Comments on: Flea Control for Dogs and Cats

By: lilyannes

lilyannes — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:22:59 +0000

I have a horrible flea problem after taking my dog to the river for a run with me. I need to know do i need to put her and my two cats in the bathroom or car while Im spraying the Ortho Home Defense Max? She lays on both of my couches, too…drench them in the spray? Please help, I was thinking there was sand in my bed from my dog…come to find out its flea eggs. I cannot sleep one more night with fleas bitting me and my dog!!!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:50:24 +0000

I just got back from the vets office, I had to leave my 1yr old Boston Terrier there. She had a bad reaction to the Hertz ultra guard shampoo. Her hair started falling out, she could not walk and she was shaking uncontrollably. They are having to give her muscle relaxers and IV fluid to flush the toxins out of her system. This is not the first time we bathed her with this. They should have a warning or something on the bottle, all it says is to not use on puppies under 12 weeks old.

By: Chelsea

Chelsea — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:19:02 +0000

I have been using HERTZ ultra guard on my cat the last two months .. And though it has not cleared the fleas 100% it has done a pretty good job with no harmful effects to my animal either…! Partly its my fault because I hadn’t been keeping up on the vacuuming .. However I did just purchase a flea comb for my cat and have gone over him several times .. And it has worked WONDERS! It traps the fleas into the little teeth on the comb and then I pick the hair out of the comb and swish it around in a bowl of soapy water .. I’ve enjoyed being the one to kill those blood-sucking insects, eww! I have also sprinkled salt onto my carpeting and am going to leave it there for 48 hours .. Dries up all eggs and larva and will actually kill fleas as well AND its chemical free! I have also set up a lamp with a pie tin of soapy water mixed with oil underneath it .. Light attracts fleas and once they jump to the light they’ll in return fall to their death in the water/oil/soap mixture because it traps them in. I’m going to get this infestation under control. I know there is an end to this tunnel! =) hope I helped!

By: mr smith

mr smith — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:34:00 +0000

I bought Hartz ULTRAGUARD Flea + tick drops to use on a 3 year old male cat that I adopted 2 months ago. I wanted to get Program or Advantage drops but none of the large chain retail stores stock it, (no surprise there!) After using the Hartz drops on Harry for 2 months, I found it to be completely ineffective. I became MUCH more dissatisfied when I did a google search on this product and found numerous web sites devoted exclusively for people to relate their horrible experiences with using Hartz drops on their pets

By: Rose

Rose — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 04:21:26 +0000

if i buy hertz ulta guard Plus and use it on my house dog and she licks herself will it make her sick? Rose

By: Rose

Rose — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 04:19:37 +0000

if i buy Hertz Guard Plus will it make my house dog sick if she licks herseolf?

By: Patience

Patience — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:42:02 +0000

When I went back to my towel on the sofa after posting as only Patience last night, I finally lost it! I realized I was fighting a losing battle. They were all over the white towel. The towel method worked when I had my beloved companion Yorkie, who passed away a month ago (I’ve been sobbing like a baby since). In prior years, I had used the formula that I got from the vet that is placed between her shoulder blades once a month. With that and the white towel, they all disappeared and I never needed to extensively spray or vacuum. Now, being pet-less, the fleas I didn’t know I had, until after she died, have been attacking me in increasing numbers. Last night, I sprinkled quite a heavy layer of Borax on the carpets and a light sprinkling over the sofa and between the cushions. I also put a thin layer on the white towel, and rubbed it in to get it deep into the nap or pile. I fell asleep there, with my “hoody” covering my head. (Maybe that’s why “hoodies” are so popular?) This morning, I awoke to find the usual number of fleas/black spots on the towel, however THEY WERE ALL DEAD. I tried to pick one up and it almost fell apart in my fingers. Sensing my commotion, a large flea came slowly crawling onto the towel towards me. I quickly stuck the bottom of my thumb on it, and it didn’t even try to jump. When I looked at it after I rubbed on it only a little bit, it was completely DEAD and was totally flattened. That happened only one more time. Then nothing….no new fleas! Looking through a magnifying glass, it appeared that all of these dead fleas seemed to lack their hind legs. They were all also very brittle, as if all of their innards had dried up on them. The white layer of Borax on the carpet had quite a few dead fleas on it also. Close inspection revealed the same thing. Do they eat this stuff, or only absorb it throught their shells? So far, BORAX WORKS! I plan on leaving it there and watching, with me as bait, for a few days, and will then shop-vac it all up. Hopefully, the problem will be resolved.

By: Patience

Patience — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:41:44 +0000

Since this chemical-free method works to catch fruit-flies, then why not with fleas? Does anyone know what can be used to attract them? I fill a glass about 1/3-full with apple or peach juice. I cover the glass with plastic wrap and seal it closed with a strong elastic band. I poke about 5 or 6 small holes in the plastic wrap and place it where the flies like to congregate. They are attracted by the juice and fly into the glass. They are unable to find their way out and eventually drown. What can I use instead of juice?

By: Patience

Patience — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:41:13 +0000

Several years ago, my dog’s vet suggested the “watch, rub and squish” method of catching and killing fleas, if the infestation isn’t too bad yet. It takes a lot of patience, but here is what you do: 1) Lay out WHITE cotton terry-cloth towels where you and/or your pets or kids are sitting or sleeping. Make sure that the rough side of the towel, NOT the velvet side, is facing upwards. 2) Sit still and try not to move too much. It also helps to wear white clothing. Before too long, black spots appear on the towel (or you), seemingly out of nowhere. ALL of these black spots are either fleas or their droppings. 3) Quickly put your thumb over a black spot on the towel. You have to do this with a lot of speed, or else your victim will jump before you pin it down. (Sometimes, you can try to grab a black spot between your thumb and index finger and disable it by rubbing your fingers together, but you have to do it very quickly). 4) After rubbing your thumb back and forth over the black spot about 10 times, all the while applying a lot of pressure, lift up your thumb and you will find that either the flea is unable to jump to get away, or you have masterfully entombed it in the pile of the towel. 5) Pick up the bare flea or encased tidbit, and squish it between the nails of both thumbs until you feel a crunch, or it is thoroughly flat. You now have one dead flea. If it seems to crumble after rubbing and crunching, you just killed what is really a flea dropping. 6) After you’ve caught quite a few, wash the towel in a strong solution of detergent and bleach using very hot water. 7) Repeat as necessary. I have also been using the shop-vac instead of my regular vacuum cleaner and flea spray on everything. Initially, I didn’t believe the vet that all of the spots were fleas, since there were so many. But when the vet asked “Well then what else could it be?”, I had no answer. Later, when I separated the pile of the towel and used a magnifying glass to get a closer look at a tiny one, it jumped. I also found that when caught and squished, the magnifying glass showed the shape of the flea. This might sound very barbaric, but I get a lot of satisfaction from crunching those blood-sucking little vampires.

By: Writerathome

Writerathome — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:37:17 +0000

Just tried this and it worked on my new born puppies. Johnson’s Baby Shampoo!! Apply is on the face(watch eyes) and ears. Then rub it in all over the pup or dog. Leave it on for 5-10 mins. Then rinse. The fleas will be dead. Use often and they will all eventually hatch and die before the life cycle is complete. Is not poisonous to dog or baby. Use a lot. works best if no water at first.