Eskimo Fleas
We live in
Texas and our 3-year old female American Eskimo is very sensitive to flea
saliva. According to our vet, her pain is intense. We had to put her on
steroids once, but we would like to prevent it as much as possible. She
is on the Program pill all year-round and once a month in Spring/Summer,
I put Advantage between her shoulder blades and some above her tail. We
treat the yard and the house regularly during high-flea season, but our
yard backs up to a Public Park. Program kills flea larvae, Advantage
kills adult fleas, but my dog is still bitten and this is what we are
trying to avoid. Is there ANYTHING we can do to repel fleas so they do
not get on her and bite her? Thanks in advance for any tip you might be
able to give us.
Flea
control is difficult when neighboring areas you are unable to treat are
severely infested. The Program and Advantage products are excellent.
You may want to use Advantage every two weeks, instead of monthly.
Spray your yard's perimeter with Chlorpyriphos insecticide monthly,
or keep your dog indoors. Spray a pyrethrin flea spray on your
dog's legs every day she goes into the yard. Use the Pyrethrin
spray around doors and low windows to help keep the fleas outside.
Methoprene containing spray products can be used quite liberally around
the house and yard, and are extremely safe and effective. Use Carbaryl
powder on your carpeted areas, by lightly sprinkling it around monthly.
You can also put the powder on cloth furniture and in the vacuum bag.
Pet shops carry all these chemicals as pet fleas products under various
brands. All are safe to use as described, but can make your dog sick if
she ingests large quantities. Many other products are available. I feel
the above mentioned products are the best.
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