There are two ways to get rid of them. The first is more difficult and expensive but can be done in one day. Step #1 bring all infested pets to the groomer, to get a bath in a chemical shampoo to kill all the fleas on their bodies (most groomers will charge you the price of a full grooming PLUS an extra fee for the de-flea treatment). Step #2 while the pets are at the groomer, go buy flea specific bombs and set them off all over your house to kill any fleas that are still living in your house (those can be pretty cheap). The problem with this option is sometimes the bombs don’t kill all life cycles, so you may have to repeat. Second option is the easiest. Only 1 step! Go and buy a topical oil and put it on your pet (I guess that was 2). Still very simple! BUT you must NOT go cheep! Don’t go buy just any over the counter product. Most of them don’t work and some are even dangerous for your pet. The 1 and only product I promote and use on my pets is Advantix (Advantage for cats) It’s the BEST product on the market today(it costs $16-$25 per treatment, depending on the size of your pet).
I will explain the difference between some of the products.
A LOT of vets prescribe Sentinel (this is a pill) although it does work on some, I have a lot of clients come in that are taking it and still have fleas. The problem with this product is, it’s a birth control for fleas. So basically fleas can still live out there life cycle on your pet unchecked. And birth control isn’t always 100% effective, it only takes 1 flea to lay 1 batch of eggs for your pet to become infested.
Another vet prescribe product is Revolution I’m sorry to say I don’t know much about this product, my friend uses it and likes it, but other than that I don’t know.
Next is Frontline I do like this product, but the company has produced some ineffective batches. It’s just as good as Advantix IF you get a good batch. My favorite is Advantix (Advantage for cats). I am kind of putting Frontline and Advantix together because they work the same. They are an oil you put between the shoulder blades on your pets back. After a few hours it has worked its way all over your pet’s body and is now going to work. They work in a 2 step. Step 1 they sterilize the flea (Because when a flea dies it releases all its eggs, there for restarting the population). Step 2 kills the flea. Very simple. It takes about 24 hours to kill everything on your pet, but it lasts for 1 month. The great thing about these products are, you don’t have to fumigate your house. They last for 1 month, so any flea that is living in your house (60% of the flea population is living in your carpets and furniture. gross I know) will be sterilize and killed when it jumps on for a bite. But fleas can go 100 days between meals, so you will have to do 3 treatments to completely resolve the problem. A little tip for you, it will be the cheapest at the vet, they don’t put as big of a mark up on it as the pet stores will.
Last but not least is Capstar this is a great product. It’s a pill that kills everything for 24 hours. So it’s not great if you have a real flea problem, but it’s great if your pet was around other animals that may have had fleas and you just want to be safe. Capstar is a natural product that is safe to use in conjunction with ANY other flea preventative that your pet may be on.
Basically every other product out there doesn’t sterilize the flea first, there for it is ineffective, and some are even dangerous.
Hope is was helpful:)
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