I have tried everything and can't get rid of my dog's fleas. I treat all of them with Advantax or Frontline once a month and then supplement with the chewable flea treatments that can be given safely every 24 hours, but my pets still had fleas. I've washed all their bedding in hot water, but my pets still had fleas! I took them to the vet who then told me I am doing everything correctly, but I should try spraying my yard, which is poisonous so I would have to kennel my dogs for a few days until the treatment completely dried. I did that and my dogs are still suffering horribly from fleas. I'm desperate! Help!
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Wow! It sounds like you are doing everything right.
One question...are you in a multi family house (like with party walls or an apartment) if so, they may be coming from an outside source and then you need to get the other party to help combat the issue (both in the other home and the outside).
If you are in a single family home, it may (and this is my last resort since I try at EVERY cost to NOT have chemicals in or near my home--try a pest control company. There are some that focus on less caustic solutions...but let's face it, if they are killing something they are all dangerous to some degree.
If you have to do this, for safety purposes you may want to find another place to stay for a few days (all of you, just not the pets).
Avoid putting the pets in a kennel as they could be bringing them back unknowingly and this could be causing the re-infestations.
Be sure to talk to a few professionals before settling on one (get personal recommendations from friends in your area also) to help you pick one and ask if they offer coupons or discounts (like if you are a senior or a veteran, etc.)
Good luck!
I would take the vets advice. If you dont want to spray try getting rid of any debris or overgrown shrubbery
Advantage and Frontline did not work for me. They would kill most of the fleas but never all of the fleas. Fleas are really good at evolving to resist whatever we are using to kill them. I had to take my cats to the Vet and ask him to try something that would work. He did and it did work. He was reluctant to agree with me that the older flea treatments dont work anymore, but I could tell he knew they dont.
It seems you have tried so many things; did I understand correctly that you even had your yard professionally sprayed? If that is the case then your fleas must be hatching somewhere in your house.
Everything you have suggested I have tried. We practically bathe our dogs in diatomaceous earth and spread it in the backyard. I live in a single family home (4,000 s.f.) We have sprayed our entire front and back yards with outdoor flea treatment. We have vacuumed all furniture. We have wood floors and tile; no carpet. Just a couple of days ago I took both of my dogs to the vet again and she suggested a stronger flea medicine. It has been two days after the medicine was given and my poor pups are still scratching and biting.
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Maybe they can offer you a solution. There is an email address at the bottom of the message. Good luck!!
This sounds like you have more than the normal invasion of fleas and you may be right - they may have developed some immunity to the main ingredient in flea meds.
Diatomaceous earth works slow but I have always found it did the job if scattered on floors around baseboards and under furniture (no carpets floors) if meds were used on dogs but you seem to have tried all of this so it is really puzzling.
I have only heard good things about Capstar (24 hour med) and you have used that so all of this is really unusual to me.
The link that Pghgirl40 gave is excellent but it seems that you have followed all of their suggestions so it looks like you always end up back at square one.
My vet asked if you tried Bravecto Chews as those are what he recommends with tough cases similar to yours. He says he does not always recommend it because it is expensive but it does last for 12 weeks. Just an idea.
When I had rental property and had a flea problem, we had to retreat everything in the house at least 3 times (every 6 weeks) as the fleas could live that long (rehatch) even without animals or humans around so I know this can be a big problem.
It is really surprising that you do not have fleas bites???
Also, it seems that such a bad infestation could make your dogs ill but apparently not as they have regular vet visits.
Good luck with your pups - maybe the last treatment will work but it may take a longer period of time.
Please let us know if you find anything that works for you as this relates to a common problem that many readers have.
try beneficial nematodes They are some kind of creature you buy who eat the larvae, my friend swears by it that they completely eradicated the problem
you could also try dusting with diatomaceous earth, that should also do the trick
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