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Location: Texas | Lovin Life - 2015-07-09 4:08 PM Our vet said the Trifexis/Sentinal doesn't kill them but they are unable to reproduce. ? He gave us Bravecto - it's like Capstar and within an hour we found dead ones falling off of them. ETA: the Bravecto was $20 pill that my dog ate out of my hand and last 3 months (supposedly)
I bought this for our dog, but it was closer to $50 per pill when I got it from my vet. But it lasts for 3 months so was actually cheaper than Comfortis. Seems to be working. |
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Location: Bama | Fleas were so bad the past two years, I couldn't walk in certain areas without being attacked. The dogs were miserable, frontline plus wouldn't touch the little suckers, and other pesticides on the ground worked for only a few days. Dawn baths would give the dogs relief temporarily. The real issue were the shady areas were they rested.
So this spring during all the rain, I decided to try a different approach and Holy cow it worked. Plus, it has no chemicals!
http://thegoodbugs.theshoppad.com/#/product/steinernema-carpocapsae
I think I may have to do more research and start putting out different species of these beneficial bugs! Hopefully by using these things heavily over the next year or two my yard and dogs will be 100% flea free. |
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 My Heart Be Happy
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Location: Arkansas | Not sure about the yard but I swear by Murphy's Oil Soap for bathing the animals. There will be dead fleas all in your tub if they're bad on your animals. My first Siberian Husky was just 4 weeks when I got him and his fur was literally moving with fleas. I couldn't find anything to use on a baby that young. Called the breeder and she said MOS----when I bathed him my tub was BLACK with dead fleas. All I've used since, and that was in 1989. Hope you find what works for you cause just thinking about them makes my skin crawl! |
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Location: So. California | Had a similar problem last year. Bathing with Dawn killed the fleas, but the little suckers kept coming back in droves. Started using NexGard chewable tablets, once a month and no more fleas. I buy the three pack.
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Location: Kansas | Southtxponygirl - 2015-07-09 5:51 PM nmeastplains - 2015-07-09 5:14 PM Ok, ya'll have me scratching just reading this thread. LOL
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boon
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|  I stumbled upon this thread for needing help with fleas. I am confident the information at the following page will be useful, and there is too much there to summarize: http://homeremediesandtips.whw1.com/home/7-home-remedies-to-kill-an... The info will help with fleas in home, garden, and on animals. Natural ways. 
By the way, the reason those pills or treats (mentioned by others above) work is because they contain Vitamin B Complex, which is the last item listed on that page.
Edited by HRT 2015-07-13 3:42 PM
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boon
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| Chandler's Mom - 2015-07-09 9:27 PM
....I swear by Murphy's Oil Soap for bathing the animals.....All I've used since, and that was in 1989.
@ Chandler's Mom. I suspect that is citrus oil, and you can make your own. Making your own is item two on the page of the link I included in the my reply post above. |
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Location: Salem Ky | We had barn kittens bring fleas to the yard before they were old enough to put flea meds on.
The dogs would carry them into the house.
I tried the home remedy of sprinkling baking soda and salt. Left it on the carpet for a few days, then vacuumed it up. It worked! Apparently its dehydrates them and their eggs. |
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Location: southwest GA | I work as a vet tech here in southwest Georgia where the fleas and gnats are notoriously bad. We had a lunch-and-learn seminar not too long ago on the way Sentinel works. Basically, products such as Nexgard and Comfortis are adulticides - they kill the fleas that you see. Unfortunately, over 90% of the flea population consists of eggs and larvae that aren't visible to the naked eye, and these products have no effect on them. Sentinel (though it also contains heartworm prevention and should not be given to dogs that have not been tested or currently on heartworm prevention) contains lufenuron, which although it does not kill adult fleas, alters the eggs so that they cannot hatch, thus breaking the life cycle. We've gotten plenty of complaints over the years from clients saying that their dogs still have a flea problem even while on Comfortis or similar products regularly.
One solution that we at our clinic often recommend would be to use Sentinel as heartworm prevention (which also is ivermectin-free, another plus for sensitive breeds) along with an adulticide product (any flea-only product such as Comfortis, Nexgard, Advantage, etc). This way you are completely attacking the problem as a whole, not just the adult fleas that you see, and your dog is also protected against heartworms. If you can get the issue under control, you could eventually discontinue the adulticide product and stick with Sentinel with the same results. Of course, you have an overwhelmingly bad flea problem, your best bet will be to treat the environment as well, indoors or outdoors. |
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Location: Kansas | Dang it.....bombed the house, gave them baths with the blue dish soap...bought as much flea/tick crud at petsmart as I could, plus the expensive collars.....still can't get them to stop scratching!!! |
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