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Getting Rid of Dog Fleas

Author: Mariam Ma

If your dog has fleas, it's a problem not only for the dog, but for its owner as well. If the dog's fleas are not treated, the problem can escalate to infesting your home, onto your other pets and even onto you. Needless to say, it's an issue that needs to be dealt with quickly before the situation becomes worse.

How to Detect Fleas

Dog owners often detect that their dog has fleas because it scratches more than usual. The reason for this is because the flea's bite; if the dog is allergic to the fleas (in actuality, the saliva) it can cause extreme itching. It might progress in which you notice your dog loses fur in places of its body. This in turn can lead to inflammation and infections.

The above signs are the outward manifestations that your dog has fleas. However, even though these pests are very small, they are still visible to the naked eye. They are brown in color and like to hide in the dog's fur, particularly under the collar or the belly. Another sure sign that your dog has fleas is if you see black specks on your dog's coat. Unfortunately, you are looking at the fecal matter of the fleas.

Dog Flea Treatments

So now that you have established the fact that your dog has fleas, what is your next course of action? Flea collars, powders and sprays help with the prevention of fleas but if your dog is already infested, you will need to get clean your dog's environment, namely, your house. You will need to clean the carpet, the sofa, the dog bed - wherever your dog roams as flea eggs can fall off the dog. Even if you get rid of the dog fleas, these eggs will hatch and eventually grow into adult fleas whereby the whole cycle starts over again. The lifecycle must stop. This is why you must get rid of all traces of the fleas by cleaning the house and get special medication that specifically states that it will kill the fleas and eggs as well.

Dog fleas are just a huge nuisance for the dog and owner alike. Not only is it a health issue but an environmental issue as well for dog and human combined. It is best to prevent dog fleas and there are numerous products available in pet stores or even online at a fraction of the cost.

Amazon Supplies

	Merial Frontline Plus Flea and Tick Control for 45 to 88-Pound Dogs, 6 Applicators List Price: $100.00 Sale Price: $54.00 Used From: $107.02
	Flea and Tick Spot On

	Chicken Flavored Flea Killer Capsules for Cats and Small Dogs - 12 mg Nitenpyram Per Capsule....Same Active Ingredient As Capstar® - 12 Capsules Treat 12 Pets 2 - 25 Pounds Sale Price: $12.50
	After our FLEA KILLER is given orally in as little as 30 minutes fleas will begin to fall off your pet dead. LCD Flea Killer effectiveness peaks at 3-4 hours and it is out of your pet's system in approximately 24 hours...

	Capstar Flea Treatment Dog (Blue), 2-25 lbs, 6 tablets List Price: $22.45 Sale Price: $22.21 Used From: $59.34
	Flea Treatment for Cats and Dogs

	Little City Dogs once-a-month FLEA CONTROL Capsules for Cats and Small Dogs - TWELVE 165 mg Lufenuron Capsules ...Same Active Ingredient As Program® - a full year of protection from flea eggs and larvae for your pet List Price: $100.00 Sale Price: $24.99
	5% of your pet's fleas live on your pet and produce the other 95%... juvenile fleas that live on your floor. FLEA CONTROL kills the flea in the egg before they hatch. A primary food of flea larvae on your floor and garden is the flea dirt your pet sheds...

	Capstar for Dogs over 25 lbs 6 tablets GREEN List Price: $646.23 Sale Price: $24.99 Used From: $58.14
	Flea and Tick treatment for dogs and cats.

	Bayer Advantage II Red 6-Month Flea Control for Dogs 21-55 lbs. List Price: $78.66 Sale Price: $44.00 Used From: $51.42
	Biting fleas are more than just a nuisance for your dog. Left unchecked, they can cause serious disorders such as flea allergy dermatitis, secondary skin infections, tapeworms, and even anemia. This topical flea treatment lets you stop fleas before they become a problem...

	Little City Dogs once-a-month FLEA CONTROL Capsules for Dogs 35 to 80 lbs - TWELVE 400 mg Lufenuron Capsules ...Same Active Ingredient As Program® - a full year of protection from flea eggs & larvae List Price: $108.00 Sale Price: $26.99
	5% of your pet's fleas live on your pet and produce the other 95%... juvenile fleas that live on your floor. FLEA CONTROL kills the flea in the egg before they hatch. A primary food of flea larvae on your floor and garden is the flea dirt your pet sheds...

	Little City Dogs BEEF FLAVORED Flea Killer Capsules for Dogs - 57 Mg Nitenpyram ...compare to Capstar® - 14 Capsules for Dogs 25 to 125 lbs Sale Price: $14.99
	Given orally, in as little as 30 minutes fleas will begin to fall off your pet dead as doornails. Little City Dogs FLEA KILLER's effectiveness peaks at 3-4 hours and is out of your pet's system in approximately 24 hours...

	K9 Advantix Flea Control for Dogs 11-20 Pounds (4 Applications) List Price: $55.99 Sale Price: $43.94 Used From: $41.33
	K-9 Advantix 4pk for Dogs 11-20lb

	Advantix II 4-Month Dogs Over 55 Lbs (Blue) List Price: $60.82 Sale Price: $38.99 Used From: $43.74
	Kills adult fleas, eggs and larvae. Biting fleas are more than just a nuisance for your dog. Left unchecked, they can cause serious disorders such as flea allergy dermatitis, secondary skin infections, tapeworms, and even anemia...

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