedure in one dog. Drops should be applied at several points along the spine. Judging by the reviews, the tool is quite effective and when properly used really allows you to quickly rid the dog of fleas.
- Front Line, the active ingredient in which is Fipronil, a powerful insecticide for fleas for dogs. Very effective, but can cause vomiting in dogs when licking. Requires compliance with security measures during the procedure.
Also quite well known are the following preparations for fleas in the form of drops:
- Hartz UltraGuard Drops
- Serko
- Advantix.
All of them have their own distinctive features of use and must be applied strictly according to the instructions. Using fleas in dogs is easier than using most other means.
Drops are great in cases where the dog rarely bathes (or does not bathe at all) and lives alone, that is, no one can lick it.
Flea Collars
Flea collars are also very effective at deterring these insects. Their advantages are consistency of action, the ability for a dog to swim, whenever they want, ease of use.
Collars have certain drawbacks: they are toxic and can cause poisoning up to the shock of the dog, are not used for puppies under 6 months and dogs older than 10 years, as well as sick and convalescent animals, pregnant and lactating bitches.In some cases, the collars can cause dermatitis in the neck, not long passing and more dangerous than the fleas themselves.
Collars do not kill fleas in a dog, but provide a deterrent effect. For one warm season, a dog is usually enough for 2-3 collars, costing from 200 to 700 rubles. With their help, you can both bring fleas from a dog, and do not allow it to become infected again.
The best known among dog breeders are the collars of Kiltix, Beaphar, Bolfo, and Hartz.
Important!
Before you get rid of fleas in a dog with a collar, you should consult your veterinarian regarding the choice of a particular product so that such a collar, along with efficiency, would also be safe.
Flea shampoos
It should immediately be said that flea shampoos are the least effective means. Their action lasts a maximum of 5-7 days, and at the same time the dog itself must also be able to bathe - some breeds, in principle, are not allowed to swim.
For shampoos the status of means for puppies was fixed - it is the easiest to outbid the youngsters, having completely processed wool. However, the first time such procedures should be carried out very carefully: the puppy may have side effects, up to chills and vomiting.It is reasonable to bathe it once with a small amount of shampoo and check the reaction, and then use a normal amount.
Due to the fact that after swimming, adult dogs are actively licking, it is undesirable and sometimes even dangerous to use flea shampoos for them. When choosing what to wash a dog for fleas, you should ask the person who has already solved this problem for the same breed.
The most popular flea shampoos for puppies are as follows:
- Delix
- Leonardo
- Mr Bruno
- Bifar
- Doctor Zoo.
It is important to remember that it is impossible to completely remove fleas from a dog with shampoo, therefore it is worth using it either with a weak pet infection, or in combination with other means.
Dog Sprays
Sprays work on the same principle as droplets, staying on wool and scaring or poisoning fleas. However, they are more effective due to the extensive application throughout the coat of the animal.
Sprays are quite difficult to use: they need to be applied only in fresh air and only in gloves. After treatment, the dog should not be ironed, it is advisable not to let it lick for several hours.
Although most of the sprays are low toxic to dogs,licking their dog reduces their effectiveness and sometimes leads to side effects - chills, vomiting, difficulty breathing. In rare cases, a dog may develop allergies and dermatitis.
The best situation to get a flea dog out with a spray is to train a pet or take a long (several hours) walk. In this case, the dog will not be able to lick off immediately, and the spray will have time to act.
Today, the leopards against fleas are popular Bars, Hartz, Celandine, Front Line.
Flea Pills
These are very doubtful means and they are rarely used. Bringing fleas with them is possible, but they very often cause various disorders in dogs. Most often, the pills do not allow to completely rid the animal of parasites, only slightly reducing the number of the latter.
Important!
In no case should not exceed the dosage indicated on the package of tablets. Violations can lead to serious poisoning of the dog.
Today, in the free market in the Russian market, you can buy pills for fleas Capstar, Sentinel, Comfortis.
Folk remedies for fleas
By their effectiveness, folk remedies for fleas are inferior to almost all synthetic drugs, but they have the main advantage - safety.From the decoction of wormwood, tansy or chamomile with a dog, nothing ever happens, but fleas are afraid of such recipes. Accordingly, with proper regularity, the use of such tools will help protect the dog from being infected by fleas and breeding them, and with perseverance - to bring the parasites at a small number of them.
Most effective against fleas:
- pine sawdust
- eucalyptus
- tansy
- sagebrush.
They are used to prepare various decoctions and infusions in which the dog is bathed or treated with its wool. In addition to security, such recipes are also quite accessible even where it is difficult to buy special medicines.
Important!
Cannot be used for baiting fleas garlic: for dogs it is poisonous and can lead to serious intoxication.
When using any means of fleas, it is important to remember about the regularity and compliance with instructions for their use. Many of them help and from other parasites, but using various means in a complex, it is necessary to observe safety measures.
In any case, before using each tool will never be too much advice from a veterinarian.
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Thank you for the article. I have never tried a spray, but it seems to me that sprays are not as convenient as drops. Although it is of course a matter of taste.
Last year we treated our puppy with droplets and there were no problems with midges and parasites. Dogs, after all, are not the only fleas who overpower.So this year we are also processing the dog with the same droplets. He is satisfied - no one bites him, worn as a crazed and in the country and the forest.
We used the spray Green Fort and Bars. Both sprays helped me very well, and our dog was free to run through the fields and bushes)) But after fishing we spent days tickling his ticks (although we sprinkled a leopard), then he became sluggish, did not eat, did not play ... After visiting the vet, we were told that if we were late for 2 days, then we would not have a dog, so it does not always work at 100%. Well, now the "dog" has huddled under the bed and does not climb out, is afraid of these fleas) He thinks they will not find him there)
Alina, and how did you solve the problem this time? Our girl is also trying to hide from fleas under the bed. Two days ago, they dribbled it, but it itches more, the ear has already been combed to the blood.
Please advise: my puppy has combed behind the ears so that there is no wool to the blood. Another vomit, the whole dinner on the floor. What to do? Can you bring fleas folk remedies, and if so, what? Bathed in vinegar, diluted with water - did not help.
A decoction of wormwood or chamomile try. Tomorrow I'll start trying too.
What price, please tell me?
Before baiting flea need to bathe the dog?
Listen, and we are saving our Jack from fleas by Advantix. His dog drip right on the withers. The main feature is that this drug does not work through the bite. That is, he does not allow the dog to be bitten. For us, this is real salvation.
This is the best way, I only save the cat. Now, here's a Rottweiler puppy, you need to save it from fleas, I think he, too, will skip it ...
Our dog is 10 years old, in September last year, skin cancer was found, as a result, we had to remove a paw. Applied Blohnet and fleas really was not, but there were sores, which he furiously licked. I can not say that cancer was caused by the use of this drug, there were sores before, every summer, there were collars, drops, etc. What should we do now, what to use for skin cancer?
These sores are most likely fungus. Only shots will help.We suffered for many years, believing doctors that it is vitamin deficiency. Vitamins gave different, but regularly climbed round sores and Betty combed them. And the smell is sweet-rotten. We moved from Khabarovsk to Goryachiy Klyuch, the veterinarian turned out to be very good here, they punctured three times and the problem went away. And the smell from the mouth is gone.
What is pricked?
And we, on the recommendation of our veterinarian, bought a collar against fleas and ticks of Foresto. What is comfortable, it can be worn without removing the entire eight months. It is odorless and waterproof.
For the second year we use Foresto's collar, it is expensive, but! In the beginning of summer, two ticks were removed from the dog, one sucked right under the collar, fleas caught two times. And this is all a collar that costs a lot of money and does not help ((Bought at the same veterinary store. Apparently, Foresto began to fake, although with the number on the collar, everything was as it should be!
Irina, I am very sorry for your dog, how can she now do without a paw? And from fleas, you can use folk remedies, a decoction of wormwood helps a lot, you can clean them with wool and wash floors,and put the wormwood under the litter. Without the usual means, of course, more difficult, more trouble, but there is still a way out!
For me, fleas are a whole problem. I have very sensitive skin, and if a flea dog or cat lives in the house, I immediately feel it on myself, for some reason, fleas always bite me. That's why I’m treating my dog with Advantix drops, they don’t affect my health, I regularly inspect my Gerda. But as the fleas disappeared after the first treatment, they did not see them anymore, fortunately. We also save ourselves with these ticks.
Girls, and that truth drops help? I also want to treat my dog from fleas, and then the children still, God forbid. What to buy after all? More effective to.
What are you really, or are you pretending? Why the hell did the kids give up the dog's fleas? They are not transmitted to people! But dogs must be processed.
And despite the fact that fleas are cats or dogs, and people also bite, but do not settle on it. And they have bites with saliva, and there is some substance in the saliva that is excreted with a bite.I had both children bitten so much (terrible blymdy, and itching, horror!) So I threw the whole house with wormwood, first I cleaned the floors with a butox and I sprayed the walls 1 meter high and disappeared. Now I treat a cat and a dog with drops of Leopard 1 time in 2 months. Fleas are gone.
Fleas bite very well and it is children. Then there will be huge sores. Treat with fucorcin.
The old way of fleas: take a pack of tobacco, brew, cool, wet the dog with the steamed tobacco, wrap and hold as much as you can (20-30 min). Then let it dry and comb it from the tobacco. Another way is to take a wood fire (i.e., a wood fire only), ashes, rub the dog well and let it run until the ash itself crumbles, do not wash it.
My German girl became a mother for the first time: 4 girls and 2 boys, they are 2 weeks old. But I'm in a panic! Help, please, they have so many fleas ... And it is clear that they multiply. What do I advise. I tried to comb them, but they are small, it hurts. Wormwood brewed, but I do not know, just try. I forgot to write that they have lumps from fleas under their paws and on the neck!
I have the same problem now. The puppy has a lot of fleas and bumps on the skin. How to get rid, tell me.
I read everything and understood everything, thank you so much.
There are a lot of fleas on the bed, we all itch because of the dog. Help what to do?
My cat did not have fleas, but I decided to buy him a collar (just in case). Not only did he have fleas, but he also defecated under this collar.
We from fleas took shampoo Lugovoy. Washed, died the first time! Room and furniture treated spray. After 3 days, drops of Leopard Forte were dropped on the withers.
We brought Barsom out: shampoo, then in three days drops on withers. Bedding, furniture, floor spray in the house. Brought out! No longer start (pah-pah of course). We are now dripping for prevention.
Two days ago I treated my dogs with Butox 50. There are no fleas, and our babies bite their tails. What is it?
I have a dog Sonya, she is 4 years old and she is pregnant. Here, we will try to make a decoction of wormwood and buy a collar and flea shampoo. But I'm worried if it is possible to display fleas now, she is pregnant.And I know for sure that it is impossible to bathe pregnant dogs, otherwise they will not give birth to puppies.
We tried different means, it did not suit us, but after reading your article, we began to use eucalyptus. Thanks for the advice, it helped. You can still use soap from the tar - the result was instant! After I had dried my dog, I began to scratch it, and on the comb one fleas.
The dog has already tortured me with its fleas ((Bars did not help.
The safest remedy is to completely put the dog in the water and leave only the head out. All fleas will suffocate or will try to go to the head, so you can catch them. I brought a flea from my chihuahua, do not laugh, it seems funny, but it works 100%. I read about this method in one blogger. But for this you need patience and time, not every dog wants to sit like that. But with puppies it can be done, as the chemistry is especially harmful to them. Before you put a dog under water - soap it with an anti-flea shampoo, so the fleas will die under water faster. Good luck everyone!
As soon as my dog had fleas, I immediately brewed wormwood.First I washed, as usual, with shampoo, and then “rinsed” wormwood (I did not wash the broth) and eucalyptus oil fell on withers, now there are no fleas and it smells nice. But ours didn’t have much, they did it in time. A drop of fleas and collars, as I understood, only scare away fleas, but do not remove them.
The more powerful the vacuum cleaner, the smaller the fleas.
We, too, it seems, only bought, but the fleas are there again ((We cannot understand anything.
And our dog has such fleas, we buy him a collar from fleas and shampoos. Nothing helps.
Who knows how to really deal with fleas? Everything written above is garbage. I have a Labrador that just did not drip - nothing helps.
Try lighting kerosene. Most importantly - do not overdo it. I use a mosquito sprayer. Not everyone can smell kerosene, but the remedy helps. Yes, and the smell is strong only at the beginning, and then you can feel it, if you just smell the hair of the animal. Particularly suitable for working dogs living in aviaries.
After reading, I decided to purchase and use (of course, not all at once) BARS and ADVANTIX drops! Herbs or drops. I saw in a pharmacy - diluted with drops in water, in a basin and rinsed after bathing. Wormwood, tansy, chamomile and eucalyptus. I repeat, not all at once!
Our situation is much more complicated. The dog is long-haired and with a very delicate skin, just a little - inflammation (shih-tzu). Tomorrow we will try different home methods.
While I was reading the article and the comments, I’ve completely exhausted myself)) Yesterday I was bathing a puppy with tar soap and I washed the floor with this soap too. Today I found some advice in the internet: spread Dr. Mom's ointment on the withers (it is like the Soviet Asterisk balm). He smeared it, for the whole day I never scratched myself.
Thank you very much for the good and informative article.
Thank you so much for the advice!