Flea Problem

[boogiesmom07]

I live in Missouri and we are having major problems with fleas this yr and everyone that I have talked to is having the same problem including ones living in apartments
  We have tried everything possible that we could to try to get rid of these pests we have treated the yard front an back treated driveway treated house bedding shampoo carpets everything
we also have chigers and ants really bad
  my question is i guess obvious HOW DO WE GET RID OF THESE THINGS? r dogs r suffering 1 of them is crying everyday i bathe them everyday  an thats not even workin an it has in the past
  please help

[heartfluttersflyawayplz]

hey my fur-baby has never had one flea i bathe her in johnson baby shampoo and mix skin so soft in it from avon they hate it , been flea free all summer . and used it on my fur-baby before her and no fleas try it cant lose anything.

[sweeney226]

I found a product online called Mosquito barrier; it's garlic oil.  Mix it w/water in a one gallon sprayer.  It works great on mosquitos, fleas and ticks.

[oscarcole]

We have a 10 yr old black lab and 4 yr shephard, both were covered with fleas earlier this year after we moved to Houston.  The lab had chewed patches of fur off and itched constantly.  Our vet first gave us Advantage and we also did weekly Sentinal flea baths along with treating the yard and carpet.  NONE of this helped AT ALL.  Our vet then prescribed Comfortis.  We had no faith this would work, but 2 days after we gave each of them a pill, ALL fleas were gone.  We have not seen 1 flea on the dogs or carpet in 5 months.  Wish our vet had started us on Comfortis in the beginning.  It was like magic for us.

[Dan Sims, DVM]

This is a difficult problem to solve when many dogs share a communal area
such as an apartment complex.
Your Vet should carry Comfortis which is a monthly pill for fleas.
Its best if all pets in the complex are on this.
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