Dog Health: Fleas And Ticks

[Princess08]

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Fleas and ticks can make your puppy or dog miserable. The symptoms often include a lot of scratching, red skin and inflamed areas. Flea saliva is the culprit. It irritates a dog's skin, causing him to scratch, bite and chew - which can lead to infection. In places with cold winters, fleas and ticks are a seasonal problem, most severe in the summer and fall. In some warm states, it's a year-round battle.
Controlling fleas is the goal. To do that, you must understand that fleas and ticks spend most of their lives off of your dog. That means you need to treat both your dog and the surrounding environment.
Treatment

• Treating your dog: Powders, sprays, shampoos and dips are your best weapons. Be careful, though. Read and follow label instructions.
• Flea collars provide some control. However, some dogs are allergic to them.
• Treating the inside of your house: Thorough cleaning and vacuuming may do the trick. However, it might also take sprays and foggers.
• Treating the outside: Sprays and foggers.

Always check with your vet first. Combinations of more than one flea or tick treatment can sometimes actually be harmful to your dog. Your vet will know how to avoid those combinations. When all else fails, call a professional exterminator. Your vet can be of help, too. Small amounts of coricosteroids provide some relief.

[herp_doctor]

you really are a princess...

[Princess08]

up up up! !

[Eiso]

princess?? sheena??

[menatsu]

Summer is approaching and flea and tick season na naman.. Always make sure that your puppy is protected against them coz they can be quite dangerous and may bring diseases to your beloved friends. To name a few, we have Ehrlichiosis, Babesia or Lyme Disease.

What i use to protect my beloved friends is Frontline Spot on. They may be quite pricey (about 1k) but they are proven effective against them. One pack contains three pipettes which you apply in the area just between your dog's shoulder blades. With that, protected na ang dog mo for at least a month or two. Just make sure na hindi mo ililigo ang dogs mo about 5 days or a week after application. After a day of application, makikita mo talaga na may mga namamatay na ticks and fleas.

Caminade also sells a Detick vial similar to that of Frontline Spot on. Prices vary according to the dogs weight eh. As far as i know, may tag 75 at 140 na vial. I'm not sure against its effectivity though coz I havent tried it yet.

[ren04]

do pet shops still have that injection to kill ticks n fleas? its good for 1 yr daw. i been looking for pet shops wd that but they said wala na daw but b4 they have...

[bot_yok]

@ren yup petshops do have that kind of remedy to kill ticks n fleas.. but if dili kaayo grabe simple ra kaayo pag wala sa kuto, bath ur dogs wid shampoo specified for fleas and clean d sorrounding wer ur dog usually stays..my vet would not recommend me wid this injection for fleas unless grabe na nga dili na jud mada ug ligo2x lng..

[iching]

naa ko mga 6weeks na puppy, unsay treatment na pwedi sa iyaha dli pa daw pwedi ang vials ky bata pa daw kaau ang puppy...

[bingbing]

i use frontline to control my dog's tick and fleas problem. so far it has work well for my dog... very effective... for large breed dogs they sell the 3 vial for 1,070 at piper's petshop...thats good for 3 months... so spending 300+ pesos a month for your dogs comfort is worth i guess...

[t!geR]

flea powder is effective and frontline.. mahal2 lng gyud...