Flea And Tick Prevention For Dogs
PREVENTION OF HAZARDS AND BOLTS FOR DOGS
Few dog owners are lucky enough to avoid an eventual foray into fleas, the dog's most common parasites. Even with the regular bath and toilet, restless bugs can find their way to the tender flesh of dogs without trust (and dog owners). Bloodsuckers not only do not pay rent, they cause itchiness and can transmit disease to their hosts.
Fortunately, controlling fleas has become much simpler, safer and more effective in recent years. New products that break the flea's reproductive cycle make it possible to keep small biters in the bay without exposing your dog to toxic chemicals.
SYMPTOM
The continuous itching and scratching of your dog will probably be your first clue that you have fleas. If you look closely, you can actually see the little dark brown insects. Most likely, however, you will see what black and white points look like. Black specks are "flea dirt", or flea feces. White spots are flea eggs. If you see real fleas, they will not be easy to catch because they move fast and can jump farther than you would think your tiny legs could take.
If you think you have discovered some, but are not quite sure, run a flea comb (a fine tooth comb) on your dog's back, groin area, hips and tail. These are the flea places like most.
While some dogs experience nothing but itching, others may develop allergic flea dermatitis. Strong infestations can be severe enough to cause anemia. Some fleas carry diseases, such as typhus and tapeworm infections, which can be transmitted to your dog.
FLEA BASICS
To really get rid of fleas, you have to disrupt their life cycle. Fleas thrive in humid and moist environments - that's why they are a much bigger problem in the summer than in the winter.
An adult flea can live for four months on a dog's body, but will die in a couple of days without its canine host. After a good meal of blood, the fleas will mate on the dog's skin. The female can produce up to 2,000 eggs during its short life.
Those eggs fall and come out all over the house - on the carpet, on the couch, under the sheets. Over time, newborn fleas will need to find a lot of their own, and the whole cycle begins again. So it is not enough to kill adult fleas; You have to get rid of all the eggs and larvae, too.
HOW TO PREVENT FLEAS
New products are less toxic than ancient remedies and have made it easier to protect your dog from fleas. Some of these options may be expensive, but the advantage is that they work.
Three types of control. Different vets like to use different products to control fleas. The most popular options usually include spot-ons, which are pinched between the shoulder blades of a dog every month; Pills, which are also effective for a month; And yard sprays, which can work up to three months.
What does not work. In general, it is accepted that collars do not work well, particularly expensive electronic flea collars. Products that use only permethrin as the active ingredient usually do not work well, because fleas have built up an immunity to this insecticide.
USED PRODUCTS
Adams: A spot liquid containing the active ingredients etofenprox and s-methoprene; Kill fleas, ticks, flea eggs, flea larvae, and kill and reject mosquitoes.
Advantage: A spot fluid containing imidacloprid, kills fleas currently on the dog within 12 hours; It is also waterproof.
Capstar: It has nitenpyram; It is a once-daily pill.
Frontline Plus: A spot liquid containing the active ingredients fipronil and S-methoprene; Kill fleas at all stages of their life cycle within 24-48 hours; It is waterproof.
K9 Advantix: A liquid containing imidacloprid and permethrin.
Program tabs: Monthly pills with lufenuron.
Revolution: A liquid that uses selamectin; It is waterproof.
Sentinel: A monthly pill that combines both a killer flea and a heartworm preventative.
IF YOU ARE NOT WORKING
If, despite your best efforts, your dog is still a flea magnet, here is what you need to know to get rid of the infestation.
Treat all your pets. If you have more than one animal in the house, you will have to treat them all so that they are truly free of fleas.
Try your house. Foggers and sprays are an effective way to control fleas on the inside. Most experts recommend sprays, because nebulizers can lose the cracks where fleas are hiding.
Few dog owners are lucky enough to avoid an eventual foray into fleas, the dog's most common parasites. Even with the regular bath and toilet, restless bugs can find their way to the tender flesh of dogs without trust (and dog owners). Bloodsuckers not only do not pay rent, they cause itchiness and can transmit disease to their hosts.
Fortunately, controlling fleas has become much simpler, safer and more effective in recent years. New products that break the flea's reproductive cycle make it possible to keep small biters in the bay without exposing your dog to toxic chemicals.
SYMPTOM
The continuous itching and scratching of your dog will probably be your first clue that you have fleas. If you look closely, you can actually see the little dark brown insects. Most likely, however, you will see what black and white points look like. Black specks are "flea dirt", or flea feces. White spots are flea eggs. If you see real fleas, they will not be easy to catch because they move fast and can jump farther than you would think your tiny legs could take.
If you think you have discovered some, but are not quite sure, run a flea comb (a fine tooth comb) on your dog's back, groin area, hips and tail. These are the flea places like most.
While some dogs experience nothing but itching, others may develop allergic flea dermatitis. Strong infestations can be severe enough to cause anemia. Some fleas carry diseases, such as typhus and tapeworm infections, which can be transmitted to your dog.
FLEA BASICS
To really get rid of fleas, you have to disrupt their life cycle. Fleas thrive in humid and moist environments - that's why they are a much bigger problem in the summer than in the winter.
An adult flea can live for four months on a dog's body, but will die in a couple of days without its canine host. After a good meal of blood, the fleas will mate on the dog's skin. The female can produce up to 2,000 eggs during its short life.
Those eggs fall and come out all over the house - on the carpet, on the couch, under the sheets. Over time, newborn fleas will need to find a lot of their own, and the whole cycle begins again. So it is not enough to kill adult fleas; You have to get rid of all the eggs and larvae, too.
HOW TO PREVENT FLEAS
New products are less toxic than ancient remedies and have made it easier to protect your dog from fleas. Some of these options may be expensive, but the advantage is that they work.
Three types of control. Different vets like to use different products to control fleas. The most popular options usually include spot-ons, which are pinched between the shoulder blades of a dog every month; Pills, which are also effective for a month; And yard sprays, which can work up to three months.
What does not work. In general, it is accepted that collars do not work well, particularly expensive electronic flea collars. Products that use only permethrin as the active ingredient usually do not work well, because fleas have built up an immunity to this insecticide.
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USED PRODUCTS
Adams: A spot liquid containing the active ingredients etofenprox and s-methoprene; Kill fleas, ticks, flea eggs, flea larvae, and kill and reject mosquitoes.
Advantage: A spot fluid containing imidacloprid, kills fleas currently on the dog within 12 hours; It is also waterproof.
Capstar: It has nitenpyram; It is a once-daily pill.
Frontline Plus: A spot liquid containing the active ingredients fipronil and S-methoprene; Kill fleas at all stages of their life cycle within 24-48 hours; It is waterproof.
K9 Advantix: A liquid containing imidacloprid and permethrin.
Program tabs: Monthly pills with lufenuron.
Revolution: A liquid that uses selamectin; It is waterproof.
Sentinel: A monthly pill that combines both a killer flea and a heartworm preventative.
IF YOU ARE NOT WORKING
If, despite your best efforts, your dog is still a flea magnet, here is what you need to know to get rid of the infestation.
Treat all your pets. If you have more than one animal in the house, you will have to treat them all so that they are truly free of fleas.
Try your house. Foggers and sprays are an effective way to control fleas on the inside. Most experts recommend sprays, because nebulizers can lose the cracks where fleas are hiding.
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