Fleas

[brittanym717]

I was reading about not putting K9 Advantics on puppies for fleas, my baby is only 2 months old and has only been home for a few days, and somehow has gotten fleas, probably from all his visiting his new family and their pets but i am unsure what to use, the stuff your supposed to put on their neck isnt supposed to be good for them, but im not sure i am wondering what others have done, my baby is so itchy and i feel so horrible

[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by brittanym717

I was reading about not putting K9 Advantics on puppies for fleas, my baby is only 2 months old and has only been home for a few days, and somehow has gotten fleas, probably from all his visiting his new family and their pets but i am unsure what to use, the stuff your supposed to put on their neck isnt supposed to be good for them, but im not sure i am wondering what others have done, my baby is so itchy and i feel so horrible

1/2 a dose of the smallest dosage (up to 10 pounds) and leave on only for 24 hours, then bathe....Monitor for any allergic reactions, if any bathe immediately. This was my vets instructions when I had a litter of puppies that got the fleas from a dog that I had groomed.

Or you can bathe him in Dawn Liquid (the original Dawn) which will kill the fleas immediately, but won't keep them off of him.

[Ladymom]

K9 Advantix is safe for puppies over seven weeks old. Since you just got your puppy, I assume you are probably going to take him to the vet this week, so check with your vet first.

You do want to get rid of those fleas. They can cause tapeworms and they also weaken a puppy's delicate immune system.

You mentioned your puppy visiting other dogs. Your breeder should have told you and I'm sure your vet will when you take him, but your puppy should be kept away from other dogs until he's had all his shots which is about 4&1/2 months.

Any immunity that he may still have from nursing can actually kill off the first vaccines so he may be completely unprotected from deadly diseases. He will need the full cycle of shots plus two weeks for full immunity before it is safe for him to be around other dogs. That includes grooming salons, pet stores, dog parks, etc and common areas where other dogs are walked as the ground can be contaminated with the parvo virus.

We just had a sad story here on the local news in July. A family lost their two Pomeranian puppies to parvo. They'd had two out of the three shots and the owners thought they were protected.

[brittanym717]

Oh wow... thanks for telling me that, the breeder didn't really tell me anything when i got him, i asked her how much he ate and what food he eats and that he has had his first set of shots other then that she didn't tell me anything. he came itching so i unno if he came with fleas or what i just feel so horrible, but thanks for the information i WILL for sure keep him away from other dogs and get him checked this week

[Yorkiekids]

I hope you get everything under control with your vets help.

[brittanym717]

i just washed him with some flea shampoo so i hope he will be ok until i can talk to my vet

[Yorkieluv]

Be very careful with flea shampoo. Watch him for signs of allergies or discomfort. Flea shampoo can be very dangerous, especially for a dog that young. I would use regular Dawn dish soap before I use any kind of flea shampoo. Dawn kills the fleas instantly and is non-toxic...

[Ladymom]

Yes, Dawn is wonderful and so much safer.