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how do you get rid of fleas?


Sent to Pet Experts November 09, 2005 5:27 p.m.

the vet gave my shizu some kind of medicine for fleas,which he never had. after about amonth and a half i noticed him scrathing, I checked him and he has fleas. I used hatz flea and tick repellent twice in 2 days and i gave him baths, and i,m in the process of washing all of his toys and bath towels, and his bed he is no longer scrathing. I checked him again i don,t see any fleas.what is the best thing to use for fleas. NO MORE SHOOTS.

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Age: 3; Male; Breed: shih tzu

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hartz flea & tick repellent twice in 2 days and bath him twice.
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November 09, 2005 5:45 p.m. (17 minutes and 41 seconds later)
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Be very careful as you can easily over poison your dog with Hartz type products and shampoos.
Fleas only live part of the time on the dog and part they are on the floors etc laying eggs.
The best way to get rid of fleas is to use a product like Frontline which kills every flea that gets on the dog.
You could also use (but I would not as its more poison) Zodiac Fleatrol floor spray with precor that kills adult fleas on the floor and stops baby fleas that hatch on the floor from growing up to biting age.
Do be careful with the Hartz products as some animals have died from using them.
Hope this helps you!

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Sent November 09, 2005 6:11 p.m. (26 minutes and 52 seconds later)

I know about hartz thats why i only left it on for about 1 hour then I bath gizmo.The shoot that the vet gave him was suppose to last longer however the vaccine that was given to him seemed to create the fleas. gizmo had never had fleas until the shot was given to him. It was given orally in the vets office and again 2 weeks later in my home. my sister told me the shots were outlawed.
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November 09, 2005 6:22 p.m. (10 minutes and 58 seconds later)

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