Fleas won't go away!

ORIGINAL: That1guyN8
I think we may try out the biospot. Do you know where I can purchase it?

 
     I got mine from a local pet store, but I believe most large chain pet stores sell it. You can also try purchasing it online or from a catalog. I know JB Wholesale & Drs. Foster & Smith carry it, and also Jeffers Pet (which probably has the best prices).

Be careful using Biospot:

[linkhttp://www.elversonpuzzle.com/biospot.html]http://www.elversonpuzzle.com/biospot.html[/link]

After reading that article, I'm nervous about using it.

I will say that the article was pretty biased. One of its main arguments was that if its toxic to cats, it must be bad for dogs too. Cats are not dogs!!! Cats dont have the specific liver enzyme necessary to metabolize many different drugs, and therefore about 2/3 of the drugs used on dogs are bad for cats...

Pyrethroids are incredibly safe when used appropriately. I wish I had my pharmacology notes with me to give you some examples of exactly how non-toxic they really are.They do have a high incidence of adverse reactions because many animals become sensitive to them later on. If you're having a problem with fleas, treat the problem. If your dog happens to be one of the very small percentage of dogs with a pyrethroid sensitivity, then you can deal with that problem later.

If you want to try a safer alternative, get some Advantage from your veterinarian.

I would bathe the dog every week or two, and apply the correct flea medication.
 
If you have tried this, and the fleas are reappearing, I would consider having your house "bombed" safely..and carefully cleaned if that makes any sense.

This has been a very bad flea year here in Ohio. In fact our local Cleveland paper had a whole article in it about fleas...they said they thought the flea problem was under control because of the new products (Advantage, Frontline etc etc) but this year its really bad. They also said they are worried that the fleas are becomming immune to these products.
 
I work at a vet,,,and I can't believe how many people come in with fleas and just to purchase flea products.   First thing I want to say is that almost NO ONE has come back to say that the flea products didn't work when they also treated their homes.   A selected few said they wanted Advantage because Frontline didn't work as well, or visa versa.  But mostly everyone that said the flea product that didn't work was over the counter stuff at the pets stores.  I have read several times and places about BioSpot...I would NEVER us it.
 
I understand that RAID has a flea spray for your home that works really well,,,its in a purple can.  Vacuum  ( maybe the flea collar in the vacuum bag won't work,, but it can't hurt,,,I would do it ) and spray very very well. If you have been using Frontline and you feel it didn't work,,,try Advantage.  But DO treat your home at the same time or you will keep the fleas.   Pay special attention to hard wood floors...I understand fleas LOVE them.
 
If you decide to try Advantix,,,do NOT if you  have cats...its very dangerous to cats.

I would try Advantage for flea problems.  Advantage is stored in the dog's hair follicles and secreted onto the skin. Fleas do not have to bite the dog to get the drug, therefore your dog won't be miserable from flea bites.  In addition to advantage you may want to consider having a professional exterminator come in and help out with the flea problem in your hame & yard.

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ORIGINAL: Misskiwi67

ORIGINAL: fuzzy_dogs_mom

I heard somewhere (don't know if it's true) that it helps to get a flea collar and just put it in the cannister or bag of your vacuum.  Any little critter that you suck up will surely die and so will be unable to make its way back out into your house.
 
Joyce

While this sounds like a good idea in theory, what it ends up doing is heating up the flea collar and releasing toxins into the air while you vacuum. Flea collars are not meant to be heated!!!

If you're using hepa filtration in your vacuum, the little buggers shouldn't be able to escape anyway...

Thank you for posting this Misskiwi!  I too had read that tip many times and I went out and bought a flea collar a couple weeks ago to put in my vacuum bag.  Thankfully I haven't gotten around to actually putting it in yet.  What you said about it really makes so much sense I feel dumb for not thinking of it.