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Today's best products for flea control.

Beth, one of our graphic designers, tells a flea horror story about her days in Florida in the early 1990s. She said that a friend had such a horrendous flea problem that she had to pour containers of salt all over her rug to kill the eggs. That was her only option for her incessant flea problem.

Flea products have come a long way in the past decade. What we used to get done with borax or toxic flea powders can now be taken care of with sprays, foggers, and a once-a-month topical. The steps are nearly the same if you have a nasty infestation, but avoiding a flea problem in the first place is easier than ever in the 21st century.

Once-a-month flea prevention products have also come a long way. Pet owners now have their choice of a variety of once-a-month products to get rid of fleas, ticks, or both pests. Some examples are Bio Spot, Advantage, and Defend. Recently a natural alternative called Gentle Touch Flea Drops has become available. Although each product eliminates fleas differently, they are all effective. And since they are toxic only to insects, they will not harm your pet.

  • Bio Spot for dogs combines the Insect Growth Regulator (IGR) Nylar with the insecticide permethrin to eliminate all forms of the flea life cycle. Bio Spot for cats contains only Nylar, but Flea Halt towelettes (included) are soaked with pyrethrins, which is a safer alternative for cats.
  • Advantage contains imidacloprid, an ingredient that destroys the adult fleas' nervous system, eliminating them.
  • Defend contains the insecticide permethrin, to eliminate adult fleas.
  • All-natural Gentle Touch Flea Drops contain citric acid and sodium laurel sulfate, which combine together to dissolve a flea's protective outer shell.

We recommend topical flea preventatives to our clients, because they are so simple to apply and because they kill fleas before they have a chance to bite your pet. We prefer Bio Spot as the most effective at the lowest cost. If you wish to use a monthly oral tablet, Program, with its Insect Development Inhibitor (IDI) lufenuron, prevents flea eggs and flea larvae from maturing into biting and breeding adults.

As you can see, in this new millennium there are many flea prevention options for the pet owner. Whichever preventative you choose, you will be pleased that you haven't allowed your house to become a residence for homeless fleas!

How to get rid of fleas . . .

Steps that we recommend to get rid of fleas that you know have taken up residence:

  1. Clean up the house and vacuum thoroughly. Make sure to toss the dirty vacuum cleaner bags in the outside trash. Wash furniture covers and bed covers and dry them thoroughly.
  2. Use a flea eliminating spray inside the house. Fleas tend to congregate on baseboards, behind and inside of furniture, and of course everywhere your pet spends time - his bed, the couch, the basement.
  3. Use a flea eliminating fogger after you get everyone, including pets, out of the house for the day. Vacuum again.
  4. Give your pet a bath using flea eliminating shampoo like
    Drs. Foster & Smith Flea & Tick Shampoo.
  5. Apply a once-a-month topical or give your pet an oral once-a-month flea preventative. We recommend topicals because they generally eliminate the fleas before they have a chance to bite your pet. This can prevent problems such as flea bite allergy dermatitis or diseases carried by fleas.
  6. If you bathe your pet frequently when using topicals, remember to use a gentle shampoo that will not wash away the protection. Gentle Clens and Bio Guard are two good choices.
 
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