Poor Petey has always struggled with fleas. It is like they are more drawn to him that any other animal outside. This time of year we constantly battle the fleas to keep Petey comfortable.
Earlier this week we gave Petey a bath and put a flea treatment on. It was one of those 'better than Frontline' types. I can't recall the name right now. We thought we were ahead of the game but we were wrong.
Last night we got four fleas off that poor animal. Four, count them, four fleas. He was miserable. He was so miserable that he didn't object to our dousing the fleas with lotion to drown them while they were still on him. It had the added benefit of making his skin nice & soft too.
John then put flea spray all around his neck. The hope is that will create another barrier for those vile pests. Pete's been a lot calmer toda - I think I hear the tale tell thumping of a paw, that can only mean scratching - the war is not over!
The End is Near!!
5 years ago
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We have the same problem here, x2 plus about 50 pounds.
The vet sells pills that will help kill fleas. That worked for us last year. May have to resort to it again this year. We also put Sevin dust on them and their bedding. (of course, since Petey's bedding is your bedding, that might not work)Not sure if ole P can tolerate the dust but it has helped our pups, some. Gracie loses her hair while Chism just scratches non-stop.
Jan
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