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What to do with flea2007-11-25 2:53:16

the tick and flea on his face and inside ear and on eyes, how to remove them? i washed his body, but someone told me not to wash face of dog...

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To take care of a thriving home flea population, remove and wash all pet bedding. Before using a chemical flea control product, thoroughly vacuum your carpets. This removes many fleas, eggs, and larvae and also raises the carpet nap to increase penetration of the spray down to the carpet base. Vacuum under throw rugs, under beds and other furniture, along baseboards and under baseboard heaters. Vacuum upholstered furniture including beneath chair and sofa cushions. Pay special attention to areas around your dogs crate, bed and any rugs or furniture where your pet lays. After vacuuming, empty bagless vacuum cleaner receptacles and dispose of vacuum cleaner bags in outdoor trash cans.

A variety of room sprays and indoor foggers are available that will kill fleas, ticks and other insects in rugs, carpeting, furniture and draperies. Foggers are simply set off in the middle of a room. Aerosol products which can be directed at the areas mentioned above, where fleas and their eggs and larvae are likely to be, can be more effective.

There are now a variety of very effective liquid topical treatments that make it easy to prevent and control fleas and ticks. Some brands, sold over the counter, are applied once a month. Other topical flea control products that last from 1 to 3 months are available only from a veterinarian.