flea problems ??  

I have never tried any of these methods they sound great. I had a problem with fleas only once and then I discovered frontline plus. I have used it ever since. It keeps the fleas at bay and it is really cheap if you order it online instead from your vet. I may just try the soapy water thing though just to make sure that the frontline is doing its' job.

Your dogs must smell (and maybe behave) like pickles! The best cure for fleas is a 6 monthly injection of something which is called Program in the UK. It works by settling in the dog's body fat (where it does no harm to the dog). Any flea feeding on the dog, however, ingests it and it works like a birth control pill. Baby fleas no longer hatch from the eggs. Since a flea's life is six weeks or so, you will not be troubled with fleas for much longer.

If your dogs are 'inside' dogs, I wonder where they got the fleas in the first place.

By the way, dog fleas are specific to dogs and though they will bite humans, they don't like the taste of us as much as dogs. I believe that cat fleas are also different, but I'm not sure.

Fleas lay their eggs off the dog and any carpet or bedding will be infested with flea eggs. You can steam clean carpet and wash bedding but unless you use Program (or its equivalent in your country), the eggs will return.

A course of Program is not cheap but it is SOOOO worth it!

I never had big problems with fleas..
My cat once had it, but we bought a collar to repel them..
But next time I will try that :p

Have a nice day..

My main concern would be the dogs drinking the soapy water and getting sick (diahrea) from it. I give my dogs brewers yeast and garlic supplements and the fleas don't come near my dogs- been flea free for years now, and the supplements give them incredible coats as well. I pay $30 for 4,000 tablets, and my dogs love them (they're chewable) so it works out great.

Also you might like to try when feeding your DOGS some crushed GARLIC into their food.

Feas hate it, and the garlic will be so good for your dogs.

It helps to stop fleas, reduces the stink from their farts and helps with their breath,
also its good for their digestion.

HICCUP/

Wow! That sounds easy enough. I will try it and let you know my results. Thanks for the information as this has been a huge problem this year.

Our Black Lab is 7 years old and this is the first year we had a flea problem. We have bee battling it all summer.

I'll try the years/garlic and also the soapy water. At this point, I will try anything. We've done the dips, baths, drops on the neck..none of it has cleared the problem. In a few short days, I start to see them on him again...grrr...

Thanks for the tips. I'm off to put a bowl of water out...

We've never had any problems with fleas since we got our doggie a year ago. A friend recommended that we ask our veterinarian for Advantage flea treatment. We didn't have to, the vet recommended it himself. We apply it to our doggie every month and no fleas!

Hi Patricia,

You are so right! Fleas die in soap lather. Please read my article on link given below. I have written simple and effective means to keep dogs flea free. Hope you find the article useful.

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Those of us who have dogs will know what a pest these fleas are.Once they come its so difficult to get rid of them.Last year we had a tough time.we tried all methods to get rid of them.for the dog we used all the medicines possible, in the house we did so much of pesticide spraying, nothing really worked finally my maid suggested a plant which had to be boiled and sprinkled all over and after that we had no problems.Your tips will surely be very helpful.I read the other responses too it will be useful to many of us out here.