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LMHamel · 05-26-2005, 10:38 AM

I have heard that yorkies do not get fleas because they have hair not fur.

Is this true?

rrosenberry · 05-26-2005, 11:01 AM

Then why have I been buying flea medicine every month!!??
Never heard that! When I picked Bailey up when he was 8 wks old,, he had fleas! SO off to the vet we went.

Carolina girl · 05-26-2005, 11:01 AM

Not true. According to my vet.

spydergurl · 05-26-2005, 11:03 AM

They most certainly can get fleas!

joy606 · 05-26-2005, 11:05 AM

I had a terrible time keeping fleas off my yorkie last summer. So far this year I haven'e seen any.

YORKIEDOGSFG · 05-26-2005, 11:15 AM

I wish this was true. I have 9 yorkies and i spend over 100.00 a month on flea med. I tried the spray you use on your lawn to kill fleas in the grass. It has helped a lot this year.

Sydney'sMom · 05-27-2005, 12:39 PM

I am fighting a constant battle with fleas. Trust me...yorkies can get them.

The Frontline that professes to work up to 3 months on most dogs...seems to only work for 3 weeks on Syd.

By the way...even humans can get fleas...so I think that pretty much rules out the fur vs. hair arguement.

red98vett · 05-27-2005, 12:59 PM

They get fleas for SURE !! When I first got Chanel she came to us with them - It was sooo hard treating a yorkie that small - I was a nervous wreck but you can control it - and then treat monthly -

Look carefully at their heads above their eyes and on their lower tummy area - fleas seem to be easier to spot in those areas - and of course if you see ANY scratching - check for fleas ...yorkies aren't big scratchers so if it isn't Fleas it could be shampoo... not rinsing enough... or a skin problem...but Fleas need to be ruled out first

I spray my yard and 6 feet into my neighbors yard also for anyone with yards..it's really helped especially if your neighbors have dogs too - In 3 years I have never seen a flea on my girls

Carolina girl · 05-27-2005, 01:04 PM

Maybe you misuderstood Frontline. There are 3 doses in each box and you apply it once a month. At least that is my understanding for 2 dogs and a cat.

Sydney'sMom · 05-27-2005, 01:05 PM

Red98Vett...I'm jealous...you have a yard.

We have to walk on the sidewalk (through town) and Syd picks up fleas from every other dog that walks there. It is very frustrating. But I think that we finally have them somewhat under control.

Sydney'sMom · 05-27-2005, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Carolina girl

Maybe you misuderstood Frontline. There are 3 doses in each box and you apply it once a month. At least that is my understanding for 2 dogs and a cat.

I do apply every month. But if you go to their website (I did to check to see if bathing would lessen it's affectiveness) they say that it can work up to 3 months...depending on the dog. Syd has very dry skin (we are working on solving that) and since Frontline works through the oil glands in the skin...that may be why it doesn't last for her.

red98vett · 05-27-2005, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Sydney'sMom

Red98Vett...I'm jealous...you have a yard.

We have to walk on the sidewalk (through town) and Syd picks up fleas from every other dog that walks there. It is very frustrating. But I think that we finally have them somewhat under control.

That's really rough - I wish I knew how to safeguard for Fleas but Frontline Plus is the best on the market so you're doing the right thing -

In a pinch - Dawn Dish soap also is a good flea killer and repellant - but the downside is putting it on a little yorkie - I imagine it would make them itch too ...

txshopper73 · 05-27-2005, 01:10 PM

don't buy that one bit. Even humans can have fleas in their hair!

yorkiegal719 · 05-27-2005, 03:34 PM

Yes, they do get fleas. I found out the hard way last fall. The boys all came down with them the same time! I check them every day and I saw them all scratching and I looked, FLEAS

!!! They weren't on any prevention because up until them they never had any, I think they got them from all the squirrels in our yard. Trouble was Andy is allergic to flea bites, his face swelled up and his ears were beet red I quickly gave him Benedryl, flea bath and a few days later started Frontlie Plus. They've been gone since...
Theresa & The Boys

Lady of Yorkies · 05-27-2005, 03:52 PM

I'm wondering if you use frontline every month and then go without for a month to two months if they are still covered. My babies are scratching but I can't find anything. I skipped for a couple of months because it was winter and then suddenly it was warm. They are inside dogs and if they have fleas they have to have come from the outside dogs when they come in at night. They are way, way past due for a bath so they shouldn't be scratching because I washed out all their body oils. I try to put frontline on the at the begining of each month, the same with their heartworm pills, I find it the easiest way to remember. SS payday, buy the stuff and give it and I don't have to think about it again until next month. I also have been spraying our yard for ticks and fleas, but not yet this year. Sylvia

05-26-2005, 10:38 AM	#1
LMHamel Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY Posts: 64	Fleas I have heard that yorkies do not get fleas because they have hair not fur. Is this true?

05-26-2005, 11:01 AM	#2
rrosenberry & Bailey & Bella Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,164	Then why have I been buying flea medicine every month!!?? Never heard that! When I picked Bailey up when he was 8 wks old,, he had fleas! SO off to the vet we went. __________________ Rhonda, Bailey, Josie and my angel Bella Rue' "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." ~Anatole France~

05-26-2005, 11:01 AM	#3
Carolina girl YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Aiken, South Carolina Posts: 320	Not true. According to my vet. __________________ Love is... when your puppy licks your face even though you left him alone all day! Izzabella and Cindy

05-27-2005, 12:39 PM	#7
Sydney'sMom YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Erie, PA Posts: 517	Lol! I am fighting a constant battle with fleas. Trust me...yorkies can get them. The Frontline that professes to work up to 3 months on most dogs...seems to only work for 3 weeks on Syd. By the way...even humans can get fleas...so I think that pretty much rules out the fur vs. hair arguement.

05-27-2005, 12:59 PM	#8
red98vett Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Houston TX Posts: 33,590 Blog Entries: 1	They get fleas for SURE !! When I first got Chanel she came to us with them - It was sooo hard treating a yorkie that small - I was a nervous wreck but you can control it - and then treat monthly - Look carefully at their heads above their eyes and on their lower tummy area - fleas seem to be easier to spot in those areas - and of course if you see ANY scratching - check for fleas ...yorkies aren't big scratchers so if it isn't Fleas it could be shampoo... not rinsing enough... or a skin problem...but Fleas need to be ruled out first I spray my yard and 6 feet into my neighbors yard also for anyone with yards..it's really helped especially if your neighbors have dogs too - In 3 years I have never seen a flea on my girls __________________ Villette, Chanel & Cheri www.DesignsByVillette.net Custom Address Labels and Note Cards using YOUR Photos! Just Click HERE!

05-26-2005, 11:03 AM	#4
spydergurl YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: California Posts: 516	They most certainly can get fleas!

05-26-2005, 11:05 AM	#5
joy606 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 65	I had a terrible time keeping fleas off my yorkie last summer. So far this year I haven'e seen any.

05-26-2005, 11:15 AM	#6
YORKIEDOGSFG Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: PORTSMOUTH, OHIO Posts: 181	I wish this was true. I have 9 yorkies and i spend over 100.00 a month on flea med. I tried the spray you use on your lawn to kill fleas in the grass. It has helped a lot this year.

05-27-2005, 01:04 PM	#9
Carolina girl YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Aiken, South Carolina Posts: 320	Maybe you misuderstood Frontline. There are 3 doses in each box and you apply it once a month. At least that is my understanding for 2 dogs and a cat. __________________ Love is... when your puppy licks your face even though you left him alone all day! Izzabella and Cindy

05-27-2005, 01:05 PM	#10
Sydney'sMom YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Erie, PA Posts: 517	jealous Red98Vett...I'm jealous...you have a yard. We have to walk on the sidewalk (through town) and Syd picks up fleas from every other dog that walks there. It is very frustrating. But I think that we finally have them somewhat under control.

05-27-2005, 01:10 PM	#13
txshopper73 Donating YT 14K Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 14,226 Blog Entries: 1	don't buy that one bit. Even humans can have fleas in their hair!

05-27-2005, 03:34 PM	#14
yorkiegal719 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 603	Yes, they do get fleas. I found out the hard way last fall. The boys all came down with them the same time! I check them every day and I saw them all scratching and I looked, FLEAS !!! They weren't on any prevention because up until them they never had any, I think they got them from all the squirrels in our yard. Trouble was Andy is allergic to flea bites, his face swelled up and his ears were beet red I quickly gave him Benedryl, flea bath and a few days later started Frontlie Plus. They've been gone since... Theresa & The Boys

05-27-2005, 03:52 PM	#15
Lady of Yorkies YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,562	I'm wondering if you use frontline every month and then go without for a month to two months if they are still covered. My babies are scratching but I can't find anything. I skipped for a couple of months because it was winter and then suddenly it was warm. They are inside dogs and if they have fleas they have to have come from the outside dogs when they come in at night. They are way, way past due for a bath so they shouldn't be scratching because I washed out all their body oils. I try to put frontline on the at the begining of each month, the same with their heartworm pills, I find it the easiest way to remember. SS payday, buy the stuff and give it and I don't have to think about it again until next month. I also have been spraying our yard for ticks and fleas, but not yet this year. Sylvia