David Lock

She gets them every now and again so I'll have to go and get some zapper stuff.

Have always used Frontline - is that still one of the best to use? Any other suggestions? Don't want to spend a fortune at vets if I can avoid it.

Oldish female Cavalier btw.

Thanks, David

Glowplug

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We give our dog garlic a couple of times a week, more prevention than cure, might be worth it after you have removed them. 4 1/2 years and never seen a flee

Trout

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Frontline is good - needs to be applied once a month. We live on a farm and the dog never gets fleas.

Jimbob

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We either use Frontline Spot on, which is one dose every so often. Or Stronghold same stuff from the PDSA.
We use it on my cats and dog, and no fleas ever.

what would scooby do

Forget fleas, my dog has ticks..

David Lock

Thanks dog folks. Might give garlic a whirl as well

d

Glowplug

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Works for us

little-ginge

I give Ella garlic occasionally... either raw, crushed or if she has chicken, I boil it with the garlic.. she loves the water

2 next month, and so far *crosses fingers* she hasnt had a flea on her.

Do you have cats, david?

oldsplice

Frontline spot on to kill the adults, and Program, which makes the eggs sterile. I think you can get a 6 monthly jab for the Program.

David Lock

Not any more. Just these (but flown the nest recently)



They featured on a thread on here

David

oldsplice

Aaaahhhh.........ickle ducks!

Snazy

We had a terrible time with fleas a while back, just caught us off guard and was not a good situation.
We used frontline, in conjunction with a spray and tablets ( over a safe period ) and for good measure fogged the house too just in case there were any hiding.

ScoobyWon't

I should pay more attention to what I'm reading. I thought you said you flogged the house rather than fogging the house.

I was just thinking that it was bit of an extreme measure

Snazy

haha no no that was just your mind FOGGING over with your foul mist

Tidgy

hehe, we had major issues with our cat, forntline and then house sprays and they were gone. he's since had an injection to stop them, but they can take several months (2 years i have heard mentioned ) to hatch out.

frontline will mena that nay that jump on him will die within 24 hours, they become walking flea terminators lol

ScoobyWon't

Just wait until I get my Newfoundland. He'll be leaving some huge piles of foul smelling behind.

I imagine having a double coat may mean spotting fleas could be harder. I'll look into waterproof flea treatment as I'll be training him for water rescue

Snazy

Double coats not only make them harder to spot, but a biatch to get out too. Combing is somewhat flawed lol. And bathing them is also not as effective as it could be.

But we got there in the end, just a pain trying to keep on top of the eggs when they appear.

Leslie

We use Frontline on Fearless Freddie and it works well. We give him a regular brush and comb which he queues up for and after the Frontline treatment we rarely find any more fleas on the flea comb.

Les

Snazy

Oh the hoover is a great tool for brushing them with too. Tuvaaq loves it, Aana hates it.

ScoobyWon't

I was looking at a doggie-hairdryer whilst at the Welsh Kennel Club last weekend. The thing looked like a leaf blower!

The shopping list is ever growing....

Pup £1200
Hair dryer £150
Grooming table £150
Floor tiles to replace carpets £1500
Glass dining table (non-chewable) £650
Ford Focus TDCi estate £15000

Snazy

lol great fun shopping aint it! (NOT)
My list included a car, new fences, a dog run, that was all cheap too.