Flea help! Is it possible to drown fleas - best advice!?

Ok, so maybe a little strange but my dog has had fleas for about 2 weeks and we cant get rid of them!





We have no idea where she got them, but we tried ';Flea Spray';, ';Spot-on'; and 4ish days ago, ';Anti-Flea Pills';!





They are so stubborn! And i want to get rid of them as quickly as poss because its stressing her out scratching so much!





If i bathe her in luke warm water - could that get rid of them?





Ile try anything! lol





Thankyou =)Flea help! Is it possible to drown fleas - best advice!?
There is obviously some place where the fleas are hatching. Start by bathing your dog with a tearless baby shampoo or grooming shampoo just to get him/her clean. When the coat is dry, apply Frontline (but you must make sure it will not conflict with the ';flea pills'; you have used-ask any veterinarian). Wash all bedding and vacuum house or area throroughly where your dog sleeps or hangs out. You don't say if your dog is an outdoor dog (i.e. dog house, kennel, run). The fleas could be hatching in some spot outside where your dog lays. But even if that is the case, the frontline on your dog will kill those that jump on.There are yard sprays that will kill fleas in the yard, some less toxic than others that will prevent the fleas from hatching and this would give the best results in the long run. Also, get a fine-toothed metal flea comb and comb your dog daily. Not only is this excellent for the coat, it will snag fleas and you will be able to see if what you are doing is working.


Lastly, I would be sure that they are fleas. There is a slim possibility that you are dealing with a large mite of some kind. It is just a thought. Flea help! Is it possible to drown fleas - best advice!?
Get a good flea shampoo from your VET (stay away from the cheap stuff, it can burn your dogs skin) and then get your vet to give her a capstar to kill the fleas that are on her, wash all of her bedding, get her on frontline plus as a flea preventative, treat your carpets for fleas if you have carpet etc. Fleas are terrible this year, and they are HARD to get rid of, but with consistancy and a lot of washing of everything, you should be able to get them out of your house.
Take her to a groomers and ask for a flea bath. They will have a special shampoo and flea dip that should kill all of them. It will cost about the same as a normal groom, I think, so it shouldn't be too bad.





What kind of flea spray did you use? Get the Adams flea and tick spray and try it. It kills on contact and repels them for a while, too. But you have to make sure that the dog is completely soaked down all over. The fleas will run and hide in whatever area you forgot to spray!
Fleas are the hardest little creatures to kill. Go to your vet and get Frontline or Advantage. Stop buying products from grocery store. They're so cheap because they don't work. Vacuum your house and furniture constantly, flea bomb your house now and again in 1 month. Wash the dog's bedding.
You need to buy something that works like Frontline or K-9 advantage. Not cheap, but they work. Then stick to the treatment program to prevent future infestation. Bathing won't work, especially if the dog is in your house. Your house is probably full of fleas too.
This flea season is HORRIBLE! I had a VERY hard time ridding both my house and dogs of fleas. You have to treat everything in your home - especially where your dog sleeps, plays, etc. You can try a powder called ';Flea Busters';. Its only sold at vet hospitals and online at: fleabusters.com but it works great! :) Theres enough in the jug to do 5 average size rooms and theres a one year guarantee!


Now on to your dog: there is a new Flea Pill out called ';Comfortis';. It starts working within a half hour (you can actually see the fleas fall off) and its good ALL month long, just like Advantage or Frontline. Comfortis is great if your dog gets bathed a lot or swims often because it works from the inside out therefore theres no medicine that can be washed off. Even though the topical flea products guarantee there product is waterproof I've found otherwise. So.... to combat the fleas my dogs had I gave them a Comfortis as well as an Advantage. Theres no risk of hurting the dog because one is taken orally and the other is applied on the skin. I had to do this for 2 months and then once the flea infestation was gone I only gave them the Comfortis. We've been flea free for 3 months now! Unfortunaltey the products you can buy over the counter DO NOT WORK and can actually hurt your animal. So I suggest going to your Vet and seeing if they sell the Comfortis. Good luck!!!