fleas on my dog

kaleys

:undecided hello i only have one dog and bless him has fleas.
he has a thick fur so i carnt see them on most of his body only when he is showing his belly i see one or 2 running across him we got flea shampoo and used that then 2 days later we used drops and 2 days on he still has fleas.
i thought they would have died by now i was thinking do flea tablets work ? and can they take them azwell as drops ?
i have also hooverd a few times since i saw them and washed all bedding as my dog sleeps on bottom of my bed (hubbys fault he is soft ) but i carnt use a flea coller because he sleeps on my bed sooo can i use tablets too ?? x

adouglasmhor

get decent drops from a vet.

gettingready

what have you used on him? what brand?

kaleys

hello i used 4 Fleas Dog Protector by Johnson's i got it at pets at home

Katiehound

I used to use Program tablets with a dog I had- at that time they were POM- not sure now. They don't kill the fleas but make them sterile so in the end the flea population is wiped out. No idea if you can use them with drops , you have to be so careful as the two might cause harm to your pet.
You could ask someone like Vet-Medic (they have a vet to answer questions in the daytime- free phone line) but I see they are out of stock. Still I imagine they will know the answer. Or ask your vet.
There is a current thread about flea treatments on this board- about Frontline etc, so suggest you have a trawl.

sharnad

Bob Martin flea tablets good but no idea if you can use them with other things call a vet to check first

adouglasmhor

I wouldn't recommend anything by Bob Martin TBH.

adouglasmhor

Advocate by Bayer, Frontline, Fiproline, for spot on and capstsar tablets.

gettingready

sharnad wrote: »

Bob Martin flea tablets good but no idea if you can use them with other things call a vet to check first

Oh dear - are people still using ANYTHING by Bob Martin?

Despite all the warnings all over the net?

Bromley86

Once you've got fleas, you need the Frontline Combo rather than basic Frontline. This will require a vet prescription, but you're better off getting this and ordering it online rather than the vet dispensing the medicine. Get a prescription for 6 pipettes which will last ~1yr.

BitterAndTwisted

Even if the spot-on you used is effective at killing the adult fleas it will not stop them from emerging from their pupae, most probably tucked away in your carpets and soft-furnishings depending on where the animal has been resting, scritch-scratching and shedding the eggs. The pupae can lie dormant for up to six months, I understand , so even with an effective treatment-plan you can still see adult fleas for some time.

Those tablet things will only kill the fleas actually on the animal at the time of treatment and will not help get to grips with an infestation in the home. If the dog has picked a couple of fleas while outside and you give the tablets before those fleas can breed, they might help. But it really doesn't take long for a few fleas to breed and then start laying hundreds of eggs.

I would recommend using one of the medications adouglasmhor has mentioned as well as an environmental spray like Acclaim, Skoosh, Indorex or the Johnson's 4 Fleas which contains an Insect Growth Regulator and will kill the eggs and larvae.