Dog Flea Treatment

Fleas are a problem for dogs and their owners alike. These blood sucking insects can live on your dogs body constantly laying their eggs. The fleas manifest themselves with irratating itching on the part of the dog and if he is allergic to the insects' saliva can grow into extreme itching, loss of fur and in some cases iflammation and infection. Dog flea treatment must be started immediately or the discomfort to your dog can continue indefinitely as the fleas start to invade your home, other pets and can even live on you. In short; you will be overrun with fleas to the point of no return.

If You Find Fleas

If you suspect that your dog has fleas because it's been scratching more than usual, there are ways to check for their presence. Fleas are small, brownish in color and visible to your eye. They also jump and hop around. Fleas like dark places so they can be found under the dog's fur, collar and belly. Their waste material is also visible on the dog's fur and looks like black specks like pepper. If you find the black dots or fleas themselves, it is time for a dog flea treatment.

Dog Flea Treatment

While flea collars, powders, and sprays may help to prevent infestations to some extent, they will not help if the dog is already infested. The female flea can lay eggs on your dog at the rate of 30 per day. That's a lot of fleas infecting your dog. These eggs fall off the dog and into the carpet, soil, or wherever the dog may be. they then hatch and your flea problem escalates into a full blown flea infestation which can reinfest on your dog. To stop this cycle from rehappening and rehappening again and again, you must kill all the fleas on the dog and in the areas he wanders into.

There are several dog flea treatment choices, but the best one is an oral medication. This does not kill the adult fleas but does kill eggs and larva in hours. This will stop the flea life cycle in it's tracks and your dog will be a lot happier. If that is happening, the source must be cleaned of fleas whether it is the carpet, the environment, or other dogs with which your pet associates.

Fleas are a real pain and discomfort for dogs and their owners. But they can be eliminated if your catch them quickly to stop the infestation and prevent their return.


Daisy Profits writes articles and builds websites on various subjects. She has been a Flight Attendant for 10 years. Daisy lives in Florida with her maltipoo, Sky, in a house she is renovating. You can visit her latest site for information on dog flea treatment and hypoallergenic dog food.