Let’s face it, your dog will eventually be infested with fleas. It might not happen today, it might not happen tomorrow, but it will always happen at some point. Here’s a few tips to keep in mind for when that day does come.

The easiest way to spot fleas will be at the base of their tails and also behind their ears. For some reason that ear location is pretty popular amongst fleas, so keep an eye out for it. You can also try to keep an eye out for their droppings, which look like strange bits of dust/dirt and will probably accumulate near your dogs stomach

Even though there are a large number of different types of flea prevention products available from your VET I would suggest you to use a natural or “over the counter” flea product. A recent ASPCA warning has been issued to pet owners regarding the type of flea and tick treatment currently being used. There have been an alarming number of dogs becoming ill and dying! This leads to the entire industry being investigatedscrutinized, and rightfully so. Bear in mind that not only are the over-the-counter products safe but they usually are much cheaper as well!

It’s important that you should treat your home and car regularly in order to kill off the larvae or adult fleas. Fleas like toasty areas so you need to pay extra attention to those rooms of your home such as the carpet beneath the radiators,the living-room and the bedroom. Please remember to treat all pet bedding as well. If you only treat the animal and not its environment then you will be leaving all the eggs to hatch out and re-infect the animal all over again.

Just because you keep your pets clean doesn’t mean they are safe from fleas. These pests don’t pay any attention to whether or not your favorite four-legged friend has a shiny new coat or even if they’re a mangy looking mutt, to them it’s just another meal. The bites that these fleas will leave cause extreme irritation to any dog, with some even developing an allergic reaction to the saliva they release with each bite. It’s also important to note that fleas can also lead to tapeworms.

Thanks to modern advances in in-door heating, fleas will work their dirty magic throughout the year. A long time ago that wasn’t the case. You’d typically only see flea infestations during the dead heat of the summer. Because of this fact, you should always keep in mind that the flea loves the feeling of warmth. In our case that means heaters. If you have any sort of free-standing or open-air heating appliances in your home, make sure to clean them thoroughly as that’ll be their number one hiding spot.

After the baby flea eggs hatch the larvae stage can remain dormant for anything up to a year if the temp is not warm enough, before jumping onto the next passing host–perhaps your dog or worse you!–for a meal. Fleas do not live on the dog but simply use him as a source of food. They will live in your home and anywhere where the dog regularly goes, such as the car.

So now that you know everything there is to know about fleas and their intentions, what should you be doing to safeguard your pet’s wellbeing? Its easy, just keep a clean house and you will not have to worry about any little bugs lurking around the next bedroom corner.

Learn more about where to get discount flea control products. Stop by Jeff Conner’s site where you can find out all about where you can get cheaper pet products as well as learn more about new treatments and results.

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