So I just found fleas on my dog. I just moved into a new house with a massive, but overgrown backyard(I'm assuming that's where she got them).

 

I also have a cat that does not have them. I've checked her all over multiple times.

 

I just found them on the pup yesterday. I bathed her and got a flea collar, and that got rid of them on her from what I can tell. I know that this is only a temporary fix. What have you guys done to rid the fleas? I'm new to this sort of. She hadn't ever had them before in the three years I've had her.

I put down 7 dust granules in my yard and the spray the kind you attach to a garden hose. Also, make sure you do your monthly treatments on your pets.

My dogs take Trifexis which is an oral heartworm, other worm and flea-preventive. It seems to work. However, we live on a farm and they will go through the fields and woods and occasionally bring back ticks that hop off of them onto me. So, for this I have a homeopathic spray on anti-tick/flea thing that I bought at the pet store. For my cat, I put on a topical anti-flea dose about once a month.

 

Good luck.

We use the generic frontline stuff that you put on their backs. We get it from Tractor supply and in 3 years our dog has never had a flea or tick.

 

Sentry FiproGuard Dog Flea & Tick Squeeze-On, For Dogs Up To 45 to 88 lb., Pack of 3 - Tractor Supply Co.

You might want to check your house as well, especially if you have carpet. I know when we had a dog, my wife kept that animal super clean, I did the yard spraying and he still got fleas. Also ended up in our carpet. We had to constantly keep up on the treatments to dog and carpet. Those buggers multiply by the thousands and in a hurry.

I put down 7 dust granules in my yard and the spray the kind you attach to a garden hose. Also, make sure you do your monthly treatments on your pets.

 

I endorse this. I have two chihuahuas and spraying in the yard, along with monthly flea/tick treatment, does the job.

We use K9 advantix for our dog and have never had an issue. That product, though, is harmful to cats and if you have a cat, you cannot use it. I tried the generic stuff for a bit, but my dog ended up still getting fleas once, so I stopped using it. It's always a good idea to keep some Capstar around. That's a pill that you can give your dog if it gets fleas that will kill them off within 24 hours. The best way we found to remove fleas from your carpet was to set up a couple of pans of water in corners of your rooms underneath a desk lamp. Turn the lamp on at night, and the fleas are attracted to it and jump into the water. After 7-10 days of doing this, and treating your pet, the fleas should be gone. We tried bombs and carpet treatments and this was the only thing that worked on a really bad infestation we had many years ago.

I Forgot fleas as another reason I don't do pets.

I have used a topical called BioSpot for 15 years or so.

 

They make it for cats and dogs. They are separate formulas, you cannot use the dog product on cats.

 

If your yard is infested you will need to spray. In general, spraying only kills adult fleas. So you'll want to do this once a week for a month. Fortunately with a hose sprayer it doesn't take long.

 

After the first spray, use a 90 day residual insect killer in the yard. It takes a couple weeks to reach full effect, that's why you need to spray a few times. I rotate my products annually. Most multi-insect granulars will work.

 

Once under control, use a 90 day residual product the first week of April and July annually.

 

I live in the country, so my dog is in the woods and fields all the time, so I use BioSpot - March thru November.

A friend has been a groomer for years, he said when he gets a dog in with Fleas the first thing he does is a bath with Dawn dish liquid. Put it on the ears and butt before you get the dog wet, because that's where fleas go to hide. We've used several things over the years and Dawn works better to get rid of them initially as anything I've ever seen.

I give my Bichon a chewy tablet I got at the Vet called Nexgard. It's not cheap, $16 per treatment which is good for 30 days. It seems to work. Kills the ticks and fleas.

You have to remember that even with all the topical/oral preventatives, you still may see fleas appear on your pet. These treatments will kill the fleas and prevent them from multiplying if they end up on your pet. They are not a repellant that will keep fleas off your pet in the first place.

Thanks for the replies guys. I'm going to go to work treating my house and yard tomorrow. I don't want to have to put up with these things. Their nasty!