schnauzer_luv Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Well...the war is on! I found fleas on my little furburger (aka Mazza) 2 days ago so hit him with frontline (even though it had only been 2 weeks since last treatment) did a quick clean and sat back and relaxed.....BIG MISTAKE! This morning I found adult fleas on him again...now it's personal My newly formed strategy is.... Capstar tablets every 2-3 days Wash with flea shampoo (in the next hour when I pull myself off DOL and the capstar has been put to work) Frontline fortnightly until current supply runs out....hints for better product welcome Obsessive vacuuming of carpets and (plus washing of) bedding Do I have a chance of winning this war? Is there anything else I should be doing? Pesky little buggers are in "plague proportions" in the illawarra at the moment according to petbarn woman...although I suspect this is the case everywhere? Wish me luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peigirl Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Personally I dont use Frontline but I have heard lots of others comment the formula has changed and its not as effective as it used to be. Perhaps try Advantage or another? And dont forget you need to wait 24-48hrs after washing the dog til applying the flea treatment. Lime around your yard is apparently also good for nuking the buggers. Good luck in your mission Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAX Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 I agree change to Advantage/Advantix. Sometimes you just need a change and so do the fleas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheree_e4 Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 (edited) The frontline will be working the problem you have is environment,Vaccuming will do nothing to reduce fleas,washing blankets will only work if you use a hot wash at least 60C and tumble dry on max heat setting to kill all stages of the flea lifecycle. 1.Keep up the frontline every 2 weeks. - as any hair that fall off your dog still have the insecticide on them ,These hairs act as an indirect method of killing and sterilising adults, while stopping immature fleas from growing into egg laying adults. 2. put all bedding in full sunlight - sunlight will kill eggs etc 3.Treat your house inside and out use a product that has a residual effect. OUTSIDE - KO tablets are great you can get them HERE do not put on the dogs Bomb the house ALL rooms then repeat again in around 3 weeks to get the life stages protected the first bombing. 4.block off all access to underneath the house. Only bath as necessary not every couple of days as the frontline will take another 24hrs to spread again leaving a window for reinfestation. ETA - all pets must be treated at the same time. Edited January 10, 2008 by sheree_e4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schnauzer_luv Posted January 10, 2008 Author Share Posted January 10, 2008 Ahhh flea bombs....an excellent addition...thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillybean Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I've heard Advantix is pretty effective on fleas. That's what I use at the moment. You might also want to get a fine tooth comb and try to comb out as many of the fleas as you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rysup Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Frontline does not work here for me, Advantage does. Currently testing Advantix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilly Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I found Fontline wasn't as effective as Advantix. When we had a flea problem we flea bombed the house and garage. I then used Malawash (Malaban) to wash the bedding and then give the yard and verandah a good drenching - I repeated the spraying with Malawash every weekend for about 2 or 3 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schnauzer_luv Posted January 12, 2008 Author Share Posted January 12, 2008 Do frontline/advantage/advantix cover the same pests? That is, will I be doubling up on anything? If I use say advantage, drontal and proheart injections? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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