How can I get rid of fleas on our dogs - naturally?? Hi

[Traveller]

I have tried everything for our dog who keeps getting re-infested. We tried bathing, powders, citronella, everything. Even frontline was no good so we have gone for comfortis which although expensive has worked. I know it is expensive but unfortunately that is one of the costs of pet ownership. Good luck, I hope you get the little buggers off your dogs for good

[Floweryfields]

Fleaban tablets which knock out the fleas within 30 minutes are good - but that's all they do for the short time they are in the dogs system - so it's not a long term thing at all.


Traveller I've not heard of the comfortis you mention - I've been having the same issues with my dog, using a variety of the other brands, she always still seems to get some fleas and she has a bit of an allergy to them and gets very itchy and red! I will have to google this to try!


ETA I just googled it and it's actually pretty cost effective in comparison with frontline or some of the others around $60 for 6 months, yet the others are about that for only 3 months supply. I am going to give it a go!

[Salad]

Thanks so much for the replies will look into that comfortis

[nickle730]

Just ordered some Comfortis for my poor fleabags! Hope it works...!

[~ Mylitta ~]

The chemical spot-on treatments from your vet are far superior than probably anything else you'll be able to find. Not only do they kill all adult fleas on the dogs as well as all the other life cycles of the fleas, but it also has an environmental effect as well. Anything your dog rubs against or sleeps on will also get some of the treatment and so fleas and eggs on their bedding and other areas can actually be killed from a single treatment.

You can sometimes get the packets cheaper from online places like ebay, but many people find them ineffective as the products have been stored incorrectly (for example in a big hot warehouse) and the active ingredients have become ineffective. They need to be stored at the right temperature to stay most active.

One thing you can ask your vet to help you with is sharing a packet for larger dogs between your three dogs (is it's possible with the size of your dogs). When I still worked at the clinic we understood that for some people it's financially hard to buy a pack for each dog, so we would help them out. This technique is not covered by the manufacturers warranty (did you know they have a warranty? If frontline/revolution etc doesn't work on your pet, then you can take it up with the company) but we would let the client know and choose for themselves. We used to give the client a syringe and write down for them how much of the liquid needed to go on each dog. They could then buy a pack for a bigger dog and squeeze the liquid into a small container (disposable drink bottle lids are handy) and then draw up the correct amount to put on each dog. It works out much cheaper that way. Depending on the size of the dogs you may be able to make a 3 month pack last 3 month for all three dogs, rather than just one month.