What should I do about fleas?

Question

My dog has fleas but she is an outside dog?

Will they come on me and then get in my carpets?

How did she get them to begin with?

We put frontline on her July 20th.

She's not around any other dogs.

Also if I put frontline on her again will the fleas and the eggs get killed?

Answer 1

if it gets bad enough you might have to bomb your house

Answer 2

frontline is for monthly use you cant use it once and have no more problems. it will kill both yes. tall grass has fleas you can bring them in with you also.  

Answer 3

If you put too much frontline on her you will not only kill the fleas and the eggs you will also kill the dog. Go to the vets and get some flea shampoo not over the counter proper prescribed stuff from your vets and bath her with that.

Answer 4

That they can get on you and your guest and children  

Answer 5

take her to the vet.She/he will explain everything properly.Even my dog had lots & lots of fleas.I took her to the vet & she put some medicine on her & everything just cleared up.

Answer 6

yes

Answer 7

put her on a product called sentinel.  it is heartworm, intestinal parasite, and flea birth control all in one monthly tablet.  if you have fleas in the environment, it can take up to 6 weeks to be totally rid of them.  you can also use a product called capstar (tablet) that kills all fleas on the dog within 30 minutes.

Answer 8

Frontline needs to be reallied every 28 to 30 days (August 17th to 19th).  Frontline works on my Lab but not on my Aussie Shepard mix, he has Revolution and a preventic Collar.  Sometimes the dose may be too low.  These products are designed for indoor dogs so you may need to ask your vet for a better solution.

Answer 9

This year has been a terrible year.   Frontline should be used once a month, so it should have be reapplied on August 20th.  Frontline does not kill eggs, but if you keep using it eventually you may break the cycle. (No fleas on the dog mean that they cant lay eggs to hatch.)

The fleas are on other animals besides dogs, such as rabbits.  We had to spray the yard with cutter mosquito spray (also kills fleas) so that the fleas weren't in the yard for them to jump on the dog.

Wash her bedding and spray her shelter, and make sure that you don't wash her for at least 48 hours BEFORE or after  you put on the Frontline.  

We used a product called "Capstar" this year before we put the frontline on.  Capstar starts to kill the fleas on your cat or dog in 30 minutes and all of them in 3 hours.  It gives the Frontline a head start, and they can be used together.  

Good Luck!

Answer 10

get your dog a flea collar like some other people, said use front line or probably something a little less than front line. and fleas on dogs just penitrate the skin and make them itch. its just like lice and just comb your dogs hair. after you give them the medication.

Answer 11

frontline is a medication to help control fleas it should be used  once a month. if  july 20th was the  first application you may need to bath her before the next one and then put the frontline on her .

Answer 12

Well she needed Frontline again on Aug 20th , also it's a bad flea yr so try switching to Advantix..try to fool the fleas.

Answer 13

Fleas are outside. they get on your dog outside and he brings them in & they fall off.   endless cycle. FRONTLINE is the only flea treatment that will keep killing fleas for a month , even the ones that get back on your dog when it goes outside. Regular monthly treatments will get rid of your dog's fleas. You might want to flea bomb your house before you start the treatments. Vet (or on line) has the Frontline. (It's worth every penny) It's also a good idea to bathe your dog at least once a month with a good flea soap shampoo, but don't apply Frontline until 48-72 hrs after the bath. After the Frontline  treatment has been on for at least 5 days, shampooing won't kill it's effectiveness.