I was just brushing my dog and found a flea on him. He's not due for flea medicine for another two weeks still. I don't want to give him a flea bath and my husband wont be home for a couple of days to do it. Anyone have any safe pregnancy suggestions for flea irradication?
Re: Dog and Flea Question
1/7/2015 Twins born @ 34 weeks
Also, generally what region of the country are you in? This makes a big difference in the flea load your dog will encounter.
Fred Rogers
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IVF#1 - BFP 6/18/13 - Tommy born sleeping 10/1/13
IVF#2 - BFN
IVF#3 - BFP 6/5/14 EDD 2/14/15 TWIN BOYS - MATTHEW AND TIMOTHY ARRIVE 12/2/14
I hate using topical on my dog since his fur is so short the topical gets EVERYWHERE and makes him all oily and chemically for a few days post treatment.
I need to ask my vet about the oral
Fred Rogers
Fred Rogers
An emergency call was put to our pest control company, but my vet also gave me a collar that could be used at the same time as the topical (since it was too early to reapply anything else). This worked wonders, as it killed everything on contact. You just have to make sure the collar is tight enough so that it's touching their skin and not just resting on top of their fur.
Since flea and tick medicine kind of goes hand in hand, then I imagine asking your vet for a prescription collar would work in your situation as well. It's a lot easier if you can catch them before the problem gets out of hand.
IVF#1 - BFP 6/18/13 - Tommy born sleeping 10/1/13
IVF#2 - BFN
IVF#3 - BFP 6/5/14 EDD 2/14/15 TWIN BOYS - MATTHEW AND TIMOTHY ARRIVE 12/2/14
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Also, if you have purchased product from your vet (ie documented from a reputable source, not 1800 pet meds or the feed store) many of the name brand companies will give you either free product/have some type of warranty if your dog gets fleas.
Bravecto only is 2 months for one tick species, not all, so if lone star ticks aren't in your area yet, it should be fine, and honestly, the research puts that at 80 something % effective still at 3 months for that species, so they were just a bit shy of making that label claim. That was an interesting lunch and learn!
If you do an oral like comfortis, I would just bathe the pup in dawn, give the meds, and vacuum like crazy!
Unfortunately I let my dogs flea meds lapse when we ran out and I found one tonight, so I'll be doing this tomorrow. .
I know this is an old post but it seems I am in a similar situation and have a flea infestation at home thanks to my kitty. I have given her comfortis today which will hopefully kill everything on her. In terms of getting rid of the fleas in the 'environment' ie my home, I am reluctant to use pesticides this due to it being potentially toxic to the LO.
Has anyone been in a similar situation and used the flea bombs / sprays while pregnant with no issue...?
Or would you advise against using these pesticides?
If so do u have any alternative suggestions?
Is living with fleas safer than being exposed to pesticides during pregnancy?
Thanks!
It takes time to break the cycle in your environment but this is more effective than pesticides honestly.
Fred Rogers
Fred Rogers