Puppies due in a week and we have fleas....help!

[novemberstorms]

Marlee is due in a week. I have treated my other animals with Revoloution and Frontline, and my vet said it was safe to give Marlee a dose of Revoloution.

I have laid salt own everywhere and have sprayed Mycodex. We have been through the Dawn dishwashing liquid baths, I have tried lavender oil and cedar oil shampoo.

My nesting has kicked in and I want these fleas out! I have only spotted a few fleas, but with both yorkies scrtaching, I know something needs to be done and these fleas to be gone. I am worried about treating and harming unborn puppies, but just as worried about having newporn pups and fleas.

Any advice is appreciated.

Thank you!

[bellemarie]

Originally Posted by novemberstorms

Marlee is due in a week. I have treated my other animals with Revoloution and Frontline, and my vet said it was safe to give Marlee a dose of Revoloution.

I have laid salt own everywhere and have sprayed Mycodex. We have been through the Dawn dishwashing liquid baths, I have tried lavender oil and cedar oil shampoo.

My nesting has kicked in and I want these fleas out! I have only spotted a few fleas, but with both yorkies scrtaching, I know something needs to be done and these fleas to be gone. I am worried about treating and harming unborn puppies, but just as worried about having newporn pups and fleas.

Any advice is appreciated.

Thank you!

i think the safest bet would be to boil wash any fabrics posssible- and spray everything you can... fine tooth comb the doglets to make sure there are none hiding, and i have always found tea tree oilvery effective for keeping fleas off.

just keep your nit comb handy just incase!!

[Teresamag]

Try this old wives tale that really works to prevent having to use chemical flea sprays & bombs in your home. Go to the laundry detergent section of your local grocery store or dollar store. Buy the Borax detergent and sprinkle it in your house - on your couches, carpets, anywhere a dog might lay or walk. Be sure to sweep it along wood trim baseboards as well. Let it sit for several hours then vacuum up (I left overnight while we slept & vacuumed the next morning). The Borax detergent will "dry up" a flea's exoskeleton and kill it without chemicals.

Teresa

[Ivy League]

Coconut oil is a natural flea repellent. I show my yorkies and they are always in coconut oil unless we are at a show. I have never had a single flea. Its all natural and smells great. Buy the extra virgin coconut oil if you can find it. It smells the best. I just give them their baths, rub it all over theier body and hair and then blow dry.

[novemberstorms]

Thanks!
I thought about Borax but wasn't sure.
I have the coconut oil and tried that months ago and have been giving it to both my yorkies, our older boy, Rocco is our senior boy and has skin problems.
I rub it on both their tummies and give it in their food. Marlee has somewhat a full coat and Rocco is shaved as he is always itching (most of his problems is his diet, not fleas).

I will pick up some Borax tonight...
I had heard about using bug zappers, too.

I am thankful I do not have an infestation, but it might as well be...I feel like I am Chevy Chase in Ground Hog's Day!!!

[jp4m2]

One of the problems with fleas is the ones we see are adults. The adults only account for about one percent of the fleas in the environment. The rest are in the egg, larvae and pupae stage. So when you kill the ones you see all the rest are in one of three stages: the egg, larva and pupae stages. Going from egg to adult can take 6 weeks or longer, so at any given time they are in all four stages all at once.

When they are in the egg and pupae stage they are essentially in a protective cocoon. This is why some pesticides don't work, it's like a coat of armor for them. It can be very frustrating to say the least.

One very effective and safe way to get them under control is using your trusty vacuum cleaner.......


"Sciencedaily.com: Lead study author W. Fred Hink, professor emeritus of entomology at Ohio State and a longtime researcher in nontoxic controls of fleas on dogs, sought to test the effects of vacuuming on all flea life stages and whether any extra disposal steps or additional chemical controls are necessary.

The study involved groups of 100 adult fleas at a time, as well as groups of 50 pupae and 50 larvae, by vacuuming them up from a tightly woven kitchen-type of carpet. Six tests of vacuuming the adult fleas yielded an average of 96 percent of fleas killed; three tests of vacuumed pupae and one test of vacuumed larvae (in their third stage of development) resulted in 100 percent killed.

In comparison, an average of only 5 percent of adult fleas died after being held in paper vacuum bags to test for toxicity, and an average of only 3 percent died when circulated in moving air.

“I did not include eggs in the vacuum study, but I'm sure they would not have survived,” Hink said."

[maggiesmom_2007]

I have had great success with using Diatomaceous Earth on my pregnant female.

[novemberstorms]

Originally Posted by maggiesmom_2007

I have had great success with using Diatomaceous Earth on my pregnant female.

How do you use it? I was going to get some for my yard.
Thanks.

[jp4m2]

Originally Posted by novemberstorms

How do you use it? I was going to get some for my yard.
Thanks.

I've used this also but it does it take time. Make sure it's *food grade* some types will add in pymethrin.

This may be of some help.....

Die Fleas! Die! Die! Die! Freaky Cheap Flea Control

Diatomaceous Earth Goats-Livestock. Diatomaceous Earth Wormer for Pets-Animals. Diatomaceoues Earth Flea Control. Tick Control.

[maggiesmom_2007]

Originally Posted by novemberstorms

How do you use it? I was going to get some for my yard.
Thanks.

I haven't used it for my yard but with using it on my Yorkies I start from the rear and rub the hair in the opposite direction it lays and sprinkle the D earth on as I go forward toward the head I do the same with the belly and legs.

[novemberstorms]

Thank you, everyone. Got some D. earth!

[Buster Brown]

I have heard that Borax powder is toxic for dogs!
Toxicology
Based on mammalian median lethal dose (LD50) rating of 2,660 mg/kg body mass, boric acid is poisonous if taken internally or inhaled in large quantities. However, it is generally considered to be not much more toxic than table salt.[4] The Thirteenth Edition of the Merck Index indicates that the LD50 of boric acid is 5.14 g/kg for oral dosages given to rats, and that 5 to 20 g/kg has produced death in adult humans. The LD50 of sodium chloride is reported to be 3.75 g/kg in rats according to the Merck Index.
Long term exposure to boric acid may be of more concern, causing kidney damage and eventually kidney failure (see links below). Although it does not appear to be carcinogenic, studies in dogs have reported testicular atrophy after exposure to 32 mg/kg bw/day for 90 days. This level is far lower than the LD50.[5]
According to boric acid IUCLID Dataset published by the European Commission, boric acid in high doses shows significant developmental toxicity and teratogenicity in rabbit, rat, and mouse fetuses as well as cardiovascular defects, skeletal variations, mild kidney lesions.[6] As a consequence, in August 2008, in the 30th ATP to EU directive 67/548/EEC, the EC decided to amend its classification as reprotoxic category 2 and to apply the risk phrases R60 (may impair fertility) and R61 (may cause harm to the unborn child).[7][8][9][10][11]

[jeanette_bowman]

Originally Posted by bellemarie

i think the safest bet would be to boil wash any fabrics posssible- and spray everything you can... fine tooth comb the doglets to make sure there are none hiding, and i have always found tea tree oilvery effective for keeping fleas off.

just keep your nit comb handy just incase!!

How do you use the tea tree oil.. by the directions I found on the internet its not working. Any help?