Comments on: Flea Control for Dogs and Cats http://www.beyondfleas.com/flea-control-for-pets The simple, step-by-step guide to getting rid of fleas in your home and on your pets. Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:19:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sharp http://www.beyondfleas.com/flea-control-for-pets#comment-3129 Sharp Fri, 21 Oct 2011 05:36:40 +0000 http://erim.net/sites/beyondfleas_new/flea-control-for-pets/#comment-3129 Vet recommend ..and for people that are getting bit on ankles johnson and johnson baby powder the starch keeps bugs and fleas away even good on outdoor trips Vet recommend ..and for people that are getting bit on ankles johnson and johnson baby powder the starch keeps bugs and fleas away even good on outdoor trips

]]> By: Sharp http://www.beyondfleas.com/flea-control-for-pets#comment-3128 Sharp Fri, 21 Oct 2011 05:34:57 +0000 http://erim.net/sites/beyondfleas_new/flea-control-for-pets/#comment-3128 Vet recommend .. Vet recommend ..

]]> By: Sharp http://www.beyondfleas.com/flea-control-for-pets#comment-3127 Sharp Fri, 21 Oct 2011 05:34:12 +0000 http://erim.net/sites/beyondfleas_new/flea-control-for-pets/#comment-3127 Ii put that on e to have problems with flea I treat all my pets with frontline. First I wash all my animals with Dawn Dish Soap. 100%safe and they die in seconds. Start at head and work you way to tail. Lather thick fill wash tub or bath tub up half way soak them and watch the wash right off its also good idea to brush off dog in water. For your cat I would put dawn dish soap on with no water then when your ready to was off rap the cat in a towel to help protect yourself and for around eyes Johnson and Johnson baby shampoo it will also help keep dos eyes and hair clean from dirty hair I put that on white dogs every 3 days to keep fir clean 10 times better than angel eyes and velocity recommended ... good luck Ii put that on e to have problems with flea I treat all my pets with frontline. First I wash all my animals with Dawn Dish Soap. 100%safe and they die in seconds. Start at head and work you way to tail. Lather thick fill wash tub or bath tub up half way soak them and watch the wash right off its also good idea to brush off dog in water. For your cat I would put dawn dish soap on with no water then when your ready to was off rap the cat in a towel to help protect yourself and for around eyes Johnson and Johnson baby shampoo it will also help keep dos eyes and hair clean from dirty hair I put that on white dogs every 3 days to keep fir clean 10 times better than angel eyes and velocity recommended … good luck

]]> By: Kristi http://www.beyondfleas.com/flea-control-for-pets#comment-2702 Kristi Sun, 02 Oct 2011 13:52:21 +0000 http://erim.net/sites/beyondfleas_new/flea-control-for-pets/#comment-2702 We started to find the pesky little bugs on the dog. Having a dog that is highly allergic to advantage and advantix we tried other means (flea collars and shampoos) which well for a short time. I stopped by our local pet store and asked for help. The owner suggested Zodiac products. We sprayed the dog last night with the Zodiac Flea and Tick spray. I never thought the dog would have that many considering she just had a flea bath and dip earlier in the week. I am in love with the spray!! I also bought the foggers and plan on "bombing" the house today. I have done literally everything prior to this product to get rid of them. Spent so much money as well! When you use the spray the fleas just fall off..and it protects for 2 months. Don't waste your money on any other product! Buy Zodiac :) We started to find the pesky little bugs on the dog. Having a dog that is highly allergic to advantage and advantix we tried other means (flea collars and shampoos) which well for a short time. I stopped by our local pet store and asked for help. The owner suggested Zodiac products. We sprayed the dog last night with the Zodiac Flea and Tick spray. I never thought the dog would have that many considering she just had a flea bath and dip earlier in the week. I am in love with the spray!! I also bought the foggers and plan on “bombing” the house today. I have done literally everything prior to this product to get rid of them. Spent so much money as well! When you use the spray the fleas just fall off..and it protects for 2 months. Don’t waste your money on any other product! Buy Zodiac :)

]]> By: Robyne http://www.beyondfleas.com/flea-control-for-pets#comment-2582 Robyne Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:59:57 +0000 http://erim.net/sites/beyondfleas_new/flea-control-for-pets/#comment-2582 Nancy Fixx you should wait a week or two after a bath before applying a flea preventative. The oils on the dogs skin are what holds the medicine for it to work which all get washed away with a bath. You can give a bath about 3 days after you apply the preventative. For the people try dawn, it works, the trick is to not use water and just lather the pet up with soap (NO WATER, the fleas breath from the water) and let it sit for about 10 min to suffocate the fleas. Then rinse. If anyone has any other questions I can most likely answer them. Nancy Fixx you should wait a week or two after a bath before applying a flea preventative. The oils on the dogs skin are what holds the medicine for it to work which all get washed away with a bath. You can give a bath about 3 days after you apply the preventative. For the people try dawn, it works, the trick is to not use water and just lather the pet up with soap (NO WATER, the fleas breath from the water) and let it sit for about 10 min to suffocate the fleas. Then rinse. If anyone has any other questions I can most likely answer them.

]]> By: cathy http://www.beyondfleas.com/flea-control-for-pets#comment-2400 cathy Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:40:43 +0000 http://erim.net/sites/beyondfleas_new/flea-control-for-pets/#comment-2400 i just put on a post but forgot to mention i just found these critters like 6 days ago, forgot to ask is this the beginning of something really bad to expect?..my dog is 17yrs old and shes never had fleas so i just dont know what to expect so wondering is this just the start of it or i just caught it on time? help i need to know what im in for and my poor dog...thanks for your time....cathy i just put on a post but forgot to mention i just found these critters like 6 days ago, forgot to ask is this the beginning of something really bad to expect?..my dog is 17yrs old and shes never had fleas so i just dont know what to expect so wondering is this just the start of it or i just caught it on time? help i need to know what im in for and my poor dog…thanks for your time….cathy

]]> By: Nancy Fixx http://www.beyondfleas.com/flea-control-for-pets#comment-1995 Nancy Fixx Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:19:53 +0000 http://erim.net/sites/beyondfleas_new/flea-control-for-pets/#comment-1995 I have three dogs, one 13.5 years old, 6 pounds. We have been advised to change to advantix but first to use Adams Shampoo, then have the house bombed, then treat the dogs again. I used the shampoo once, waiting for the house to be bombed on Thursday. Can I give my dogs the advantix right after bathing them in the Adams Shampoo? Thank you for your most needed help. I have three dogs, one 13.5 years old, 6 pounds. We have been advised to change to advantix but first to use Adams Shampoo, then have the house bombed, then treat the dogs again. I used the shampoo once, waiting for the house to be bombed on Thursday. Can I give my dogs the advantix right after bathing them in the Adams Shampoo? Thank you for your most needed help.

]]> By: Hannah http://www.beyondfleas.com/flea-control-for-pets#comment-1936 Hannah Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:13:24 +0000 http://erim.net/sites/beyondfleas_new/flea-control-for-pets/#comment-1936 Also forgot to mention to immediately throw away the vacuum bag because you don't want those nasties hanging around just in case one of them somehow managed to escape the DE. It probably wouldn't happen, but I hate fleas enough that it's worth cleaning out the vacuum every time I use it. In our swampy neighborhood, that means at least once a day. It sucks but I'm allergic to them and so is one of my cats, who used to scratch himself raw if he even got one bite. Also forgot to mention to immediately throw away the vacuum bag because you don’t want those nasties hanging around just in case one of them somehow managed to escape the DE. It probably wouldn’t happen, but I hate fleas enough that it’s worth cleaning out the vacuum every time I use it.

In our swampy neighborhood, that means at least once a day. It sucks but I’m allergic to them and so is one of my cats, who used to scratch himself raw if he even got one bite.

]]> By: Hannah http://www.beyondfleas.com/flea-control-for-pets#comment-1935 Hannah Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:09:10 +0000 http://erim.net/sites/beyondfleas_new/flea-control-for-pets/#comment-1935 Food-grade diatomaceous earth. You can find it at feed stores or buy it off Amazon or something. Make sure it says 'Food Grade' otherwise you're probably buying stuff for the swimming pool and it's been treated w/ something and won't work and is possibly dangerous. Diatomaceous earth is a very, very fine powder made up of extremely tiny 'diatoms.' It works on insects because the particles are sharp, like jagged glass (only, you know, really small so you can't feel that. It feels like powder to people) and it burrows into an insect's exoskeleton to dry it out. The insect ends up dessicated. There is no way they can become immune to it, since it isn't a chemical, and it will work on any insect, but is especially useful for flea infestations because they're so small and they frequently become immune to pesticides, making them a nightmare to deal with. Our house got infested with fleas a few years ago and since I'm sensitive to just about everything 'chemical', I decided to go the all natural route (plus I've seen what Hartz and other OTC chemicals can do to animals). Used diatomaceous earth and it took care of the problem. Dust it over everything, rub it in - I just stomp on my carpeted rooms - leave it for about two days, then vacuum/sweep & mop it all up and wash the pet beds or whatever fabric you put it on. When I put it on my couch I just vacuum it off. A few things to be aware of though: do not inhale the dust. Keep your pets and kids away from the areas you're treating (since they've always got their mouths and noses in stuff), you don't want it in your eyes either as it's a desiccant. Farmers use this stuff in their feed bins to keep mites and insects from infecting their feed, gardeners use it to keep bugs off their plants, I treat my house and yard with it because we're in the hot south and it never gets cold enough here to kill them off and those a-holes are forever hopping in on our pant legs and stuff. It's our punishment for living in the woods, I guess. Anyway, good luck and don't use Hartz! And also congrats on your baby!!! :) Food-grade diatomaceous earth. You can find it at feed stores or buy it off Amazon or something. Make sure it says ‘Food Grade’ otherwise you’re probably buying stuff for the swimming pool and it’s been treated w/ something and won’t work and is possibly dangerous.

Diatomaceous earth is a very, very fine powder made up of extremely tiny ‘diatoms.’ It works on insects because the particles are sharp, like jagged glass (only, you know, really small so you can’t feel that. It feels like powder to people) and it burrows into an insect’s exoskeleton to dry it out. The insect ends up dessicated. There is no way they can become immune to it, since it isn’t a chemical, and it will work on any insect, but is especially useful for flea infestations because they’re so small and they frequently become immune to pesticides, making them a nightmare to deal with.

Our house got infested with fleas a few years ago and since I’m sensitive to just about everything ‘chemical’, I decided to go the all natural route (plus I’ve seen what Hartz and other OTC chemicals can do to animals). Used diatomaceous earth and it took care of the problem. Dust it over everything, rub it in – I just stomp on my carpeted rooms – leave it for about two days, then vacuum/sweep & mop it all up and wash the pet beds or whatever fabric you put it on. When I put it on my couch I just vacuum it off.

A few things to be aware of though: do not inhale the dust. Keep your pets and kids away from the areas you’re treating (since they’ve always got their mouths and noses in stuff), you don’t want it in your eyes either as it’s a desiccant. Farmers use this stuff in their feed bins to keep mites and insects from infecting their feed, gardeners use it to keep bugs off their plants, I treat my house and yard with it because we’re in the hot south and it never gets cold enough here to kill them off and those a-holes are forever hopping in on our pant legs and stuff. It’s our punishment for living in the woods, I guess.

Anyway, good luck and don’t use Hartz!

And also congrats on your baby!!! :)

]]> By: Danielle http://www.beyondfleas.com/flea-control-for-pets#comment-1846 Danielle Wed, 10 Aug 2011 05:20:46 +0000 http://erim.net/sites/beyondfleas_new/flea-control-for-pets/#comment-1846 I am having flea issues really bad. Not only that my dog as it but my cat as well. It is not a problem to give my dog a bath but my cat is another story. Last time I gave him a bath my hands were bloody from holding him he does not like water. I tried everything on him to get rid of fleas and nothing works I am not sure what else to do. I have them in my house, my room , bites on my legs its getting crazy. Not sure what to do and how to get rid of them :( I am having flea issues really bad. Not only that my dog as it but my cat as well. It is not a problem to give my dog a bath but my cat is another story. Last time I gave him a bath my hands were bloody from holding him he does not like water. I tried everything on him to get rid of fleas and nothing works I am not sure what else to do. I have them in my house, my room , bites on my legs its getting crazy. Not sure what to do and how to get rid of them :(

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