still tons of fleas. WTF??!!1!

12/16/2011 7:55:30 PM

i, too, am having this issue

12/16/2011 7:59:11 PM

You probably live in squalor. Hire a maid, you fucking hoarders.

12/16/2011 8:01:37 PM

How long ago? Poison takes time.

12/16/2011 8:01:43 PM

Yeah, they seem more resistant to it this year than before. Next time give the dog a bath, wait a couple of days and then apply frontline. My vet also suggested switching to Comfordis instead if frontline didn't work this time around.

12/16/2011 8:03:03 PM

it is likely a cat flea which are much hardier in terms of resistance and population growth than the dog flea.

Frontline only works for prevention and small infestations, not for a major outbreak

12/16/2011 8:05:42 PM

Comfortis is AWESOME!

12/16/2011 8:08:04 PM

Is this about pets or personal hygiene?

12/16/2011 8:08:23 PM

our pets had fleas with frontline then we switched to vectra and they havent had any since.

when we moved our new vet didnt have vectra so we switched again to advantage and that works also.

12/16/2011 8:13:37 PM

Im a vet in the area. An increasing number of clients have been seeing this over the past two years. I have not seen this with advantix, trifexis, comfortis, revolution, etc.

12/16/2011 8:24:16 PM

got fleas

wat do?

12/16/2011 8:31:04 PM

Seriously, Comfortis is cheap and it fucking works

12/16/2011 8:39:36 PM

maybe ill go to the vet tomorrow and try to get advantix.

12/16/2011 9:38:24 PM

Quote :

"Combatting a flea infestation in the home takes patience because for every flea found on an animal, there could be many more developing in the home. A spot-on insecticide will kill the fleas on the pet and in turn the pet itself will be a roving flea trap and mop up newly hatched fleas. The environment should be treated with a fogger or spray insecticide containing an insect growth regulator, such as pyriproxyfen or methoprene to kill eggs and pupae, which are quite resistant against insecticides. Frequent vacuuming is also helpful, but the vacuum bag must be disposed of immediately afterwards. Fleas tend to breed exponentially in piles of shoes. Diatomaceous earth can also be used as a home flea treatment in lieu of acetylcholinesterase inhibitory treatments or insecticides which carry with them a risk of poisoning for both humans and animals. However, diatomaceous earth is at least potentially dangerous to pets and people when inhaled, so care in use is recommended. Dried pennyroyal has been suggested as a natural flea control, but is not recommended in homes with pets due to its high toxicity to mammals. Borax is sold as a "Natural Laundry Booster" and can also be used as another home treatment for flea infestations. Borax contains boric acid which kills fleas by dehydrating them, but its safety for pets is untested. Using dehumidifiers with air conditioning and vacuuming all may interrupt the flea life cycle. Humidity is critical to flea survival. Eggs need relative humidity of at least 70–75% to hatch, and larvae need at least 50% humidity to survive. In humid areas, about 20% of the eggs survive to adulthood; in arid areas, less than 5% complete the cycle. Fleas thrive at higher temperatures, but need 70° to 90°F (21° to 32°C) to survive. Lower temperatures slow down or completely interrupt the flea life-cycle. A laboratory study done at the University of California showed that vacuuming catches about 96% of adult fleas. A combination of controlled humidity, temperature, and vacuuming should eliminate fleas from an environment. Altering even one of these environmental factors may be enough to drastically lower and eliminate an infestation."

From wiki

[Edited on December 16, 2011 at 9:47 PM. Reason : tags]

12/16/2011 9:47:22 PM

frontline sucks, comfortis rules.

12/17/2011 6:38:04 AM

What you need to do is get your pet a capstar

12/17/2011 7:18:42 AM

I used frontline and would always find at least a couple fleas during my dogs weekly baths. I went to the vet and got some flea shampoo and switched to advantix. Haven't had any problems since, but advantix is money. Maybe I'll try this comfortis you speak of.

12/17/2011 7:40:38 AM

Ive had flea probs a couple times and my strategy is to put whatever on your pets... then raid for fleas and spray dat sheit errywhere. wait. vacuum. launder everything you can. and success. sometimes you gotta spray the raid more than once tho. hmm i wonder if your fleas are resistant to the meds ur putting on ur pet... Thatd be super interesting.

12/17/2011 7:54:26 AM

Put seven dust in your vacuum. That's my most valuable flea advice. Dont wanna suck up those fuckers and have them living in there.

12/17/2011 7:56:59 AM

trifexis works for us. Though we have hardwood floors and fleas are just scared of our bad ass dogs.

12/17/2011 9:15:15 AM

Our dogs are on comfortis and this summer we moved to Texas where apparently they have super fleas because our dogs were covered. It got so bad I would find them on my legs on a regular basis and we don't even have carpet for them to hide. I tried spraying down the house with stuff from petsmart, treated their beds, gave them flea baths, vacummed and threw it away immediately, treated the yard, sprayed more stuff in the house and nothing worked. Finally I just bug bombed the house and problem solved.

12/17/2011 9:34:03 AM

visited vet. obtained advantage. profit.

12/19/2011 9:34:01 AM

advantage is only mildly better than frontline...


i now use trifexis in the fall/winter and whatever the petsmart version of advantix is in the spring/summer...

[Edited on December 19, 2011 at 9:43 AM. Reason : i haven't seen a flea on my dog since he was a baby...and it was a very sick flea]

12/19/2011 9:40:57 AM

I have pets and I've never seen a single flea in my life

what is wrong with you dirty people and your dirty animals

12/19/2011 12:13:51 PM

myth, pet fleas are not correlated cleanliness or sanitation

12/19/2011 12:15:16 PM

english as second language?

12/19/2011 12:18:55 PM

turns out the problem isn't the preventative - the yard is infested with fleas. the dog brings a ton in every time we go outside. anybody got a solution for the yard that won't kill plants, and where to get it?

1/25/2012 3:43:23 PM

sevin dust or any of the other bags of pelletized bug killer they sell. lowe's.

1/25/2012 3:53:13 PM

Quote :

"turns out the problem isn't the preventative - the yard is infested with fleas. the dog brings a ton in every time we go outside. anybody got a solution for the yard that won't kill plants, and where to get it?"

If you don't mind using chemicals, Bithor SC (bifenthrin + imidacloprid), Maxxthor SC (bifenthrin liquid concentrate) and Maxxthor SG (bifenthrin sand granule) work well. I've used all three with great results, it just depends on if you prefer granules or a liquid concentrate that needs to be mixed. If you have a spreader, granules are much easier to apply. Bithor SC should be the most effective as it contains 2 active ingredients, but costs a bit more when you calculate the yield per quart.

If using a liquid, you want to keep your pets out of the yard until it dries, then it's good to go. With granules, you generally want to apply them before it rains.

I've also used Prothor SC 2 (imidacloprid liquid concentrate) and Turfthor 0.5g (imidacloprid clay granule) which aren't labeled for fleas, but are for other yard pests. However, the active ingredient, imidacloprid, is the same that is found in advantage for dogs and cats so it'll kill fleas in addition to the labeled pests.

All of these products are odorless, won't cause skin sensitivity issues like some other actives, and won't stain.

Send me a PM if you have any questions.

1/25/2012 4:29:51 PM

I had to use an alternate flea med to the one I usually use
I had to get a pill from my vet to kill the ones initially. Capstar or something
Had to treat my yard
Had to spray the house
Finally they are gone after a several month infestation.
I also got a bunch of night lights put a bowl of soapy water underneath and used to kill a bunch that way. May not have helped greatly but sure felt good seeing them in there

1/25/2012 4:55:29 PM