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Flea Remedies
Posted on 12/31/15 at 8:26 am
Posted on 12/31/15 at 8:26 am
We have two large dogs that are outside, and although we treat them for fleas pretty regularly, its a battle we still fight. Well the last couple of days, my wife has found some of them inside and she is freaking out (she tends to over react from time to time). What are some remedies that yall know of that actually work, before she burns the house down.
TIA
TIA
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Posted on 12/31/15 at 8:29 am to Happygilmore
Vacuum the house twice a day for two weeks. I know that sounds absurd but it's necessary unless you want to bomb, and even then you may be SOL.
In the future, give them monthly oral flea medication like Trifexis, Comfortis, etc... My dogs are outside most of the time and have never had any issues with fleas so long as I keep up their meds.
ETA: Do you have a lot of carpet in your house? In my house we had fleas when we moved in but since we had hardwood, once we started vacuuming religiously they went away with the quickness.
In the future, give them monthly oral flea medication like Trifexis, Comfortis, etc... My dogs are outside most of the time and have never had any issues with fleas so long as I keep up their meds.
ETA: Do you have a lot of carpet in your house? In my house we had fleas when we moved in but since we had hardwood, once we started vacuuming religiously they went away with the quickness.
This post was edited on 12/31/15 at 8:31 am
Posted on 12/31/15 at 8:37 am to Happygilmore
I've read before that if you put horse apples (osage oranges) inside your house it'll help keep fleas out, but it may be an old wive's tale.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 8:39 am to Happygilmore
Cypermethrin
Posted on 12/31/15 at 8:44 am to The Last Coco
quote:
ETA: Do you have a lot of carpet in your house? In my house we had fleas when we moved in but since we had hardwood, once we started vacuuming religiously they went away with the quickness.
the bedrooms are carpet, the rest is hard wood with rugs
Posted on 12/31/15 at 8:45 am to Happygilmore
Buy a few bottles of Ultracide online and spray it all over the house. It will knock out any flea problem you have indoors.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 8:52 am to Happygilmore
Posted on 12/31/15 at 9:18 am to farad
Ultracide will be much more effective at controlling fleas than Suspend, just FYI. Suspend is good for knocking out pretty much everything else though.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 9:51 am to Happygilmore
Bengal flea spray works very well. Spray, leave the house for a few hours, then spray again next week.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 9:52 am to farad
we have suspend for our normal stuff, the fleas arent reacting
Posted on 12/31/15 at 9:58 am to Happygilmore
it is good to use more than one kind of poison because they kill fleas in diferent parts of the life cycle.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 10:00 am to Happygilmore
Mixture of DemonWP and I.G. Regulator
You can get them at your local feed store or Tractor Supply Company.
These are both applied using a pump sprayer and can be used inside and outside effectively. If you spray inside just remove pets from area until it is dry. After it dries just wipe down kitchen counters with a damp rag and your back up and running in no time. It may take a couple of applications but this stuff will work.
You can get them at your local feed store or Tractor Supply Company.
These are both applied using a pump sprayer and can be used inside and outside effectively. If you spray inside just remove pets from area until it is dry. After it dries just wipe down kitchen counters with a damp rag and your back up and running in no time. It may take a couple of applications but this stuff will work.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 10:24 am to The Last Coco
We use Trifexis and the other night I let the Pit out. He was eating grass for 15 min anyway when he came back he started scratching and I turned thelights on and he was covered with fleas. Got to spray something??
Posted on 12/31/15 at 11:31 am to Happygilmore
Comfortis.
It turns the dogs into roving flea killers.
It turns the dogs into roving flea killers.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 11:34 am to I B Freeman
Went to the DIY pest control store a couple of days ago. He said there is is a big local flea outbreak. I give my labs the preventative pills and still had an issue. I blame it on the random cats that cruise the hood and never seem to have a home. If my purchases don't work I may have to give those cats a home
Posted on 12/31/15 at 2:41 pm to Happygilmore
Bathe your dogs in dawn soap. Works incredibly.
Posted on 12/31/15 at 2:43 pm to Happygilmore
Can't believe no one said Dawn dishwashing detergent.
Lather the dog up and it kills em on contact.
Mix in a garden sprayer and spray the grass, carport etc. spray every 4-5 days for a couple weeks. More if it rains.
Best thing is, it's cheap and works great!
I use the blue dawn.
Lather the dog up and it kills em on contact.
Mix in a garden sprayer and spray the grass, carport etc. spray every 4-5 days for a couple weeks. More if it rains.
Best thing is, it's cheap and works great!
I use the blue dawn.
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