Fleas?!!?!!

**mrslancer** · May 9th, 2011, 04:43 PM

Hi all,
I have a dog, she's almost 2, about 4 months ago she got flea's, I tried using exelpet flea powder, on her and her bed and all carpet, worked for a day or so but they came back, worse.
Next I tried the same brand shampoo, same story. Then I tired their flea liquid that you put on the back of the neck, didn't work at all.
For my old dog I used Frontline plus, so I got some more of that and tried it and it's still not working and they are getting really really bad.
Any tips on what I can do? It's driving me and my DF crazy!

TIA

**Mum2Romone** · May 9th, 2011, 04:47 PM

We fed our dog garlic and it worked.... you'll have to flea bomb the house and bedding though, or wash the bedding in that shampoo

**mrslancer** · May 9th, 2011, 04:49 PM

What kind of garlic? Like straight garlic or heavily garlic infused food?
Might have to give that a go. They are starting to bite me heaps (not my partner though, typical)
Thanks for the advice

**NicNac** · May 9th, 2011, 05:54 PM

Our dog got infested really badly this year with fleas, mostly due to the high humidity and Frontline stopped working for us too. We went to the vet and bought a product called Comfortis which is a once a month tablet that kills all fleas on the dog within two to four hours and lasts one month.
It is quite expensive- about $90 for six months worth, but I get bitten so badly by them that it was definitely worth it.
You should also treat their environment, but I found the Comfortis helped with this because any fleas that jumped on the dog met with a pretty quick death.
The downside?? Goodness knows what sort of chemicals I was pumping into my dog by using this tablet- I used to joke to DH that he was radioactive! but it does work......

**mrslancer** · May 9th, 2011, 06:07 PM

Ooohhh That sounds like a good idea. Might have to take her in and see if they recommend the same stuff, Thank you Nicnac!!

**Beautiful Disaster** · May 9th, 2011, 06:25 PM

Our dog got infested really badly this year with fleas, mostly due to the high humidity and Frontline stopped working for us too. We went to the vet and bought a product called Comfortis which is a once a month tablet that kills all fleas on the dog within two to four hours and lasts one month.
It is quite expensive- about $90 for six months worth, but I get bitten so badly by them that it was definitely worth it.
You should also treat their environment, but I found the Comfortis helped with this because any fleas that jumped on the dog met with a pretty quick death.
The downside?? Goodness knows what sort of chemicals I was pumping into my dog by using this tablet- I used to joke to DH that he was radioactive! but it does work......

We have 2 dogs and only 1 hr after a bath they are covered we use thus too and now they are gone

**NicNac** · May 9th, 2011, 06:38 PM

mrslancer, you don't need to take the dog in (which should save you from having to pay for a consultation!!! phew).
Comfortis is only sold from Vets apparently, but it is an over the counter product.