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mly · 06-03-2010, 11:50 AM

So Bella's been itching ALOT lately and she's not on any flea medication. I've always used frontline with her but that never seemed to work so i stopped especially because she only goes outside to potty.

Last week I gave her a flea bath and found one dead flea. That was it! She continued to itch so today, I combed her for about an hour and found a ton of flea poop (black specks)..but no fleas. I gave her another flea bath and didn't find any floating dead fleas either. I continued to comb her after her bath and found nothing. What is going on? I combed EVERYWHERE! Any suggestions on what to do or what part of her body I should concentrate on (where fleas like to hide)? This is getting really irritating and I might just end up going to Costco to get some frontline plus as well.

patty58 · 06-03-2010, 02:29 PM

Try giving Bella a bath in original Dawn dishwashing detergent. It's safe and kills fleas instantly. Murfee gets a Dawn bath every week and then I use a conditioner. Good luck.

kalina82 · 06-03-2010, 02:39 PM

she could be allergic to the flea bites. she'll continue to itch for a while from the bites even if you don't find any live fleas

mly · 06-03-2010, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by kalina82

she could be allergic to the flea bites. she'll continue to itch for a while from the bites even if you don't find any live fleas

I didn't even think of that. Thanks! Regarding the dawn soap...does it have to be the original? We have dawn advance, the kind from costco.

patty58 · 06-03-2010, 04:37 PM

I've never tried the other kinds of Dawn....was told to use original so have always used that. The first time I used it, I was so surprised at how many immediately fell off. Good luck.

06-03-2010, 11:50 AM	#1
mly Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: california Posts: 216	Bella has fleas So Bella's been itching ALOT lately and she's not on any flea medication. I've always used frontline with her but that never seemed to work so i stopped especially because she only goes outside to potty. Last week I gave her a flea bath and found one dead flea. That was it! She continued to itch so today, I combed her for about an hour and found a ton of flea poop (black specks)..but no fleas. I gave her another flea bath and didn't find any floating dead fleas either. I continued to comb her after her bath and found nothing. What is going on? I combed EVERYWHERE! Any suggestions on what to do or what part of her body I should concentrate on (where fleas like to hide)? This is getting really irritating and I might just end up going to Costco to get some frontline plus as well.

06-03-2010, 02:29 PM	#2
patty58 Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: texas Posts: 5,272	Try giving Bella a bath in original Dawn dishwashing detergent. It's safe and kills fleas instantly. Murfee gets a Dawn bath every week and then I use a conditioner. Good luck. __________________ Decide To Make It A Good Day

06-03-2010, 02:39 PM	#3
kalina82 Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: with my yorkie baby Posts: 10,141 Blog Entries: 1	she could be allergic to the flea bites. she'll continue to itch for a while from the bites even if you don't find any live fleas __________________ Kellie and Morgan

06-03-2010, 04:37 PM	#5
patty58 Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: texas Posts: 5,272	I've never tried the other kinds of Dawn....was told to use original so have always used that. The first time I used it, I was so surprised at how many immediately fell off. Good luck. __________________ Decide To Make It A Good Day