Eldoop Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 (edited) This morning I was giving my new baby a brush and to my horror I found a flea!! so I dont want minx to catch any so what can I do to get rid of them, and is he to young to use Revolution (sp?) or one of them?? he is 8 weeks old. Edited September 25, 2007 by kittyhawklee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoiboy Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Hi Kittyhawklee, Congratulations on your new pup. Fleas are a bit of a pain for you both and the season is just starting now. At 8 weeks I would just use Frontline spray on the pup being careful not to get it near his/her eyes. Do you have any photo's to share? Cheers Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freckles Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Revolution is safe to use on pups if over 6 weeks so yes get some revolution to treat your pup. you want to buy the pink Puppy/Kitten does with a beagle pup and ginger kitten on the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamSnag Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Yes the flea's are out thats for sure...I love finding them and killing them.. My dogs are inside dogs 24/7.. so if i find one on the dogs they all get checkd.. I use advocate but i dont know about useing it on puppy's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldoop Posted September 25, 2007 Author Share Posted September 25, 2007 Zoiboy yes I have posted pics in the General section under 'My new baby' or something like thats I went to the pet shop and bought Advantage for puppies, so lets hope that will be the end of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyB Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 My puppy got treated at the vet with revolution when I took her for her first vaccination at 6 weeks. As long as you use the right one on him/her you should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poodle wrangler Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Wash pup's bedding and vacuum well. If you live on the eastern seaboard, you need something to cover all these: Heartworm- monthly tablets or yearly injection (I prefer the tablets) Ticks, fleas- monthly for fleas, fortnightly for ticks unless you use a tick collar Intestinal worms- treat fortnightly for pup. I use Interceptor Spectrum + Advantix on both poodles. I just pulled a huge tick of our mini poodle, so both are freshly Advantix'ed! What did the breeder suggest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaos Central Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Here in Adelaide ticks are not a problem....however fleas are a different matter....all of my dogs live inside, sleep in out bedroom and get spoilt.....we had a rescue that brought fleas in and we have had a terrible time getting rid of them....what we have found that works well...a warm bath in a tea tree oil based dog shampoo and conditioner (our vets sells one that is puppy friendly)....hot wash all bedding and toys especially soft toys.....good vacum of the carpets and spray lightly with a mix of tea tree oil and hot water....advantage all of the dogs at the same time...spray the carpet mix over any areas the dogs play outside.....i know it sounds extreme but it really does work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joypod Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 If you don't want to use chemicals on your puppy, you could go the natural route and use something like Flea Free Food Supplement. It contains only natural ingredients and you just a bit to the puppy's food or water each day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doghouse Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Yes the flea's are out thats for sure...I love finding them and killing them.. My dogs are inside dogs 24/7.. so if i find one on the dogs they all get checkd..I use advocate but i dont know about useing it on puppy's Same here, I found doing it like this when they were little got them used to be poked and prodded somewhat.. We use Advantage Plus.. but not until they were bigger.. up to the age of 16 weeks they were on hand fleaing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldoop Posted September 27, 2007 Author Share Posted September 27, 2007 I used Advantage for puppies on him and haven't seen anymore fleas, found about 3 in the end ;) but he still scratches and I'm always checking in his coat, what else could be making him scratch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purpley Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 I use Advantix on my dogs - never seen a flea in the 7yrs we have been living here, but I guess its just habit to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenjiMom Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 I think all pups scratch, benji does and he dont have fleas...yet lol Will treat with advantage next week anyway..cause tis flea time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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