Flea Combs

[sandgrubber]

We're having a bad time with fleas. Our local population has gotten resistant to Frontline and related chemicals, and to the Soresto flea collar. One of my girls gets seizures from synthetic pyretheroids, which rules out Advantage and a bunch of other treatments. I can't get diatomaceous earth to work very well. Spinopsid-based meds aren't recommended for dogs with a history of seizures.

I've been going over the girls with a flea comb and being totally grossed out by the number of fleas I find.

Has anyone succeeded in reducing flea population by regular grooming with a flea comb?

[sas]

Frontline has been known to be a poor product for a long long time, perhaps choose a different product.

[denali]

It helps a little. But no.

If you keep a bowl of water wish dishwashing detergent in it its easy to dump the fleas in while brusing and they cant get back out again :)

Comfortis and flea bombing the house was the only thing that got rid of my flea issue.

Can she have capstar? Kills all the adult fleas.

if so, maybe do that then flea bomb the house.

Here are some other flea products to check with your vet.

I am not sure whether these ingredients are safe for her or not.

Sentinel: Milbemycin Oxime, Praziquantel, Luferenon

Nexgaurd: Afoxolaner

Activyl: indoxacarb

Bravecto: fluralaner, belongs to the isoxazoline group