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what is best to get rid of fleas? i have used to different types of spot on and watched my dog but fleas keep coming back
Frontline plus but its very expensive now that you can only get it from the vet.
Michael Geraghty Australia (Verified User) Posts 4138 Dogs 14 / Races 15 27 Jul 2014 04:04
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Donal Faherty wrote:
what is best to get rid of fleas? i have used to different types of spot on and watched my dog but fleas keep coming back
Treat the breeding source(environment)thoroughly with pyrethrum insecticide solution...can be cheaply obtained at hardware stores. Drench it. Wash the dogs with a dilution of 20ml/2litres of cheap shampoo.(leave on the dogs for only a few mins...wash off.) Repeat both in 1 week to kill hatched eggs. If necessary, repeat again 1 week later.
Cheap and extremely effective.
Eradication complete.
David Kirkbride Australia (Verified User) Posts 45 Dogs 5 / Races 0 27 Jul 2014 05:03
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spectrum 200 it contains 200g/L of Imidacloprid. by far the best you only need 1.25ml 25kg and over, no more than 2ml mix in syringe with some water to help absorb.put on neck of dog.
Grant Dunphy Australia (Verified User) Posts 743 Dogs 4 / Races 1 27 Jul 2014 07:41
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G,day David, Is it safe for racing dogs?-Swabbable?
Revolution,it works but is expensive.if you do all your dogs with it at the same time,you will get rid of them.don't use straw and check any new dogs comimg into your kennel.for little pups I would use a drop or two on them.If you can give yards a rest from being used,this helps heaps as movement makes eggs hatch.I have not have fleas for years doing this.
David Kirkbride Australia (Verified User) Posts 45 Dogs 5 / Races 0 28 Jul 2014 03:42
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never had a problem with swabs. it has the same ingredient as other flea treatments just stronger.
Grant Thomas Australia (Verified User) Posts 11447 Dogs 64 / Races 20 28 Jul 2014 07:33
Michael Geraghty Australia (Verified User) Posts 4138 Dogs 14 / Races 15 28 Jul 2014 07:55
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david kirkbride wrote:
spectrum 200 it contains 200g/L of Imidacloprid. by far the best you only need 1.25ml 25kg and over, no more than 2ml mix in syringe with some water to help absorb.put on neck of dog.
Its the same as Confidor but a little cheaper. Both will work well but only temporarily if you don't eradicate the fleas from the environment. You will be chasing your tail if you don't.
Tom Flanagan Australia (Verified User) Posts 7250 Dogs 974 / Races 1022 28 Jul 2014 08:01
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I use Comfortis tablets on mine - supposed to be a monthly dose but once all dogs are on it, the fleas in the environment get wiped out and you only need it again if they pick them up from somewhere - I've used it 3 times in the last year - so it works out cheaper than that spot ons which don't work very well these days anyway.
Michael Geraghty Australia (Verified User) Posts 4138 Dogs 14 / Races 15 28 Jul 2014 08:04
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Tom Flanagan wrote:
I use Comfortis tablets on mine - supposed to be a monthly dose but once all dogs are on it, the fleas in the environment get wiped out and you only need it again if they pick them up from somewhere - I've used it 3 times in the last year - so it works out cheaper than that spot ons which don't work very well these days anyway.
DON'T worm your dogs at the same time, Tom!
Tom Flanagan Australia (Verified User) Posts 7250 Dogs 974 / Races 1022 28 Jul 2014 08:07
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Michael Geraghty wrote:
Tom Flanagan wrote:
I use Comfortis tablets on mine - supposed to be a monthly dose but once all dogs are on it, the fleas in the environment get wiped out and you only need it again if they pick them up from somewhere - I've used it 3 times in the last year - so it works out cheaper than that spot ons which don't work very well these days anyway.
DON'T worm your dogs at the same time, Tom!
What's the problem with it Michael?
Michael Geraghty Australia (Verified User) Posts 4138 Dogs 14 / Races 15 28 Jul 2014 08:12
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PLEASE READ.
EXTERNAL LINK Note the trainer was ONLY doing what he thought was the right thing by his dogs.
Grant Thomas Australia (Verified User) Posts 11447 Dogs 64 / Races 20 28 Jul 2014 08:23
Spread over bedding and kennel area for 72 hrs(as directed)...won't help...???
I had an infestation in a puppy yard....layered it everywhere and left it there for over a week...absolutely no change at all. Mixed pyrethrum insectide in water, drenched in kennel and all around...DEAD.
DE does a good job with cockroaches though... Heard the Qld team sprinkled a bit in the blues dressroom last origin...;)
Frontline may be considered expensive but it is promoted as being safe to use on pregnant and lactating bitches which has to be a plus. It will treat the pups who are feeding off the bitch so there shouldn,t be a need to treat the pups individually. A lot of other products will kill the adult fleas on the dog but not the eggs and larvae in the dogs immediate sleeping and kennel area. Frontline does. Flea larvae can lay dormant for up to 12 months in soil etc. so all the suggestions about cleaning up and treating the environment are certainly the way to go for long term management.
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